20.10.2026 Winter arrives in slow motion..

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  Tuesday 20th 45F/7.2C[8.00] Overcast with showers promised. Easterly wind gusting up to 10m/s.

 A comfortable 22C/72F in the room. Heat pump remote still set to 20.5C.  

 Up at 7.20 after a fairly quiet night with repetitive dreams. I wonder if there is any connection to watching YouTube videos? Three pillows is too much. I'll try going back to two. 

 10.20 After my chat with my minder I went for a walk. It was chilly, windy and drizzling! Cruel and unnecessary treatment! No dogs again today. The abandoned restoration project grows more dilapidated each day.

 The neighbours' Husqvarna robot mower has everything back under control again. It was struggling the last time I saw it. Mowing a paddock that had got away from during its absence. The mower was moving forwards just a meter or so then stopping and rattling. Now the same paddock is trimmed in neat, amazingly straight lines. The mower itself was at its charging station. Presumably having a rest while it rains.

 The kitchen has sunk to 17C/63F. So I have turned on the oil-filled radiator. Just to take the chill off. The bathroom is a chilly 14C/57F. So The small radiator in there has also been turned on. I am not aiming for comfort. Just a lack of discomfort. No point in heating a room in which I spend so little time. I only use the fan heater when I shower. So that is only a few minutes of electricity consumption.  

 Dinner is a salmon pasty, peas and chips. 

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