I had a strange dream last night that I was in a pub meeting someone that I knew from school, as the night wore on dozens of other old school ‘friends’ arrived, people I’d not seen for well over 30 years. Each of them had been nicely aged by my...
I needed a rest today, I’m being sensible, but rest days are boring days too. I’m much happier active, but I tried to make the best of relaxation. I woke nice and early at 6:30 but then snuggled down for another 45 minutes or so, still getting up in good...
Anna and I both had a great nights sleep, that’s what comes from 30,000 step days and lots of fresh air! We had breakfast at the Premier Inn, which was excellent as expected, but very busy, and predictably I ate much too much. We then decided to walk to Oxford...
Anna and I converged on Preston today, me from St Annes and her from Lancaster where she was attending a surprise birthday party for Matt. Thom dropped her off and then popped into Caffe Nero where he briefly met me as I was leaving for the station. We enjoyed the...
A few times a year my body seems to get itself out of balance and I feel as though I’m in a continuous state of near collapse, with cold sweats, wobbly legs, blurred vision and lights before my eyes. It’s bad enough whenever it happens, but it’s quite scary when...
I’ve been pottering around today, avoiding the rain and enjoying the time to catch up with the housework and a bit of writing. I’m exceptionally pleased with the new ThinkPad x230 that arrived yesterday, I new it was in perfect condition yesterday, but I discovered that it’s blisteringly fast today,...
One of the first things that I did when I retired was buy myself a couple of old ThinkPad x230 laptops, one that sat in a docking station attached to my big screen and one that was my carry laptop. Then Steph came home and she took the better of...
Fairhaven Lake prom this morning I’m really tired, I think the combined effects of a cold, lack of sleep and lack of meds is taking it’s toll on me and I guess there’s a little lingering depression floating around. I’m not sure of the source of the depression and it’s...
Debbie’s had a cold for a few days and I started with one today, we are both already taking a couple of swigs of cold pressed lime/lemon/ginger a day and it’s helping, but I’m also taking Coldeze lozenges, that have proven benefits, still I’m feeling quite tired. Sticking to my...
There’s a chill in the air and it won’t be long before the weather turns, so it seemed like a good day to get the garden ready for winter. That means cutting the lawns, putting the deck chairs away and the sun canopy, sweeping up, weighting everything down so it...