Today's weather is not looking good, and now looks slightly worse than the screenshot above. Both 9 and 10am are now shown as having light rain. The rest of the day may be dry, but it is going to be rather dull, and just 11° C might have been good as little as a couple of weeks ago, it seems a bit poor compared to recent days. Tomorrow is currently forecast to be sunny from dawn to dusk, but sadly it is probably only going to be no warmer than today, and the clear skies leading up to it all mean the morning is going to be extra chilly. Probably as low as 5° C.

  After the excitement of my walk the day before yesterday, yesterday was a rather dull day. A little bit of my day was taken up trying to guess when some new booze I had ordered would be delivered. The Absinthe, on the right of the picture, was being delivered by DHL, and they eventually informed me it would be delivered between 12:16 and 13:16pm. It actually arrived a little earlier than that, but only by 10 minutes or so.

  The Jamesons whiskey was being delivered by Amazon, and as usual their delivery time was very vague.Initially it was their famous "before 9pm", but then it was narrowed down to between 6.30pm and 8.30pm, and finally to 5.15pm to 7.15pm. The latter estimate was not made until about 6pm, and it probably arrived around 7pm.

  Yesterday was the first time I had ever tried Absinthe. As soon as I got it out the box, seconds after delivery, I poured half a shot glass to see what it was like. Initially it was just like Pernod, but it had a sort of dry undertone of what I assume must be the wormwood which is (or was) and ingredient on Absinthe. I drank it neat and it was OK, although I wouldn't like to drink much like that. I suspect I will drink it diluted with diet lemonade. I have no immediate plans to drink any, but it seems like a good thing to have in my booze cabinet awaiting for the right day to bring it out, and hopefully share it with friends.

  I have to admit that I spent some of yesterday getting over my walk the previous day. Even during my most intensive walking days last year it was rare to go for a walk on two consecutive days. The only exception to this was when I was doing much shorter walks - mainly to meet Angela in the pub at lunchtime. Tuesday's walk was only very slightly longer than my typical three mile walk, but as I kept saying yesterday, it did involve going up a few hills. Maybe it was the effort of going up those hills that needed recovering from yesterday.

  I spent some time laying on my bed reading. In the afternoon it felt hot in my bedroom with the sun blazing through the window. I thought it was a good time to open the window for probably the first time since winter started (maybe even autumn !). It was good to let some fresh air in, but it was not good to fall asleep like that. I woke up 30 to 60 minutes later feeling frozen, and also sort of paralysed.

  I wasn't literally paralysed. I don't think I had woken up properly, and felt reluctant to move. I may have been feeling that it would be even colder if I exposed my back to the cool air as well. It was probably less than a minute before I realised I had to move, and that the best way to warm up was to continue hand washing a hand towel. That hand towel, for reasons I mentioned yesterday, was very greasy, and I knew it would take two washes, one after the other to get it clean. That is what it got, but I did it in about three sessions with rest between each of them. I think the towel came up sparkling clean.

  One curious thing is that I am having difficulties remembering everything I ate yesterday. There is a reason why this is important. I know my dinner was a sort of chicken stew featuring a lot of Savoy cabbage. I can't remember having any formal lunch, but one of the snacks I do remember might have been lunch. One snack was some cheese on "Dynamite" chilli Marmite on rice cakes. The other was some pepperoni type slices on wheat crackers. I may have had a big handful of mixed fruit and nuts for breakfast.

  After resting for so much of the day I was not expecting my sleep to be that good. I didn't rush for bed because of that, but I still didn't go to bed that late, and after reading I may have fallen asleep before 10pm. I had fears that I was going to have a bad night when I woke up at about 11.30pm and thinking I had slept well before realising it wasn't even tomorrow (or today from this morning's perspective). It actually turned out to be one of those nights where you think you are not sleeping well, and before you have even finished the thought you notice 2 or 3 hours have suddenly vanished.

  I think it was around 4am when I woke up for a wee, and it seemed like I would never get back to sleep again, but once again I did slip back into sleep, and woke up just as the first hints of the sky getting lighter could be seen. That was about 6.20am, and it seemed like a fair time to get up. I didn't seem to feel that bad. I had no significant aches or pains compared to normal, and I didn't seem to feel any need for more sleep. I'm not sure if those two statements are still correct now that a few hours have passed, but this is perfectly normal these days.

  It is slightly annoying that I can't seem to recall any great detail about any dreams I had last night. I think one, or several, where about rocketships. Those dreams may have been wonderful, but now that are just dust that has blown away, never to be seen again. Much, much better news is that somehow my blood glucose has dropped to 7.3mmol/l this morning. That is slightly below the target I have set for myself. This is why I am trying to remember everything I ate yesterday so I can do it again !

  The only significant thing today could be the answer to ruin my blood glucose reading tomorrow morning. It's Thursday - traditional beer day. The beer itself can have enough sugar in it to run my blood glucose, although most beers don't. Some say the alcohol can raise blood glucose levels, but in my experience it is not the alcohol itself, but the effect it has on eating. Sometimes you just fancy a massive kebab, with all the trimmings after a good beer drinking session. That won't be the case tonight because I intend to cook my dinner well before I open any bottles or cans, and have it ready to warm up after the session. It will be another sort of chicken stew with some green vegetables again.