This morning started off slightly warm, and now (8.24am) it is very close to 22° C. It is also very dull outsid, and the latest revision to the forecast says it will be just as dull, or even duller until the start of the evening. From maybe 7pm, according to the latest revision to the forecasts the clouds should thin out, and just before it sets, the sun could finally break through the clouds. Both forecasters are a bit pessimistic about the temperature. Both disagree with my three outside thermometers, and both say that the best we can expect today is just 23, or possibly 24° C. Rather than the sun breaking through at 9pm, the BBC suggest it could start to rain late tonight. Tomorrow will almost certainly see rain, although The Met Office currently say it will finish as early as midday. The BBC say it could rain almost all day. Both forecasters say it will only be light rain, and both forecasters say it might only reach 18° C tomorrow - which is going to feel very chilly after the last week or more.
  Yesterday was mostly a day of rest to recover from alcohol poisoning, and to let my wounds heal. It was also a day to discover new wounds ! My knees got very grazed as I struggled to my feet after my fall at the end of Monday's garden party. One scab in particular, that I didn't even know was there until I bent my knee in a certain way, had started to dry up, and lost it's flexibility. As it cracked it was quite painful. When I put on some handcream to help soften it, and the area around it, it stung like buggery !

  On the whole, I think only two things happened of any significance yesterday, except for finding new aches and pains. One of those things was distributed through the day. I ate a lot, and more than was good for me, although I did try and avoid anything bearing obvious amounts of sugar. I suspect I actually did mostly OK, but a high blood glucose reading this morning was more to do with overnight dehydration.
 Yes, another picture of washing on the washing line ! The one major thing I did yesterday was to hand wash all you see hanging on the line. There were two reasons I did it. One was that I thought a good stretch, instead of just sitting in a chair, or laying on my bed, may have been beneficial to me. I am not sure it was. The other reason was that my best shorts, on the left in the picture above, had multiple stains, including those from crushed flowers and spilled drink. I didn't realise how bad they were until I checked them in daylight.

  One thing I wanted to do was to have one or more long snoozes yesterday, but I just felt too uncomfortable to fall asleep even when my eyes were almost closed as I laid on my bed trying to read. I hadn't noticed it before, but it seems that when I had my tumble I probably bruised my upper back, and maybe pulled a neck muscle or two. I did attempt to take a photo of my back, but I didn't have the patience to set up a camera for remote control. My attempt at using my mobile phone camera just showed a badly out of focus tint patch of skin. All I can say it feels like there is a bruise on my back !

  I did come close to having at least one nap in the afternoon, but my phone kept going off with text messages. Maybe 4 of them were from Dik (Richard) who was hoping I might be ready to meet him, and hand over a memory stick with copies of all the pictures and video I took of him and his band, The Entourage Band, at the Manor House Gardens gig last Sunday. I said I would meet him for a "swift half" in The Jolly Farmers after he had finished work (at 2pm), but forgot to say that I meant today, and not yesterday. That was part of the reason for many exchanges of texts. Finally, I laid back, closed my eyes, and seemed to be heading for sleep when a message came through from my bank. It was a message, sent to everyone, to remind us about scams and dodgy "crypto currency". I sort of gave up trying to snooze after that.

  As well as my early morning bowl of instant noodles, I had another for elevenses. By then my stomach was lightly grumbling - probably from alcohol burns. At about 1pm I had the last 5 chilli flavoured rice cakes with mature cheddar cheese on them (plus some ketchup or mayonnaise). I thought I needed them, but I can't say I enjoyed them. My dinner should have been healthy. It was ready cooked and flavoured chicken breast chunks with a heap of salad leaves. I doused the salad leaves with mayonnaise because I thought it would be easier on my stomach than balsamic vinegar dressing. I should have stopped at that point, but while watching the usual three Star Treks I munched through half a bag of peanuts.

  After the third Star Trek (Voyager) I turned the TV off, and at about 8.30pm, while sunset was almost an hour away, I made a point of drawing the curtains. I also closed the window because I expected it to cool down a lot last night. I thne brushed my teeth, and got onto (not in) my bed. I read for a little while but finally my poor sleep the night before caught up with me, and I think I was sleeping soundly by 9pm.

  I can only remember waking up twice for a pee, and afterwards I was asleep again within minutes.....except I seem to have a memory of being awake for a short while, but I can't remember when or why. I know that in the first half of the night I had to turn my pillow around a few times because it seemed to be dripping with sweat, but it is almost a dream like memory.  One thing I know I did do much of was drinking during the night - that was obvious because I knew how much I started with, and how much was left in the morning.

  I am hoping that I was dehydrated, and that was the cause of another high blood glucose reading this morning. It was 9.6mmol/l - still in the safe area by the skin of its teeth, i.e. under 10.0mmol/l. Tonight I shall take lots of chilled, bottled water to bed, and try and force a lot of it down during the night - even if it makes me wee more in the night. I shall also try and eat sensibly today.

  Today, being a Wednesday, I would be hoping to see Angela, but in a text message yesterday she said she won't be free for the foreseeable future. I think she is finally back to work on Monday 1st July, and I know she will be feeling very uncomfortable about that after tasting the good life/free life that being signed off sick can give. All I hope is that it won't be many weeks before she decides to go to The Jolly Farmers again.

  Today I will be going to The Jolly Farmers, initially by myself, but as mentioned further up the page, I should be meeting Dik in there to hand over a memory still of the photos and single video I took of him and his band. I could be in the pub for several hours. I hope I can control my drinking, but Guinness slips down so easily, and more so when on your own ! The more important thing is to not come home and eat everything in the fridge. That could get more tricky because I hope I have enough time to go shopping in Tesco before I go to the pub.