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My Diary/Blog For the Month of October 2023


Tuesday 31st October 2023
 07:34 BST

  Yesterday was another dull day, but it was probably drier than forecast. In later revisions to the forecast there was light rain shown  from 10am until 2pm, and maybe there was light rain during that 5 hour period, but being light rain it did not draw attention to itself. It just looked cold and damp outside. I seem to recall some weak and watery sunshine at the end of the afternoon. The afternoon temperature was only about 14° C.
dull start, and very wet end, but maybe
                            bright in the middle 
  As per the forecast, it is definitely very dull as I write this. The latest revision says it should brighten up any minute now.... There could be some sunny spells later, but from 8pm we can expect heavy rain for the rest of the day. Once again, the highest temperature we can expect is 14° C. Tomorrow sees the start of November, and traditionally colder mornings featuring fog, but not tomorrow. The day could start (6am) with the temperature up at 14° C, and heavy rain. The middle of the day could see hours of light showers. The highest temperature will be before midday, when 14° C can be expected. By late evening it could be down to 11° C. The day after tomorrow could be notable for very strong winds.

   On a scale of 1 to 10, I think yesterday was about a 5. There were good bits and bad bits, but they probably cancelled each other out to give a day that could be described as, on average, bland. It is hard to describe the day in chronological order because so many bits of it were just like other bits, but I'll see what I can do. My description of yesterday is a bit sparse, but I have included a picture. There was not a lot to say about my night, but I have said more about this morning, and you can read it all in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 30th October 2023
 08:54 BST

  The weather forecast was not terribly accurate yesterday. There was a sufficiently long gap in the heavy rain forecast for late morning to go shopping without meeting that much rain. The afternoon was dull, as forecast, and the sun did come out for an hour or two at the end of the afternoon. After that, according to the earliest and latest forecasters, by both forecasters, it was supposed to stay dry, but it most certainly wasn't - particularly at 6.30pm when I walked through the rain to get to the pub, and through some much lighter rain when walking home again a few hours later. It was a cool day with the maximum temperature around 11° C.
variable weather 
  The weather today could be very variable. The latest revision to the forecast shows 5 hours of unrelenting light rain starting at 10am. After that it may be dull but dry....or a new and different revision of the forecast will appear. One curiosity is the BBC forecast saying it will be dry, with sunny spells when the Met Office says it will rain, and then the BBC says it will rain when the Met Office say the rain will have stopped. I have to say that the rather grey sky at the moment suggests the Met Offices morning rain looks very likely. The best temperature today could be 14° C. Tomorrow could feature a couple of isolated showers with a few sunny spells until more substantial rain fall all through the evening. Once again the best temperature we can hope for will be just 14° C.

   Yesterday was one of those rare (recently) rather good days. My blood glucose readings were not ideal, but better than some. I had lost a bit of weight, and my blood pressure was good. All three were reasons to be cheerful, and possibly contributed to a few less aches and pain. My day, plus night, and this morning, is described, and illustrated with some photos, in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 29th October 2023
 08:23 BST

  I was not paying much attention to the outside world yesterday, and so my memory of the weather is very hazy. I do remember some sunny spells, probably a lot more than were forecast, and I can remember some heavy rain in the early evening. I think, but I can't be sure, the rain stopped for a while in the evening, but I do remember the sound of heavy rain on the roof as I laid in bed trying to get to sleep. I think the maximum temperature was around 14° C.
bright start after rain during the
                            night 
  The weather forecast seems to have got off to a fair start. As I write this, at almost 8.30am, there is some watery sunshine seeping through cracks in the clouds. If the latest revision to the forecast is correct there will be heavy rain starting to fall from a still bright sky at 9am, and then the sky will darken for the next 5 hours as potentially torrential rain falls. It seems hard to believe that the next hour after that, 3pm, will feature full sunshine ! There could be a light splash of rain at 4pm. Now the clocks have changed, the next hour will be after dark, and some of the time after that will feature clear skies, but fortunately it doesn't seem the temperature will fall below 11° C from an afternoon of just 12° C.  Tomorrow could start dry and bright, but there may be rain later in the day. The temperature could reach 15° C.

   I felt quite ill yesterday, but I find it hard to define what I mean by "ill". It was a mix of little things with no overall thing to define it. Whatever it was it did raise my blood glucose level to dangerous levels, although I feel sure that was a symptom, and not a cause of my feeling rather under par. You can read more about my day, but not a lot more, plus about my night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 28th October 2023
 09:36 BST

  Yesterday started very grey, but it stayed dry until mid afternoon, although my memory of it is very vague, and possibly wrong. By 4pm, when heavy rain was originally forecast, it was dry again, and stayed that way until very late in the evening (possibly after midnight). The maximum day temperature was 14° C, but it seemed to cool down quite quickly after dark, although possibly only by three or four degrees.
wet start 
  It is certainly a wet start to this morning, but it mostly seemed to be drizzle. As I write this it looks to be brightening up a little bit. The latest revision to the forecast shows 3 hours of sunny spells starting at 11am. The rain could start again at 3pm, and then continue through the night. In the latest revision a thunderstorm is shows for 10pm ! The highest temperature we can hope for may be just 14° C. Tomorrow may start bright, and the evening may be dry, but between there could be a lot of rain, and once again, even a thunderstorm is possible. The temperature may hit 14° C, but perhaps only for one hour, and 13° C might be more representative.

   Another very late start to my day today - I had a generally good day yesterday, but a terrible night ! I didn't really do much for most of yesterday because I was saving myself up for the evening. I didn't even have a shower until almost 3pm. The highlight of the day was the first day of the three day beer festival event in The Catford Bridge Tavern. There are pictures from my beer festival session, plus a part description of my terrible night, and the even more terrible blood glucose readings this morning in my complete archive page for today.
Friday 27th October 2023
 09:06 BST

  Yesterday was like the day before yesterday, or dull morning, sunny afternoon. Maybe there wasn't a lot of sunny spells, but enough for the comparison to hold. One difference was that it was a couple of degrees warmer (or less cold !) at 15° C.
very grey start to today 
  Thgis morning is very grey, but it seems to be dry outside. The latest revision to the forecast says there will be drizzle at 10am, and light rain at 11am. After that there could be sunny spells, but light rain for 4pm is a possibility. The afternoon temperature could reach 14° C.  Tomorrow comes with a weather warning for heavy rain, but it might just be during the evening. The day could be mostly sunny spells, although a few showers, with maybe one of them just being drizzle, could fall. The afternoon temperature tomorrow could reach 15° C.

   This is another late start to my scribblings. The reasons will unfold as I continue to write. First of all, as is tradition, yesterday. As I noted yesterday, I didn't feel all that good yesterday morning, and that slowed me down a lot - mainly because I preferred distractions to sitting down writing all this stuff I put on these pages. The complete details of anything worth noting about yesterday, alst night, and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 26th October 2023
 09:35 BST

  As far as I was aware, the forecast rain for the morning didn't happen, although the wet road showed it had rained in the very early hours of the morning. The morning was a bit dull, but by midday it was much brighter, and there were sunny spells during the afternoon. The temperature was forecast to be no more than 13° C, but it didn't seem to feel that cool.
mixed weather today 
  Today there is likely to be what I can only described as mixed weather. I woke up the ground being very wet, and rain drops hanging from the washing line. There may have even been some very final drizzle still falling, but the forecasts say it should have been dry. The current revision to the forecast is looking a lot like yesterday's weather - brightening up towards the end of the morning, and sunny spells in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is even forecast to be what I thought it probably was yesterday, 15° C.  Tomorrow could be bright, but with no sunshine, and a few hours of light showers in the afternoon. It may be a degree cooler at just 14° C.

   With a definite plan for yesterday it had the potential to be a good day, and it was, although the evening was semi bad. The main plan for yesterday was to go to the pub, and there was also an optional second plan which was to get a bit of shopping on the way home from the pub. All the details of yesterday, last night, and also most of this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 25th October 2023
 09:03 BST

  It seems the BBC's version of the weather forecast was closer to reality yesterday. From late morning there were sunny spells that seemed to last almost until sunset. The forecast for 15° C was about right.
weather warning issued 
  There is a weather warning for rain issued for today, and yet the early versions of the forecasts only show rain early in the morning - and there was certainly no heavy rain, although there may have been some fine drizzle because it does look damp outside. The latest revision to the forecasts shows mist (Met Office) or drizzle (BBC) at 10am. The rest of the day is shown as dry, and the BBC even shows some sunny spells in the late afternoon. The BBC say a max of 13° C, and The Met Office say only 12° C today. Tomorrow may start wet, but later in the afternoon could be dry. It might even be a degree warmer than today.

   I think more happened in my dreams last night compared to what happened yesterday. It was not a terribly exciting day. I did just two interlinked things in the whole day unless you count eating badly as a thing - which I guess it was. The one productive thing was doing a small backlog of washing up, and while I was in the kitchen I prepared and started to cook my dinner. The full story, such as it is, of my day, night and this morning, can be read in my full archived page for today.
Tuesday 24th October 2023
 08:31 BST

  There was only sunshine yesterday morning, and most of that was rather dilute, watery sunny spells. The afternoon was generally dull, but sometimes duller ! There was rain in the evening. The afternoon temperature was just 14° C - not that cold if you keep moving, but an invitation to hypothermia if you sleep in it.
wet start 
  I think the BBC's forecast came closer to reality this morning. They said just light rain that would continue until just after 9am. That seems to be what I think happened/is happening. If the BBC forecast continues to be correct there should be sunny spells from 10am until almost sunset. The Met Office still insist there will be some light rain this afternoon, although the latest revision has moved it to be at 4 and 5pm. There is a choice of temperature today. In Met Office world the max will be 14° C, but over in BBC world it should be 15° C. With these two different forecasts, and both of them changing hour by hour, I expect reality will be even more different.  Tomorrow could start quite wet again, but there is a chance of some sunny spells in the afternoon. It may be a cold day with the temperature between 12 or 13° C.

   Yesterday was a partially productive day. I originally said I doubted I would go out, unless it was to a pub with Kevin, because I didn't think there would be enough sunshine to make any outside experience very pleasant. In fact I did go out, not to a pub, but to the shops. All the details worth mentioning from my shopping trip, plus other stuff from my day, my night, including a dream, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 23rd October 2023
 09:08 BST

  There was more sunshine, generally as sunny spells, than the most pessimistic revision of yesterday's weather forecasts, but less than the most optimistic revisions to the forecasts. In short it was a fairly pleasant day, although a high of more than 15° C would have made it nicer.
sunny day 
   The latest revisions to the forecasts have reduced the amount of sunshine for today. The Met Office say the sunshine (actually sunny spells) will finish very soon now. The BBC actually still say full sunshine until midday, and then two hours of sunny spells. Both forecasters say this evening will be wet to some degree or another, but neither say heavy rain expected. This after the temperature could reach 14 or 15° C. The BBC say tomorrow will be wetter than the Met Office forecast. The Met Office say a bit of light rain in the morning, a lot of sunshine for the first half of the afternoon, and then some light rain later.  The highest temperature tomorrow could be 14° C, and both forecasters agree on that figure.

   I guess yesterday should be listed as a semi good day. Apart from the afternoon drink, very little happened, but somehow it didn't seem to be boring. Of course I did spend a little time doing a small amount of housework, and that was a distraction from reality for possibly slightly more than half an hour. As usual, the rest of my day, night, including some dreams, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 22nd October 2023
 09:44 BST

  The forecast heavy rain in the morning never seemed to happen yesterday, but there was some lighter rain later in the day, and maybe moderately heavy rain in the early evening. One surprise was a few short sunny spells in the late morning, or early afternoon. They were too brief to add much warmth, although I could feel the heat of the sun as it shone on my face indoors. The outside temperature only rose to about 15° C.
sunny day 
   Both forecasters agree that today will feature sunshine, but the latest revisions to both the BBC and Met Office forecasts have throttled back the sunshine. Both now show few hours of full sunshine, and a few hours without even sunny spells. It should still be nice after all the dull and rainy days recently, but the latest revision shows a maximum of just 14° C, but the BBC is still holding out for 15° C.  The Met Office show tomorrow to be dull all day with heavy rain in the evening. The BBC say tomorrow morning  could be sunny, the afternoon may feature light rain, and like the Met Office, heavy rain in the evening. The temperature could be 14 or 15° C.

   I seem to be off to a very late start today, and I am not really sure why. Too many distractions or something maybe. Back to yesterday, and it was an odd sort of day. I felt generally OK, and I can't recall feeling bored, and yet I did almost nothing of note all day. The little I did do, and some of which would turn out to be a disaster, my night, dreams, and this morning, are more fully described in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 21st October 2023
 07:58 BST

  The yellow warning for rain may have been appropriate to elsewhere in the south east of England, but there was not that much rain here. There was definitely some in the early morning, but I don't recall any after that, and some of the afternoon, right up to sunset, featured a lot of sunny spells. It was not a warm day, but it was modestly mild at 16° C.
dull with a few heavy showers 
   There should be heavy rain as I write this. It is indeed quite wet outside from earlier rain, but at the moment it may be no more than drizzle....or it may even have stopped (difficult to tell from indoors). The latest revision to the forecast says an isolated hour of heavy rain at midday, and more heavy rain at 6pm with an hour either side of it of lighter rain. Today's maximum temperature should be 15° C. Tomorrow could be dry with sunny spells for most of the day. Both forecasters agree on this (unlike today where the BBC have gone for no heavy rain, but light rain for most hours), and both agree tomorrow could be 15° C again.

   I wrote very late yesterday, and covered the morning with it's appointment with the nurse for my annual diabetic checkup. What I forgot to mention was that my extra cleaning of my feet, with alcohol based hand cleanser, paid off. The nurse gave my feet her approval ! More about this and the rest of my day, night, and some stuff about this morning and blood glucose checking, in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 20th October 2023
 12:26 BST

  yesterday definitely featured some rain, but less than expected, and there were definitely no thunderstorms ! It was almost a good day for late October. There were even some sunny spells, and it felt very mild with the temperature peaking around 19° C.
another wet day 
   There was definitely some rain earlier this morning, but by 11am it seemed like it was all over. The latest revision to the forecast, which starts from 1pm, shows sunny spells from 3pm to 5pm. It still says the maximum temperature this afternoon will be 16° C. It should be another mild night with the temperature still around 13° C at 6am tomorrow, but it may only rise to 15° C in the afternoon. There may be a couple of sunny spells in the morning, but most of the day is expected to be quite dull, and some heavy rain might fall.

   Yesterday was quite a good day. In the morning I went shopping in Tesco where I mainly bought safe stuff, but as usual a few things, like some reduced price mini pork pies, were a bit naughty. I saw one litre bottles of Smirnoff for £18 when purchased with a Clubcard, and so I bought one. Some of the rest of my day yesterday, plus my night, and this morning, including my appointment with the nurse for my diabetic checkup, is described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 19th October 2023
 08:51 BST

  They said it would be wet yesterday, and indeed it was ! Fortunately it was just light rain until the evening, and maybe even then it didn't get really heavy until after dark. The late afternoon temperature reached 15° C for a short while before it dipped for a couple of hours, and then rose again. It was forecast to go up to 16° C, but I didn't notice it any higher than 15° C again.
another wet day 
   The weather seems to be changing by the minute today. Today will definitely be wet, but when and how wet is difficult to say. The thunderstorm shown for 3pm in the screenshot above has now disappeared from the latest revision, and now just a handful of light showers are shown through the day - unless the BBC is correct. In which case there will still be a thunderstorm at 3pm, and light rain through most of the day. The latest estimate of the afternoon high is 18° C according to both forecasters. Tomorrow could feature mostly light showers through the whole day, and it could be just 15° C. The BBC agrees with the temperature, but they warn of much heavier showers.

   Yesterday was one of those days that was both good and bad. It was good having a purpose for the day, going for my Wednesday visit to the pub, and some of the walking was rather better than expected, but once home again, things went downhill. All this, and more, is described in better detail in my complete archived page for today. It also includes some stuff about my night, and this morning.
Wednesday 18th October 2023
 09:01 BST

  The promised sunny spells didn't happen until gone midday yesterday, unless you count a sunny spell lasting 1.5 seconds ! Once the first proper sunny spell happened they continued until almost sunset - one of them, maybe two, lasted an entire hour !  It probably warmed outside up to 15° C, but it definitely warmed my front rooms up to around 20° C.
it will rain at random times 
   It seems certain that late afternoon, and into the evening there will be copious amounts of rain, and also maybe some high winds. It will probably rain at random times from the morning to mid afternoon, but each revision of the forecasts swaps things around. The latest revision shows just two dry hours - midday and 2pm, but all other hours as wet, or very wet. Today's temperature should eventually end up at 16° C, the afternoon may be no higher than 14° C. A very miserable day if forecast ! Of course as I write these words we are almost having a sunny spell ! Tomorrow could see the temperature a few degrees higher, but it too may be a rainy day, but apart from it possibly being heavy at 6am, the rest of the rain could be light rain.

   It was definitely not an exciting day yesterday, but I think I could almost describe as just a tiny bit less than a good day. Definitely not a bad day though. I can only lay claim to doing one thing of note, and that was to hand wash three t-shirts and two pairs of underpants.  My day is described in slightly more detail, along with my night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 17th October 2023
 08:22 BST

  There were some sunny spells yesterday, but not enough to raise my south facing front rooms by more than a single degree, and the outside temperature only rose to 12° C - which felt chilly.
sunny later 
  By now we should be seeing a sunny spell, but the clouds are too thick to let the sun through, but fingers crossed that it will turn into a sunny day in the end. The latest revision to the forecast shows non stop sunshine from about 11am until sunset, but even that won't raise today's temperature to more than 15° C, but it does stand a good chance of warming up my front rooms to a comfortable temperature. Tomorrow could start off dull, but starting at about 3pm there could be heavy rain, and it could fall until 8pm when the rain might turn into just light rain. It is possible, that amidst that rain, when it almost doesn't count, the temperature could rise to 16° C

   My aching chest, caused by getting my chest cold and wet a few days earlier, continued to be quite nasty until nearly 5pm yesterday. I wondered how I would fare during a walk to Aldi, and even more, a walk home from Aldi carrying heavy shopping. It was definitely quite uncomfortable, but maybe not as bad as I feared. There is more detail on this, plus the rest of my day, night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 16th October 2023
 09:00 BST

  All day sunshine warmed my bedroom up nicely yesterday, but outside it was still very cool with the temperature struggling to reach 11° C.
maybe a few sunny spells 
  As I write these words the sun is trying to shine through a small gap in the clouds, but the clouds will have to thin a lot if we are to get the forecast sunny spells today. Yesterday's forecast for today just said grey skies, but first thing this morning just a few sunny spells were shown, but the latest revision shows even more, including a full hour of sunshine at 1pm (if we are very lucky). It all should raise today's temperature up one degree on yesterday to give a high of 12° C. It is worth noting that this morning, with the air temperature just a gnats whisker above 3° C, there was a light coating of frost on the she roofs I can see in the gardens behind me. Tomorrow could possibly see 15° C during the afternoon when there might also be some sunny spells.

   All the sunshine made yesterday seem a good day, but as noted above, it was a very cold day outside. Fortunately I didn't have to go out, and I didn't. The sunshine warmed my front rooms from a chilly 18° C to nearly 23° C by mid afternoon. That felt very nice, but I had to grit my teeth while it was warming up. The rest of my day, night, and a very chilly morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 15th October 2023
 07:42 BST

  The low temperature yesterday, just 13° C at best, made the day feel very autumnal. On the plus side there was some sunshine in the morning, the forecast rain for 1pm may not have fallen (I can't seem to remember seeing any rain, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen), and the afternoon did feature some sunny spells.
almost like winter 
  By my reckoning the temperature was only 5° C  this morning, and it is still that low. Getting so close to a frost was the result of clear skies. The sky is supposed to stay clear, and we should have a day of non stop, brilliant sunshine. Sadly it will only raise the temperature to a brief peak of 11° C towards the end of the afternoon. Hopefully it will raise the temperature inside my bedroom from the cold feeling 18° C it is at the moment. The great paradox is that no sunshine is forecast for tomorrow, although mist of the day will be fairly bright, but the temperature tomorrow could rise to 12° C (which is still damn chilly, but a degree warmer than today might reach).

   Sometimes something just goes "click" inside the brain, and you (or I) decided to have a different day to that which I expected. I expected to do nothing, but I actually did some useful things. Of course half the morning was over before I embarked on these useful things. It is all explained in my complete archived page for today (which also includes my night, plus dreams, and this morning).
Saturday 14th October 2023
 07:47 BST

  Both ends of yesterday were rather wet, but in the middle there were enough sunny spells to warm my south facing bedroom up a bit. The temperature outside rose to about 20° C.
mostly dry, but not completely 
  Clear skies this morning meant a rather cold morning. My outside thermometers agreed it was between 7 and 8° C before sunrise. There should be some sunny spells, and even full sunshine today, but the afternoon looks like it will be afflicted with a couple of hours of light rain. It is going to be a cold day with no more than 13° C expected. Tomorrow could be very sunny, but paradoxically it could feel like winter. The Met Office say 6am tomorrow could be down to 6° C, and the BBC say just 4° C while saying it will feel like just 2° C. It is possible that tomorrow morning could see the first frost of the autumn. The afternoon temperature may be no more than 11° C !

   Yesterday was not a good day at all. I have a feeling that I felt really bad for more reasons than a hangover and a lack of sleep, although of course both must take some of the blame. During my long period of insomnia in the early hours of yesterday, I was thrashing about in bed a lot trying to find that one magical position where I might fall asleep. That was an added reason to feel quite poorly. All this is sort of explained, along with other stuff that happened yesterday, last night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 13th October 2023
 08:34 BST

  Yesterday was not as wet as expected. There were long gaps in the rainfall during the morning, and the afternoon was almost dry except for a few brief passing showers. However, that was a lot of rain late in the night, and through the night to continue today. The afternoon reached 15° C, and maybe a little higher.
rainy start 
  The morning rain has been on and off, but if the forecast is correct it should finish soon. From 11am there were supposed to be sunny spells, but the latest revision says sunny spells at only 11am and 2pm. The other hours should be dry and bright until the rain starts up again at 6pm. The temperature should rise to 20° C. Tomorrow should be dry and bright, but early morning and late evening could see the temperature down to just 9° C. The afternoon temperature may be no more than 13° C. There could be a lot of sunny days in the near future, but they will be quite cool days.

   Yesterday was another quite good day. The late morning featured a shopping trip to Tesco where, as usual, I tried to be careful about what I bought (i.e. low sugar content), and as usual, I ended up buying a couple of things that were a bit dubious, and also as usual, they came from the reduced price shelf ! My day is described in better detail, along with my night, and this morning, in my complete archive page for today.
Thursday 12th October 2023
 08:19 BST

  Yesterday was a lot duller than previous days. There was a few sunny spells, but no long periods of full sunshine. Some earlier versions of the forecast warned of rain, but it stayed dry until very late in the evening - possibly after midnight. It was still comfortably warm with the temperature reaching 21° C.
rain 
  The latest revision to the Met Office forecast shows less rain, but adds a surprise. Apparently it will be foggy at midday. Fog is usually formed by cold air meeting warm and humid air, and yet I see no significant change in the temperature apart from it dipping from 15° C to 14° C during the fog. After some light rain at 1pm it could be dry, but still very dull, until 11pm when light rain is now expected. The highest temperature today will be in the evening when 17° C is predicted. Tomorrow could be warmer with the temperature rising to 20° C by 1pm. Unfortunately it looks like it will be a wet day, although the afternoon may be moderately bright, but still with some passing showers.

   Yesterday was almost a good day. Some parts of it were very good, but most goodness fizzled out during the afternoon. The best bits of the morning was a letter giving the results of my diabetic eye check from the 25th of last month. It was the same form letter I have been sent for the last 15 or more years saying they can see "something", but it is not serious - see you next year ! The rest of yesterdays "news", with some pictures, plus the usual report on my sleep, and my thoughts and plans this morning, can be read in my complete archive page for today.
Wednesday 11th October 2023
 07:25 BST

  Yesterday was yet another sunny day that seemed possibly unseasonal, but was very welcome. The temperature may have briefly hit 21° C. Slightly edited version of what I have used for the previous two days !
duller than recently 
  Today sees a change in the weather, but maybe not the more extreme change forecast for today 24 hours ago. The Met Office says it won't rain until 11pm tonight, and that there will be a scattering of sunny spells until at least mid afternoon. The BBC say sunny spells from sunrise to 6pm, and then it will start to rain. Both forecasters say it will still reach 21° C.
Tomorrow sees a bigger change. It will be very dull with some rain, and the maximum temperature of 16° C, but it won't get that high until early evening. The BBC forecast is not that different, although say the temperature may peak at 17° C around mid afternoon.

   I seemed to feel moderately good yesterday. Maybe it was proof that many ills are all in the mind, and having a good excuse not to even consider going out was enough to let me relax, but not relax too much - I was expecting a delivery of beer, and had to be alert for that. All the significant bits of my day, night, and my thoughts and observations this morning are described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 10th October 2023
 07:52 BST

  Yesterday was yet another sunny day that seemed possibly unseasonal, but was very welcome. The temperature may have briefly hit 24° C, but 23° C was more representative of the day. Originally written for the day before yesterday, but still about accurate for yesterday.
another sunny day 
  Today should be yet another nice sunny day, but maybe it was be a bit cooler. Only 21° C is predicted for today, or 22° C if the BBC is correct. Everything changes tomorrow. The BBC, typically, throws the occasional thunderstorm into their prediction. The Met Office think the first rain will be at midday. Most of the rain may be light rain, although 6pm, and 10pm are shown as heavy rain. The BBC is just showing one thunderbolt for 7pm, but they also show the morning as being bright with sunny spells, and maybe even full sunshine for 10am. Tomorrows temperature could be 20° C (Met Office) or 21° C (BBC).

   I almost said that yesterday was another depressing day, but maybe it had some positive moments. Maybe a lot of it was positive, but only very mildly so. It was maybe mid morning when I began to feel ill. I felt sweaty without having a temperature, and I had a mild headache. Later on these symptoms faded away, but there was another reason not to go out. The salient bits of my day, my night, including quite a long description of a dream, plus thoughts and predictions about today can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 9th October 2023
 07:05 BST

  Yesterday was yet another sunny day that seemed possibly unseasonal, but was very welcome. The temperature may have briefly hit 24° C, but 23° C was more representative of the day.
more sunshine or sunny spells 
  Both forecasters are almost in agreement today. Both say that from late morning there will be almost non stop sunshine. The BBC say full sunshine from sunrise, but the Met Office insists that 9 and 10am will be dill. Both agree that the temperature should rise to 23° C. Tomorrow may not be quite as sunny, but it should still be a fine day, although maybe a degree or two cooler.

   Yesterday was a Sunday, and by tradition Sunday's are usually boring and miserable. I used a couple of tactics to make it less depressing, although most thing were only a brief diversion from depression. One thing I did was to wash my hair and have a shower so if I wanted to go out, I could, but didn't. What I did next, last night, and my thoughts and stuff this morning are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 8th October 2023
 08:03 BST

  Yesterday was another day when the BBC's cheery "loads of sunshine" trounced the Met Office's some sunny spells at moveable times. All the sunshine easily took the temperature up to a summer-like 23° C, and possibly 24° C. It certainly warmed my bedroom up to almost toasty.
some, maybe lots. maybe less sunshine
                            today 
  Once again the BBC has stuck it's neck out with an all full sunshine day. The met Office is more cautious again. They say just sunny spells with a gap at 5pm when it will be cloudy. The Met Office say 23° C, and the BBC say 24° C today. Tomorrow may be another very sunny day if the BBC have got it right, but the Met Office say tomorrow will be mostly dull (but with some sunny spells). The BBC say a high of 23° C, and the met Office say 23° C as well. After tomorrow the weather may return to more like early autumn again, but it is all in a state of flux, and bother forecasters have very different forecasts for the day after tomorrow.

   Yesterday was a day that I expected to be awful. The morning was little more than halfway through when I concluded that while I could technically go out, I just didn't feel like it. There were a few things I thought I would do, but I predicted a very boring day. It wasn't fully boring, and there were some more interesting bits. I describe a few of these, plus some stuff about a dream in the night, and also thoughts form this morning in my complete archived paged for today.
Saturday 7th October 2023
 08:32 BST

  The first few hours of yesterday were dull, but the sun broke through the clouds earlier than forecast (at least on the Met Office forecast). Full sunny spells started towards late morning, but from then on there were few times without at least sunny spells. Later on there was full sunshine for at least a few hours. The overall impression was of a sunny day. It was also warmer than of later with the afternoon temperature reaching 20° C, and possibly a degree or two higher.
sunny start, but maybe some duller
                            hours later 
  Today is another day that should be generally bright and sunny, but the times of full sunshine, sunny spells, and no sunshine keep getting shuffled around as the forecast is revised once an hour.As is often the case, The BBC are firmly of the belief that there will be full sunshine for all daylight hours. Both forecasters predict a high of 24° C today. Tomorrow is either forecast to be another very sunny day (BBC) or sunny spells most of the daylight hours (Met Office). Both forecasters say the temperature could each a brief peak of 25° C. That is warm !

   To call yesterday good I would either had have to gone out, or did a lot more useful stuff than I did. I think yesterday is best described as "satisfactory". Maybe the best bit was that I had a shower, and then went to Tesco to buy stuff for a few dinners, and some food for other times, and even a little bit of almost, but not quite, junk food. The complete description of yesterday, last night and this morning can be read in my full archived page for today.
Friday 6th October 2023
 09:00 BST

  Yesterday was usually bright, and there were even some sunny spells, but it was the first day to actually start to feel a bit chilly. I think the maximum temperature was the forecast 18° C, but maybe there was enough breeze to take the edge off that, and I think the temperature started to slowly drop soon after 4pm.
maybe a sunny day 
  The BBC say it will be sunny all day long. The Met Office are a lot more conservative, and just show some sunny spell, but the forecast did say solid sunshine from 3pm until sunset. The latest revision has shuffled the times of the sunny spells and full sunshine around. To my mind that shows they haven't got a clue what the weather will be today. It might even rain, although neither forecast shows any rain. Today's temperature should reach 20° C, or 21° C if the BBC's prediction of strong sunshine all day actually turns out to be true. Once again there is a very different view about tomorrow's weather from the two forecasters. The BBC say it ill be another sunny day, and the temperature could reach 23° C. The met Office have opted for a scattering of sunny spells or periods through the day, and only 22° C.

  Yesterday was a good day. I was evidently feeling better than previous days, and I had a reasonable productive morning. After I had a shower I did some much needed laundry. I made sure I finished it rather than leaving it soaking until some time today. It was about 8 pairs of underpants, and they 98% dried in the front room overnight. The rest of yesterday, last night, and this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 5th October 2023
 08:41 BST

  Yesterday featured a scattering of sunny spells through the day, enough to make the day feel more cheery, but not enough to warm my south facing bedroom, and only just enough to make it feel "mild" outside. The forecast said a maximum of 18° C, and I think that was about right.
a few sunny spells, but still mostly
                            dull 
  The latest revision to the weather forecast has dropped the sunny spells for 9am, although the sun is definitely trying the break through the clouds as I write this. It is currently bright enough to cast  faint shadows. As some sort of compensation for so few sunny spells, 1pm is now shown as full sunshine, but that is followed by a dull hour with a few random sunny spells during the afternoon/early evening. Once again it seems the best we can expect today is 18° C. Tomorrow is interesting ! Both forecasters predict 22° C, but while the BBC say there could be sunshine all day long, The Met Office say it was be dull all day long !

  Yesterday was one of those days that was both very good, and also rather bad. The bad was mostly a reflection of my current health, and the good was that I had a great time in the pub at lunchtime. It was so good that it deserved three pints of Guinness, and a double Jamesons. It is all described together with my night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 4th October 2023
 07:49 BST

  As forecast there were sunny spells from late morning and for most of the afternoon. There was even some hazy sunshine earlier in the morning when the forecast said the cloud would be thickest ! Even with so many sunny spells, and just possibly the off hour with full sunshine (I think there was one or two) the temperature didn't really rise above 18° C.
sunny afternoon - hopefully 
  The latest revision to the weather forecast hasn't changed from the early version shown in the screenshot above. The gap in sunny spells at 1pm remains. The BBC version of the forecast is unusually pessimistic with a gap of about 4 hours in it's forecast of sunny spells. It seems the best we can hope for today is just 18° C. Tomorrow looks like it could be a return to a very dull day, although the BBC offers sunny intervals for a lot of the day. Both forecasters agree the afternoon will be no higher than 18° C.

  Yesterday I finished by saying that I wanted to go out, but also that I didn't really feel like doing so. What finally happened was a sort of compromise between the two. It ended up as an almost split second decision on what I would do next. Instead of going out for maybe 3 or 4 hours, I went out for little more than 20 minutes. Why it was such a short outing, and the rest of my day, night, and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
 08:00 BST

  Yesterday was yet another dull day, although there were a few short and hazy sunny spells before the 11am sunny spells that didn't happen. Rain was forecast for 5 and 6pm, and some rain did fall, but you had to stay alert to catch it happening. The BBC weather forecast said there could be thundery showers, and indeed I did hear so thunder, but it seemed to be coming from possibly the other side of London. There was nothing local. For all the doom and gloom, it was still warm-ish yesterday. The afternoon temperature reached 21° C, and possibly another degree higher.
very dull start, but maybe some
                            sunshine later 
  It is very dull as I write this, but the forecast says it should brighten up from 11am, and aprt from a possible shower at 1pm, the sunny spells should last until sunset. It is going to be a bit cool today with no more than 18° C forecast. Incidently, while the BBC and Met Office forecasts generally agree with each other, the BBC say no shower at 1pm, but there will be one at 9 and 10am. The road outside looks wet, and I guess we have already had some rain or drizzle. Tomorrow may feature lots of white cloud, but some sunny spells could occur in the afternoon and early evening. Once again the temperature could reach 18° C, but only for an hour. 17° C looks to be the best for most of the afternoon.

   Since the day of Angela's wedding (23rd September) I have felt ill in one way or another, and generally in many ways. I can't work out if it is physical, psychological, or just the weather ramping down for winter. What I do know is that I just didn't feel good enough to go out yesterday. The little that I did do, plus the usual notes about my sleep, and thoughts this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 2nd October 2023
 07:54 BST

  Yesterday was mildly dull. In the morning a few hazy rays of sunshine seeped past the clouds for brief moments, but mostly the day was sunless, although almost bright for much of the time. It was a very warm day, and maybe high humidity made it feel a bit sticky. The forecast said a high of 23° C, but I am not sure if I saw any of my thermometers higher than 22° C.
very dull with rain later 
  The forecast shows white cloud, but as I write this it seems much duller than yesterday. It's sort of 10 minutes after sunset dull ! The latest revision to the forecast is still adamant that there will be sunny spells at 11am. That is possible, but I find it hard to believe it when I look at the sky. The BBC is in basic agreement with The Met Office up to 7pm. Both forecasters agree on rain at 5 and 6pm, but the BBC says light rain will continue to fall after 6pm until 3am (or later) tomorrow morning. Both forecasters agree on a max of 21° C today.  Tomorrow could be a lot brighter with sunshine or sunny spells, but the temperature may peak at only 18° C.

   Yesterday was a day of two distinct halves. The morning involved one huge disappointment/annoyance. After I had a shower I picked up my newly washed bath towel, and noticed on end of it was stinky. Some smelly bacteria must have started growing on it, and so back into the wash it went, and this time with a generous amount of disinfectant added to the wash. The rest of my day is described in my complete archived page for today. It also included some stuff about a terrible dream, and possible plans for today.
Sunday 1st October 2023
 08:04 BST

  It was another nice and sunny day yesterday. It was the BBC's forecast for sunny spells all day that was almost correct, although like the Met Office forecast, there were a couple of hours when the sunny spells were thin on the ground. It was a warm day with the temperature reach about 21° C, maybe 22° C, but I don't think it reached the 23° C that one forecast predicted at one time or another.
dull 
  Once again it is the BBC weather forecast is a bit more generous with it's sunny spells for today. They say there may be sunny spells for a few hours around mid to late afternoon. The Met Office, as shown above, predict not a single ray of sunshine, but fortunately they agree with the BBC that it will be a dry day. Today might possible reach 23° C despite the lack of sunshine, although maybe 22° C is more realistic. Tomorrow will be dull and in the afternoon it is likely to be wet. The Met Office say just light rain. The BBC throws in the chance of thunderstorms - as they often do, but they rarely happen. Tomorrow could be 20° C or 23° C depending on who you believe.

   Judging by how much I spent, yesterday must have been a successful day. I have to admit they yesterdays sunshine or sunny spells delayed me going out instead of hastening it. It just seemed nice to lay on my bed reading and dozing while warm sunshine warmed the room. Of course I eventually had to do some stuff. All my day, night, and the start of this morning is described in my complete archived page for today.