On the BBC news last night the weather section suggested that there could be a thunderstorm today, but this morning's version of the forecast only gives a chance of 8% of any rain today.  For most of the day, perhaps all daylight hours, there should/could be blue skies and strong sunshine. For all that only 23° C is predicted. Tomorrow is probably going to be exactly the same as today with just one small change - a maximum of just 22° C.

  I think I can describe yesterday as "satisfactory" - not as good as good, but not as bad as bad. Maybe satisfactory plus would be more correct. I did some useful stuff, and the day slipped by easily. I even seemed to get to sleep a bit earlier last night.

  I managed to start writing earlier yesterday, and I only wrote 1,774, and so I might have finished earlier, but I did take a break to research Triffids - in book, film and radio. That probably delayed my finish by perhaps 20 minutes. I also went for my first (of several) poos of the day in the middle of writing, and that was an extra delay. None of that mattered because I was not racing against the clock.

  After I finished writing I had my usual lie down where I read for a bit, and although I can't seem to remember it specifically, I may well have had a snooze. After that I had a shower, and then slowly prepared to go out. It was not going to be a long walk. I went to the station to pick up a copy of The Metro, and then went to the little supermarket on Catford Bridge for a few provisions.

  This time it was just some apples and oranges from the fruit section. A load of packets of instant noodles in assorted flavours. A few unusual things were a very small tin of harissa paste, and three 330ml cans of sugar free soft drinks. The latter included cream soda flavour, pineapple flavour, and a weird one - birthday cake flavour (it probably has cherry flavour as a predominant taste).

  One thing I was not expecting was the walk back home to be almost OK. I never felt the need to actually stop, and I think I kept up a fair speed - possibly close to 3mph. I'll admit I was relieved to get home, but I was not suffering any very bad effects - just some not too bad negative effects. Sometimes it made me think that one day it would just be a pleasant stroll again.

  I think it was about 1pm when I arrived home, and so the first thing I did after putting my shopping away, was to make up a couple of Ciabatta rolls for lunch. Yesterday I filled them with ham, mustard, and salad leaves. They were not terribly exciting, and there was even a very slight possible negative quality. The unopened packet of slice ham was a week past it's use by date, and while it didn't stink, it did smell a bit stale. Some bits of it didn't taste right. I wondered if it might trigger a forced expulsion of my digestive tract.

  It probably didn't need rotten ham to give me a clear out. I had started yesterday without doing a poo, but I did have a semi decent poo while writing. Before I could start to eat my rolls I had a rather bigger poo. When I go on the scales, while only wearing underpants as I changed into indoor clothes, I was very happy to see that my weight was actually a bit less than before I had breakfast. A little bit of sweat after walking in hot sunshine helped that a bit.

  I still seemed to be very relaxed about the time, and spent some time reading The Metro newspaper I had picked up at the station. I also made a start on the quick crossword. I think it was maybe an hour or two later, when I was about to tackle the cryptic crossword, that I solved the final clue of the quick crossword. It felt good to complete it. Sadly, I only managed to solve 6 of the cryptic clues. I think I got disheartened when after quickly solving 3 clues it seemed to give me extreme brain ache to solve the next 3. I thought I might return to it later, but I never did.

  The one other thing of importance that I did yesterday afternoon was tow ash one t-shirt, one pair of lunge pants and 4 pairs of underpants. I did it is two parts. I could have done it all in one go, but I think it was part boredom, and part still seeming to have plenty of time. I got it all finished, and ready to hang up to dry on the washing line, but it would only have hung in the diminishing sun for maybe 3 hours, and I had locked up downstairs an hour before sunset. I hung up the washing to dry on the clothes horse indoors.

  As soon as I had finished hanging up the washing I put a smelly kitchen hand towel, and another hand towel into soak overnight in bio detergent. Then I treated myself to some ice cream. I finished off the tub. It was a bigger helping than intended, but if I had divided it into two it would have been too small. Therefore I ate the lot in a devil may care attitude. I was surprised that if it had any effect it was a positive one this morning.

  My actual dinner, eaten mostly while watching the BBC 6 O'clock news, was theoretically a double portion. One portion was a Sainsbury's ready made cheese salad, and the other was one of their "Greek inspired" salad. They seem to have changed the recipe for the Greek salad, and maybe for the better (although I suspect it was veering away from any authenticity).

  I managed to get to sleep a bit earlier last night, and it could have been earlier still. It was almost 9pm when I started to feel uncomfortable, and needed the toilet. It was not explosive although it was uncontrolled once it started, but I did quite pile of poo. I was not sure if that was going to be it for the day, and I was reluctant to get relaxed in bed until I was sure that it was all there was to it. I don't really know what time it was that I tried to sleep. It may have been around 10pm, but it probably took me half an hour before I fell into a deep sleep.

  There is not a lot I can say about my sleep. I know I got up fairly frequently to pee, and I feel sure that I had a part one and part two dream either side of that pee. The two dreams were about being in a pub. The pub had light oak panelling everywhere. Each panel was square with a sort of low dome in the middle. I am unsure what my inspiration for this was. It was definitely like no other pub I can remember going in, in real life.

  I think it was in part one of the dream that I was with a lot of friends and "people I know". There was some forgettable banter, but nothing more. It felt like I was there for as much as an hour, but I feel sure it actually only lasted a minute or two in real world time. Part two of the dream was to do with ordering a beer.  I asked the barman what ales were on, and didn't get a straight reply. He suggested I might like to dare try a special extra strong beer they brewed in house.

  I was served up a third of a pint. It was quite cloudy, but after drinking some of the weird beers that Jodie likes that didn't bother me at all. I think I was told it was about 15% - which is extremely strong for a beer. It was rather nice ! What I wasn't told was that it was part of a challenge, and everyday the pub would add money to a kitty that went to the first one who drank it. I was rewarded about £40 - which was also very nice.

  I was going to order a half pint of it, but the barman said only one third of a pint per customer per day was allowed. I asked what else they had. he said there were a few beers dues to be put on once they had been checked. It was evidently one of those very rare pubs where the "cellar" is above the bar, and when I looked up I could see clear plastic pipe coming through holes drilled in what looked like  brick arch.

  The barman selected on pipe, and attached the end to what looked like a huge water filled syringe (but huge I mean about a yard long). He then squirted the water and the start of the beer into a sink. Initially it came out green as if filled with algae, but was soon running clear with a slight green tint. He filled a pint glass and I had a taste. I think it tasted good, but I was starting to wake up at that point, and I was awake before the dream might have finished.

  I woke up just after 5am this morning, and it felt like I could get up, but I thought it was too early. I had a pee and went back to bed. I didn't think I would get to sleep again, but suddenly it was a few minutes to 7am, and I almost leapt out of bed to take screenshots of the weather forecast before I lot an hour of it. I then had a pee, but no poo, and then washed my hands with the usual strong anti bacterial soap I use before checking my blood glucose.

  The amount of pee I seemed to have done during the night should have meant, by the usual lore, that my blood glucose was quite high. It was not ! The Contour meter read 7.8mmol/l, and that is almost very good. The GlucoRX meter read 7.4mmol/l, and that is definitely good. The Sinocare meter read between the other two, which is very rare. I read 7.6mmol/l.

  I then counted out my pills for the day. When I had finished that I went to the toilet again. What I thought was going to be a poo was just wind, but I did have another small pee. I then got on the scales, and was delighted to read what they were saying. It seems I have lost 800gm since yesterday morning. My weight is now back to what it was exactly a month ago. Of course it has been up and down a lot in that last 30 days, but there remains a chance that if I can have another couple of days like yesterday I might get the units digit to flip to one less in a day or two. On the other hand I was helped by a lot of copious pooing yesterday, and the chances are it will be like I am constipated today.

  My breakfast this morning was a double (small) helping in one bowl of "Chinese chicken" flavour instant noodles made by Vifon. They were nice enough, but I failed to taste anything that would suggest Chinese cooking. The good thing about Vifon banded noodles is that they usually contain a little sachet of oil or grease flavouring. It mostly gives the noodles a nice soft and slippery texture without being overtly greasy. The two packets were among those I bought yesterday.

  I thought that my activities today may be constrained by the delivery of a few items I ordered form Amazon yesterday. It is very unusual to get free delivery the next day without signing up to "Prime", but a 24 pack of AA batteries is supposed to be delivered today, but my guess is it will be an evening delivery. Another item, a 12 pack of hot sauce bottles, was originally predicted to be delivered today as well, but it is now more sensibly shown to be delivered in another day or two. I think I shall be safe to do whatever I please for most of today.

  I am thinking of going for a longer walk today. I am contemplating trying for maybe 3 miles in the Linear Park, but I would also like to do some shopping, and I think the shopping may win. I want to get to Savers to top up on a few vitamins and similar, plus shower gel, and toilet cleaner. After Savers I would cross the way to go into Poundstretcher to see what they have in there. I am hoping they may have more sugar free drinks in stock, and some of their instant noodles would be handy for the future, plus anything else that takes my fancy in there.