08:07 BST

  There has already been a light shower this morning that is not shown on the forecast (above). From 2pm there is a 0% chance of rain forecast, but before that that figure is not 0%, but as high as 19% for some hours. Apart from maybe 8pm, there would seem to be no chance of seeing any sunshine today, but the temperature could reach 24° C. Tomorrow may be a rather wet day, and because it is a BBC forecast there are thunderstorms shown from 11am to 7pm. Few if any are likely to happen, it's just that the BBC love their thunderstorms. Many might even disappear in later revisions to the forecast. It will be another cool day with the temperature only reaching 21° C, but even that may change in later revisions.

  Yesterday was another busy day, and this morning is going to be a busy morning. Yesterday it was mostly photo editing, and today it will be other stuff. Most important will be waiting for a call from my doctor - possibly at 11:40am, but it could be later.

  I did not write that much yesterday, but adding quite a few pictures took some time, and that is going to be the case today. After I finished writing I had my usual little rest, and then had a shower. I then got ready to go shopping in Tesco where I bought quite a bit of stuff that I probably shouldn't have....and yet it was all so nice ! My legs felt a bit stiff walking to and from Tesco, but it didn't slow me up much.

  I bought several things from the "reduced price" (nearing their sell by date) shelf in Tesco, and three of them made up my semi big, and not terribly healthy dinner. I had a pack of egg and cress sandwiches. A pack of cheesy bean wraps, and finally a rather big brioche Emmental cheese and Mortadella sandwich. It looked big, but it was quite "fluffy" and didn't seem to survive too many bits before it was all finished.

  After lunch I had another rest, and then I realised that time had been slipping past far to easily. I think it might have been gone 2pm before I got back to my photo editing. It seemed to need more concentration than I had at first, and it was slow going. As 5pm approached (possibly a bit earlier) I treated myself to a big glass (maybe a quintuple !) of whisky and ice. It was the first whisky I have enjoyed at home for quite some time, but it did the trick !
  One thing I noticed was that my photography seemed to improve by the time (5pm) that Big Red Bus took to the stage. this picture of Geoff Paice seemed to come out well. Maybe the light had improved and it was nothing to do with me, but I am sure it must have been partly me.
  Maybe it was just me getting back into the swing of it, and feeling comfortable going in close, or getting on the stage for more interesting shots, that helped a lot, although I was still battling the poor light. Many photos still only had scrap value, but I was quite happy with this shot of Patsi Paice.
  Going on stage, keeping behind the main people at the front, was the only way I got this shot of Gary Wilson playing drums for Big Red Bus. I feel quite privileged to be trusted to "invade" the stage, but it is a trust that has been built up over many years. I am barely noticed these days even when using my big flash gun.
  Moving on to 6pm, and it was time for Vince Lightning to take to the stage (without his Thunderboltz).  He was joined by his wife, seen on the right here, Dawn Pross, plus a bass player who I recognised, but can't put a name to, and a guitarist that I don't think I have ever seen before.
  Apart from the guitar player playing a typical rock and roll era style guitar (I think), he does not look like a rock and roller. Actually, Vince was very light on old style rock and roll this time. It is hard to describe what it is/was, but I know that some of it was original songs he had composed.
  This is the entire Vince Lightning band as seen through my wide angle, fish eye lens (although heavily cut to not show the picture distortion on the edges). It was the only way to get everyone in the picture between the two roof support pillars of the stage that make a clear view impossible, On the right of the picture is the bas player. I recognise him, but can't think of his name. He is sitting down because he recently broke one of his legs, and it was amazing he was able to play on the day.
  The last band I saw were The Coyles. They were on at 7pm, and by then I had been at Chatt Fest, standing up for 99% of the time, for 6 hours, and I felt ready to drop. I made a point of getting at least a few pictures of The Coyles before I left to get the bus home.
  There was another reason for not staying later. The Coyles play typical Irish folk music, and it is not to my taste. Many do like it, and even dance around to it, but not me ! The odd thing is that I don't seem to remember them being so bad the previous year (or two). Maybe they get the worst over early in the set, and play some more recognisable stuff later.

  Once I had got started doing these, and quite a few more, photos, I only stopped to watch the BBC 6 O'clock news, and have a simple cheese salad as the main part of my dinner. I also had a very limited amount of an extremely delicious ice cream. It was a Tesco own brand Sicilian Lemon, and Limocello flavour ice cream. Oddly enough it was not heavily loaded with sugar, although the amount of sugar in it was not trivial !

  Instead of watching the two Star Treks on after the news, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, I switched off the TV and went back to the photo editor. By 9pm I had finished all the photos taken on the first day of Chat Fest. I have no idea when I will find the time to go through the second day. I maybe could have made a start yesterday, but I chose to watch Have I Got News For You.

  I went to bed when that finished at 10pm. I read a few pages from my current book, and then fell asleep almost instantly - at least I don't seem to remember a thing after closing my eyes. It was a very bland night, and I hardly remember getting up to pee several or more times in the night, although I am sure I must have done so. At 4am I do remember waking up for a pee, and thinking it was starting to get cool in my bedroom (although it wasn't really), and I put the heater on low.

  That extra warmth seemed to send me into a deeper sleep, and I woke up late on a morning I wanted an early start, and I was just staring to feel a bit sweaty (but not enough for any sweat to run). I went for a pee, and managed a small poo. When I weighed myself I was a bit surprised to see I had only put on 100gm. I had expected a lot more than that. It is as if I am going through a period where my body is self regulating.

  It certainly seem to be the case that I might be entering another period of nice low blood glucose readings - all without actually being careful of my sugar intake - and particularly after having the lemon ice cream late in the day. The Contour meter read 7.9mmol/l, and that was rather good. The GlucoRX meter read a very surprising 7.4mmol/l. It has been almost a fortnight since I got a reading that low. The Contour Plus meter let me down with a reading of 8.4mmol/l, although that is still less than my previous target of 8.5mmol/l.

  Even my blood pressure is very good this morning. It was 114/8. Today is like yesterday - all my measurable health aspects are looking good, and yet I don't feel that good, although maybe not as bad as yesterday. A bit of sunshine would probably tip the balance into a positive direction. It feels like a very busy morning, although I seem to be finishing my writing earlier than many mornings.

  I have several very important things to do this morning. The first will be to wring out a towel, and a pair of shorts that I left in soak yesterday. When I have wrung them out I will be able to have a shower, and wash my hair. I can then leave the towel and shorts to soak in their first rinse water. Once I am washed and dressed I can wait for a phone call from my doctor to discuss my echocardiogram results.

   That should be at 11:40am, but could be later if she is over running. Hopefully it will be bad news, because bad news (hopefully) means that something will be done about it that will eventually get me back in good working condition again. Once the phone call is over I will be walking through the park for my regular Wednesday lunchtime in The Jolly Farmers.