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My Electronic Diary For October 2025



Monday 13th October 2025
 09:36 BST

  Apart from the early morning mist, which was very light mist, yesterday was sort of nondescript. The forecast said sunny spells, but I don't seem to remember them as all that obvious. Most of the afternoon was probably just 15° C, but there may have been a brief blip to 16° C. I am very sure it was, as forecast, a completely dry day.
BBC_weather forecast
  As I write this it feels a lot like yesterday - grey and dull. This time the forecast does say it will be grey and dull all day long ! While most of the afternoon will be just 16° C, there may be another single hour (like yesterday) when the temperature increases by a singe degree to 17° C in the afternoon. I note that there is a 16% chance of rain at 2pm, and a 9% chance at 4pm. The chances are that it will be another dry day. Tomorrow will be roughly the same as today, although no hours show more than a 0% chance of any rain. Sods law says it will pour down !

  The beer tasting session in the afternoon leaves the rest of the day a pale shadow of the afternoon, and even the beer tasting was not a great event. Yesterday was mostly boring, but boring is not always such a negative thing. It does mean I have more to say about my dreams than anything else, but I'll try and scrape a few words together. The complete version of what I have written today can be read in my full archived page for today.
Sunday 12th October 2025
 09:04 BST

  The forecast for yesterday said sunny spells in the morning, but in reality the clouds still seemed too thick at midday. From 2pm full sunshine was forecast, and I can't seem to remember any sunshine then, but maybe I was preoccupied and wasn't looking out the window. The afternoon was forecast to reach 16° C, and I think that was right. It was also a dry day.
BBC_weather forecast
  There was a very light mist early this morning, but it did not reveal the sun when it lifted. Even now, many hours later, the sky is 100% nasty grey. The chance of sunny spells seems rather thin at the moment, but fingers crossed. This afternoon, like the last few days, may only see a high of 16° C, and once again, only for a single hour. It looks like it will be another very cool night....or maybe not. The forecast for tomorrow has the day starting at 13° C, and it is forecast to be a completely grey day tomorrow, but it still might reach 17° C in the afternoon.

  Yesterday was a day when I managed to do three important things that I was not sure I could do, or wanted to do. It made for a very satisfactory day. Although I don't think it has been cured, it does seem I have regained control of my ear/balance problem, and that was the key to doing two of the things I did. These things, and other stuff I did is all described as far as my memory allows, plus notes about my night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 11th October 2025
 09:24 BST

   Yesterday, as forecast, was a dull day - sometimes depressingly dull. I can't recall a single ray of sunshine breaking through the cloud. Like recent days, the afternoon still reached 17° C, and it was dry all day.
BBC_weather forecast
  My weather stations, like the BBC and Met Office forecasts, predict sunshine, but I can see a single bit of blue sky yet. As I write this it is a dull as yesterday was, but maybe we will get some sunny spells before the morning is over, and from 2pm we may get the forecast full sunshine. It should be another dry day, despite the current cloud cover, but today's maximum temperature may only be 16° C. Apart from tomorrow possibly starting with mist, and the temperature only reaching a maximum of 17° C for a single hour, it may well seem to be exactly the same as today.

  Yesterday was not an exciting day. In fact I think I could describe it as quite dull. I think I accidently lied when I said I was fighting fit yesterday, or maybe that was before I had washed and dressed, and had time to stop and think about it. I actually felt a bit rough yesterday. I do my best to describe yesterday, last night (which was not good) and this morning, all in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 10th October 2025
 09:34 BST

   The forecast said that yesterday would be a bright day. It certainly started with full sunshine, but that changed to sunny spells, and I remember that there could be long spells between the sunny spells - enough to make it feel a bit drab for a while. The afternoon temperature managed 17° C.
BBC_weather forecast
  It is currently dull, and it seem that is how the whole day is going to be. It says it will be dry, and the temperature should reach 17° C again. It's not really an inspiring sort of day. Tomorrow should see a return to sunny spells, and possibly even two hours of full sunshine (but not two consecutive hours). No rain seems to be forecast, and the wind looks like it will be very light - good enough to go shopping, but not for any enjoyable outdoor activities.

  I can't decide to say whether yesterday was a good, bad, or indifferent day. I guess it was mostly indifferent, except for one exciting moment, but more about that later. There is not a lot to say about most of yesterday, and I am so behind in writing this that I think I'll skip most of the stuff I might have said about yesterday. All I have written about yesterday, last night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 9th October 2025
 08:49 BST

   Yesterday was a dull day, but it was dry, and was almost mild with much of the afternoon 17° C. There were a few sunny spells at 6pm - just as the sun was about to set. The forecast said that by 2am, the next day, the temperature would be down to 10° C.
BBC_weather forecast
  This morning has started at 10° C, and strong sunshine (well maybe not that strong while the sun was so low in the sky). We can hope for sunny spells for the rest of today, and the afternoon temperature should reach 17° C. Tomorrow will start, and remain cloudy. That means that the day will start at about 12° C, a degree or two higher than today, but afternoon will still only reach 17° C. Under a dull grey sky that could feel quite cool. The only saving grace may be that the wind looks like it could be very light, and there is currently zero chance of any rain.

  Yesterday didn't happen - or I didn't end up writing anything. I did start to write, but I got off to a late start, and then I got a message from my sister asking how I was. I didn't have to reply there and then, but I thought I may as well get it out of the way. I have ended up skipping a day, and a few more notes, plus a description of today, last night, and this morning can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 7th October 2025
 10:03 BST

   Yesterday was another sunny day, or at least a fair amount of it was. It was also warm with the temperature peaking at 19° C. It did cool down quite a lot after dark - which started at 6:27pm. The days are getting shorter and shorter !
BBC_weather forecast
  The cloud seems too thick to let any sunshine through, but maybe it will break up soon. The temperature today peaks at  18° C at 6pm, and coincidently it is the single hour when we may get full sunshine - if the forecast is correct (which seeing as it says sunny spells now, and it is light grey instead, it is unlikely). Tomorrow may start at just 11° C, and until early evening, there will be no sign of the sun (a bit like today). After a grey day the temperature tomorrow may only peak at 17° C, and may not reach that until 4pm.

  Yesterday was a different sort of day to many recent days. It could have easily been boring, and I would end up doing nothing. Fortunately I found I fell down a big hole, and didn't surface again until dinner time. The big hole was Wikipedia (dot com), and what started as a simple query ended up with me following endless links to related information. This, and more, is explained/described in my complete archived page for today, which also includes notes about last night and this morning.
Monday 6th October 2025
 09:29 BST

   Yesterday featured a lot of sunshine, although much of it was as sunny spells. It was a dry day, and the temperature peaked at 16° C. The temperature was forecast to fall to 11° C before midnight, but I think there was just enough cloud to stop it falling too far.
BBC_weather forecast
  By my reckoning, checking all 3 of my outside thermometers, it was more like 13° C than the forecast 11° C start to the day. The sky was clear, and still is. That should have meant two things - a very cold start, that didn't happen, and full on sunshine this morning, and that did, and is happening. The forecast says full sunshine was only supposed to start at midday. The extra sunshine may mean this afternoon could be even warmer than the very pleasant 19° C that is forecast. Once again it will be a completely dry day, as should tomorrow, but tomorrow may only see sunny spells instead of full sunshine. The current prediction shows a high of just 17° C for tomorrow.

  It would be easy to describe yesterday as another lazy day, and I suppose a lot of it was, but there were moment of activity - including one bit of activity that was most definitely unplanned and unwanted. As I wrote yesterday, I started the day feeling horrible - like a storm was approaching - but that seemed to fade after a while, and I could have done stuff, but didn't. The long version of this, and more is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 5th October 2025
 09:00 BST

   The big weather feature yesterday was the wind. Through the morning, and the afternoon, up to 4pm, it was very windy. Apparently there was a tree blown down somewhere that caused delays to the trains though Catford Bridge station. Having ventured out in it for a short while, I can confirm the prediction I made yesterday, it did feel very chilly in that wind. The air temperature only rose to 14° C in the afternoon, and the wind made it feel even colder - maybe just 10° C.
BBC_weather forecast
  This morning has started bright and sunny. The sky still looks mostly clear (in the small view through the window next to my PC), and it seems that the change to just sunny spells, predicted for 9am could happen later. The day should be dry, and the wind may be just a "moderate breeze". The afternoon should see the temperature reach 16° C.  Tomorrow may start at just 11° C, but the sunny spells followed by full sunshine (the opposite to today) should warm things up to a very pleasant 19° C.

  I can't say I was feeling that dynamic yesterday, but I did manage to go out shopping. In fact saying "I did manage" makes it sounds like it was a big chore. In reality it was only one notch short of quite pleasant. It was generally only spoiled by the strong wind. More of my day, plus my night and this morning, is all described in my archived page for today.
Saturday 4th October 2025
 08:51 BST

   Yesterday was a dull, wet and thoroughly miserable sort of day. The afternoon temperature only barely reached 17° C
BBC_weather forecast
  This morning the sky is almost clear blue, and there is full strength sunshine. If the forecast is correct it will soon decline to just sunny spells, but they should last for most of the day, but not all of it. The afternoon temperature may only reach 14° C, and gale force winds will make it feel even colder when outside. The wind should die down over night. Tomorrow may start at just 10° C. The morning may feature some sunshine or sunny spells, but tomorrow afternoon could be dull, although it will be a fraction warmer/less cold with 15° C expected.

  I think yesterday's weather was responsible for not only make it grey, wet, and miserable outside, but the sight of it, through the windows, meant it was a miserable day inside. I ended up doing very little yesterday, but I did do a couple of useful things. All I did do, and maybe a bit more of my day, and night, and also this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 3rd October 2025
 09:09 BST

 
There was more sunshine and sunny spells forecast for yesterday than we actually got. However, there was some sunshine and sunny spells, and the temperature rose to 19° C in the afternoon. Later in the afternoon we seemed to get some light rain that didn't appear in the forecast.
BBC_weather forecast
  Today is going to be a wet day. It may only be light rain, but the forecast says it will last the whole day long. To add to the misery there are strong gales forecast for 8 to 10pm. The temperature may still reach 17° C, and maybe even 18° C, but the latter is only shown for for one single hour at 10pm.  Tomorrow is going to be cooled a lot by more very strong winds all morning, and half of the afternoon. There may be some sunny spells, and even a bit of full sunshine, but the temperature may only reach 14° C, and with little sunshine it is going to feel a bit cold.

  I guess I could be generous and say yesterday was another good day, although it would be more accurate to say there weren't any bad things about yesterday. In fact a lot of yesterday could be described as neutral. The best thing would have been managing to lose a bit of weight even after a boozy afternoon. All I can remember of the day, my night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 2nd October 2025
 08:52 BST

 
The forecast for yesterday was not terribly good, but the day didn't seem too bad. There should have been some sunny spells in the morning, but it was mostly dull. The temperature still managed to reach a comfortable, although not exactly warm 17° C. I think I remember a few sunny spells in the afternoon, but not enough to make the afternoon much better than the dull morning.
BBC_weather forecast
  The clouds are currently like a thin misty haze, and the sun is just about shining through. The forecast say we should be getting full sunshine now, but unless that misty cloud layer burns off it is going to be "soft focus" sunshine. This afternoon should see 19° C for a couple of hours. From midday to sunset the forecast predicts just sunny spells, but if the sun has fully broken through by then it might look and feel OK. Today should be dry, but rain may start to fall after midnight. That rain could continue all through tomorrow. As well as being wet, the temperature may only rise to 17 ° C.

  Yesterday mostly felt like a good day, but this morning I discovered it had been a bad day. The worst thing is that I don't really understand why it should have been as bad as it was. It was all about eating and weight loss, or lack of it, and I will try and explain it today in my complete archived page for today, that includes notes about my night and this morning.
Wednesday 1st October 2025
 09:05 BST

 
Yesterday's forecast said full sunshine, and that was approximately true until maybe mid afternoon when it got a bit cloudy. The temperature probably did peak at 19° C, but I don't know for how long, and maybe not at 4pm as per the forecast.
BBC_weather forecast
  The first of October has started in an autumnal way. So far it has been mostly dull, and I did spot a few drops of rain falling, although that seems to have stopped now. The big unknown is whether this afternoon will feature the forecast sunny spells. The afternoon is forecast to only reach 17° C. The nights are getting colder, and by the end of this month we will probably see the first frosts. Tomorrow may start at 11° C, the same as this morning, but the day may feature more sunshine, mostly as sunny spells, and that could warm the afternoon up to 19° C. Tomorrow could end with rain, although the forecast only shows drizzle and light rain.

  Maybe only with the benefit of hindsight, but yesterday was another good day. Less good was that I seemed to take a long time to recover from my long walk the day before. I seemed to feel quite tired through the day, but not the sort of tired where I could have long, or indeed any snoozes. My day is described in full (or as much as I can remember, and is worth writing about), plus the usual notes about my night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.