Last night was a bit cooler than the night before, but I still slept uncovered with the fan on. This morning it is light grey - just as the forecast predicted. It will be interesting to see if the next bit of the forecast is correct. From 11am until 1pm we could see the first rain in weeks and weeks. Some sunny spells may return at 4pm, and the temperature will peak at 25° C. Tonight may be very slightly warmer than last night. Tomorrow may only see a few sunny spells, and most of the day may be a bit dull. The afternoon temperature may peak at 25°C again. The day after tomorrow, Tuesday, could see a bigger chance of rain. Maybe just light rain, but there is a 50% chance at 9am, and that means at least that hour will probably see rain.

  Yesterday was yet another day where very little happened. Unlike the day before I can't blame it on being too hot and sticky. Fortunately a few useful things did happen.

  To keep things brief, one of the useful things, or maybe I should say, essential things I did yesterday was to finish the laundry that had been soaking in one of my big buckets, and was clogging the bath up. I did finish the job in time to have a shower and pop out either for some exercise, or to get a bit of shopping, but while it was in time for those things, it was too late for my brain. I seemed settled into a rut, and could not be bothered.

  I spent at least a few hours reading yesterday, and the one other achievement was finally finishing the big book I had been reading - Isaac Asimov's "Prelude To Foundation". The next book to read is "Forward The Foundation". It is another large format paperback with 415 pages to read. It is the second "Prequel" to the Foundation series, and yet sometimes the notes on the cover make it sound like it is a sequel. Oh well, I am sure it will be enjoyable reading (apart from having to manhandle the big book while laying in bed).

  My evening was not just watching TV. There was not a lot on to keep me glued to the TV, and I was in bed by 9pm. It was than that I read the last pages of Prelude To Foundation. I can't be sure, but I think I may have turned out the light to try for sleep very soon after 10pm.

  It did not seem to uncomfortably hot last night, although it was still hot enough that I slept uncovered with the fan oscillating back and forth blowing air at me. I did not sleep that well, and it seems there were many times when I was awake. One curious thing is my dreams. I can't explain all the fine details, but I know that each dream seemed to feature ice cream in it. Mostly it was a type of ice cream Sundae that was served in a boat shaped container. I seem to recall that many ice cream vans would offer them, and so did Wimpy Bars. Their would usually have a skinned banana in them - although I can't recall ever having one, and so I am trying to remember what I can of the posters that used to adorn the inside of Wimpy Bars.

  All that dream if ice cream makes me feel that I must have been feeling very hot in the night, but my actual recollection is that I was mostly comfortable. I will admit I did have to turn my pillow around a few times when it was feeling damp from sweat - which is a bit odd because I don't recall my forehead getting sweaty.

  This morning was one of those mornings where it took a long time to get up. I "got up", as in out of bed several times, but kept going back in case I felt like I needed more sleep. I think I may have only dozed off for 10 or 15 minutes just once. During one or more of my waking periods I weighed myself. I have still not had the sort of poo I would expect to pass, but as it stands, my weight is exactly the same as yesterday - not quite as good as a bit of weight loss, but otherwise satisfactory.

  This morning my blood glucose is very slightly higher than yesterday, but I still regard it as good. I go readings of 8.5, 7.8, and and 8.4mmol/l. That averages to 8.23mmol/l, and that is among the higher readings this month, but only by a little bit, and there are some days when it was a fair bit higher. Overall I could describe it as satisfactory.

  My blood pressure is slightly high this morning - 128/66 with a fairly high pulse rate of 80bpm. I know it would be a bit better if I wasn't feeling like it is time for a pee, and maybe a poo as well.

  Today I have several items in my possible plans. The first has to be a shower, and probably to wash my hair too. I am considering going to the shops, but that is far from essential - it's just one of things that would be nice to do. The main thing today should be a beer tasting session with Jodie. There is no news of the beer I ordered being delivered yet, and that is a shame. However, Left Field Beers did send a email that said (in part) "We are both back now after a tremendous trip around Sweden, Finland, and Estonia. Adrienn flew back on Wednesday after I had been holding things together for a week. I am sure that this is music to all of your ears!". I'm not sure about it being music to my ears, but it does provide a legitimate reason why they are behind with their deliveries. It also suggests that they may have new beers from Sweden, Finland and Estonia listed on the web site soon. That will probably excite Jodie.