Once again it seemed very chilly first thing this morning, and I doubt the temperature has risen more than a degree since then. The forecast predicts some drizzle at midday, but nothing before, and my barometers just say it will be cloudy, but we have just had a fair shower. I think it has stopped for now, but it was enough to leave the road outside looking wet. This afternoon may see some sunny spells, and the temperature may rise to 23° C. From 6pm the clouds will thicken enough to lose the sunny spells for a few hours, but 8pm may see more sunny spells. By midnight the temperature may be down to 18° C. Tomorrow may start at 16° C, and there could be a couple of hours of full sunshine. The rest of the morning, and up to 4pm may be dull, but it will still warm up to 25° C by 4pm. No rain is forecast for tomorrow.

  Yesterday was only a mildly productive day. There were a few interesting bits, but on the whole it was a rather bland day. Unless I suddenly get verbal diarrhoea this could be quite a short diary today.

  I started yesterday with no great, or even minor plans for the day - except one. I didn't think I would be going out anywhere except for a possible quick walk in the park, and so washing my hair seemed like it would be a waste of time, and having a shower was hardly needed (although maybe it would have felt nice). That gave me little inspiration to rush to finish the small amount of laundry that was soaking in a big bucket in the bath.

  My memory seems quite vague (this happens when very little is happening), but I think it was after I had lunch that I finished that laundry. Lunch was just ice cream.....at least I think it was. Doing two more rinses, and then fabric conditioner for 2 t-shirts, and two pairs of underpants was not that challenging, but it was still not an enjoyable experience, or at least it gave little satisfaction once I had finished it.

  I hung up the laundry on the small clothes horse set up by the open window in the back bedroom. It was while hanging up the washing that I spied a fox was curled up near the back of my garden in thick weeds. I did try and get a photo of it when it stood up to stretch, but with all the weeds in the way, the camera focussed on the foreground, and what was a clear shot of it's head and ears was out of focus and useless. Seeing it helped explain how some chicken bones I put out a couple of days ago were removed so quickly. I am wondering if the fox spends a lot more time curled up in the weeds.

   I spent a little time, maybe not much more than 15 minutes, checking the progress of several orders I had made with Aliexpress in China. The track information has not proved very informative for these couple of packages. Two packages contain Lithium batteries, and there may be a delay because only certain planes can carry them. The tracking information shows as many as 5 identical entries that show it is updated at least once a day, but nothing has moved. This is the one downside of ordering stuff from China. but at least it is cheaper than buy from Amazon.

  My dinner was a pack of sandwiches, a chicken tikka filled naan bread, and some more ice cream. I think it was than that I had a little pack of sliced apple with grapes and chunks of pineapple - a ready made fruit salad. It was one of those meals that seemed quite filling, but only for about 10 minutes. Half an hour later I was stuffing myself with tomato and basil flavoured "crisps" made from chick-peas, and which claimed to be a lot more healthy with ordinary crisps.


  It was 4.30pm when I took the picture on the left, and I think I must have had these onion bhaji flavour puffed potato rings before I had my dinner - probably an afternoon snack. They claimed that they were low sugar, low fat and low calories, and that does seem to have been true. They also claimed to be onion bhaji flavour, but I am not so sure that was correct. They were certainly very tasty, but if the packet didn't say so I don't think I would have guess they were supposed to taste like onion bhaji. Maybe I should buy more - just to make sure !

  As usual, I whiled away the evening watching TV, but I am sure I stopped by 10pm, and maybe even 9pm. Maybe I didn't like the guest panelists on QI or something. Going to be early gave me the chance to read another dozen or more pages of the book I am reading, Isaac Asimovs "The Stars Like Dust". If I could be bothered to check I think I would find it was one of his books with a juvenile readership in mind. The hero is a young boy (naturally more intelligent than the average) and while not fast paces, it features a lot more action than thought. I don't think I enjoy it as much as many other Asimov books.



   I think it was probably around 11pm when I put the book down, turned out the light, and maybe fell asleep five minutes later. Like most recent nights it was an uneventful night. I possibly got up to pee after an hour or two, but I can't say I remember doing so. I do remember waking up around 3am, and thinking how cold it had got in my bedroom. It was cool enough that I hadn't needed to use a fan. All I could do was to pull the duvet over me, after going for a pee, and then trying to get back to sleep. I feel sure I was awake day dreaming for at least an hour, and I think the day dreams were triggered by a dream I had before waking up. I can't remember the dream, and so I can't remember the day dreams either.

  I must have got some real sleep before I woke up again sometime between 6 and 7am. I went for another pee, and managed a small poo. It did not seem enough, and I would not be surprised if I went again in the next few hours. I weighed myself, and did record it, but about about an hour later I had another pee. I weighed myself again, and this time I recorded that I had lost 200gm. It was not a lot, but it took me down to the next colour code representing each whole kilogram.

  My blood glucose seemed a bit lower this morning. The average of all three readings, 7.3, 8.3, and 8.6mmol/l was 8.07mmol/l, and that is less than yesterday's 8.93mmol/l. It still less than the running average for the whole month, which was a fairly reasonable 8.21mmol/l. My blood pressure seems unusually low this morning. It was 97/67 with a pulse rate of 77. I think the pulse rate is a bit high. It might come down if I am re-prescribed Amlodopine. It might also indcate my heart is working a bit harder because of more trouble - possibly the blocked graft that the cardiologists have mentioned a few times, but have never suggested doing anything about it.

  Today I have got something fairly definite I will be doing. Tomorrow I have a blood pressure review at the group practice. I think it might be with a pharmacist or a practice nurse. Both can probably write out my next repeat prescription, and that will be handy. It has been suggested that I enter my home blood pressure readings onto the NHS App I don't use, or to hand a written version to reception. Today I'll hand in a printout of my blood pressure spreadsheet for this month, and because it will only cost a single sheet of paper, I'll let them have the record for may as well. After that I have no idea what I will do. I had thought about going out with my small Nikon camera to take some pictures of trains. I knew it would be a bit dull today, but I didn't realise it would rain, and from the look of the sky I am not sure it has finished for the day. I predict another slightly boring day of reading and resting.