This morning it is quite cloudy, but the sun is filtering through a few gaps. Today should be dry, and from midday there could be sunny spells followed by full sunshine at 7pm. The afternoon may reach a rather warm 26° C. Tomorrow could be very sunny, and the afternoon may reach 29° C.

  Yesterday was a day where so very little happened that I am tempted to write almost nothing about it because there is nothing to write about ! Well, almost nothing.....

  One thing I had to do yesterday, after my post writing lie down, and probably a snooze too, was to rinse and wring out the two hand towels that were soaking in Dettol because after the last wash they started to get smell as they dried out. I hope I am happy to say that this morning they are bone dry, and smelling nice and fresh. I think I did those last rinses and wring out quite early in the afternoon.

  In theory I had enough time to shower and wash my hair, and then go out for a walk, or possibly take a camera out for some train photography, but by early afternoon I had sort of given up on that idea. Much later in the afternoon, probably more like very early evening, I did wash my hair. That felt rather good, but I fear it will need doing again very soon. It is feeling quite humid as I write this, and after eating a big hot bowl of instant noodles, with plenty of hot pepper sauce on them, my head is very sweaty. (I've just opened the window and it feels much fresher - even to the point of feeling a bit chilly).

  One major landmark yesterday was lunch, but I can't seem to remember what it was I ate. I think it might have included some ice cream, but other than that is a big blank area of my memory. I can do better describing my dinner. It was big chunky oven chips with two large, jumbo sized (allegedly) smoky bacon sausages. I think those sausages, which didn't taste so good on their own, did taste better with those big chips. I definitely had a small punnet of strawberries for dessert.

  My options were a bit reduced yesterday because i was waiting for the delivery of my latest order of (maybe) slightly exotic (sort of) beers. The big box of beers was delivered without incident by DPD, and arrived just after 3pm - a tiny bit earlier than expected (originally estimated at between 3.30 and 4.30pm).

  There was one significant thing I did yesterday, and it was to order a few bits and pieces from Amazon, and then cancel the whole order because they did not offer free delivery. They did try their best to get me to sign up to Amazon Prime for free next day delivery (for many things), but I don't want to sign up for prime - which is why I cancelled the whole order that was worth £51.

  I found the baking trays I was going to buy from Amazon on Aliexpress, and they were both cheaper and free delivery. The downside is a much longer wait for delivery, but I am in no rush for the baking trays. I was mainly going to get them because the few I currently use are looking a bit sad, but on the other hand, if first sprayed with oil that still seem to be non-stick. The other item I was going to get at the same time was spray oil, but I can easily get that from Tesco.

  My evening was the usual slobbing out in front of the TV for a few hours before going to bed at 11pm- if I remember correctly - and I may not remember correctly. I know it felt like I had time to read a chapter or so when I was in bed, and so it may have been 10pm when I went to bed. I am fairly sure I was fast asleep by 11pm - but once again I may just be making up times off the top of my head.

  Last night I probably got up to pee a couple of time. I definitely had a sort of dream. I say sort of because I think I may have been partly awake while making up the dream. The dream was inspired by ordering from Aliexpress (in China). Which part was dream, and which part was tying up the loose ends, or something like that, while half awake/half dreaming, is something I can't answer now.

  The dream was about a Chinese company selling what were like rubber socks that were printed to look like some popular trainers. They could be worn as they were, or if you ordered a larger size you could wear them over the top of a pair of trainers that had seen better days, and were no longer waterproof. I suspected that the owners of the trainer style that was being copied would be up in arms about copyright infringement, but the Chinese company didn't care. I am not sure how practical the idea would actually be, but it seemed a good idea in theory.

  This morning I woke up earlier than seemed like a good idea, and so I spent extra time in bed trying to, but mostly failing to get and good sleep. other than that I felt modestly OK. After an extra pee, but as yet no poo (but it feels like it might not be long now) I seem to have lost a mere 100gm since yesterday. If I had the big poo I feel I probably ought to have, it could be a 200gm loss, but I have eaten breakfast now, and weighing myself is pointless. Without the last pee I would have actually have seemed to have gained 100gm ! It was a close run thing.

  My blood glucose was a little higher this morning, but still good enough to show I am still controlling my sugar intake by the skin of my teeth. I got readings of 8.4, 8.8, and 8.5mmol/l. That averages to 8.57mmol/l. That is very slightly higher than all but three averages so for this month. I am not going to worry about it unless tomorrow is even higher - which it might be after some beers this afternoon.

   This morning my blood pressure is very typical. It is 114/76 with a pulse rate of 75. The diastolic pressure of 76 is possibly slightly high, but hopefully that will reduce when I am eventually back on Amlodopine - probably in my next repeat prescription.

  The big event today should be the Thursday afternoon beer tasting session with Jodie and probably Michael too. It means I have stuff I have to do - like doing the washing up, and a brief tidy up of the kitchen - a chorse for every Thursday and Sunday. Before all that I will be having a shower. If I have the time or inclination I ought to go shopping in Savers, and while I am there, in Poundstretcher too. Mostly I need Turmeric capsules from Savers (which are alleged to help joint mobility for the aged [me !!!] , and some bleach for the toilet would be worth getting while I am there. I might even pop into Tesco for some fruit and other sources of fibre, but I guess that can wait until tomorrow....or even later.