08:28 BST

  Yesterday was another day that seemed dry when the forecast said there would be rain in the morning. It was quite a mild day with an afternoon temperature of 15° C. The day was forecast to start at 9° C, and then initially fall to 8° C before rising again. By my reckoning it started closer to 11° C, and that is also how the day ended.   Today is forecast to be dull, and it is as I write this. No sunshine at all is forecast, but it should stay dry all day (my own barometer says rain is to be expected). It will be late afternoon when the temperature peaks at 14° C today. It looks like it should be almost a mild night, but the forecast says tomorrow will start at 7° C. Tomorrow will be dull until the afternoon when there could be some sunny spells. The whole day should be dry, and the afternoon temperature may only be 11° C.

   Yesterday was not a productive day, and any plans I thought might happen came to nothing, and yet I seemed to be happy enough like that.

  To be honest, there is not a lot to say about yesterday. The one thing I did do was to order another £100 worth of assorted beers - beers from all over the world. I doubt they will arrive in time for tomorrow's beer tasting session, but they should be here for the Sunday session.

  The only other notable things I did, beyond reading nearly a quarter of the current paperback I am reading, was eating, and there is not a lot to say about that....although... My dinner was 4 rather small (after grilling) beef burgers, and a plate of sweet potato, oven cooked, chips. I found the beef burgers, from Aldi, were disappointing. Maybe I over cooked them, They certainly seemed dry and more chewy than I would have liked. I think I had some raspberry ripple ice cream for dessert.

  I am doing this in the wrong order, but my lunch was a couple of ham and cheese rolls. At some point I had two small packets of crisps for a snack. I am almost certain I had more ice cream at some time.

  After my dinner it was the usual TV watching, but I stopped at 10pm instead of 11pm like some nights. I did read a bit more after going to bed, but I think I was probably fast asleep before 11pm. I think I slept well, and I don't even recall getting up to pee as often as usual. It may have been around 2am when I thought I was going to have a replay of the recent night when I was stuck on the toilet pooing. Last night it seemed to be no more than wind, and I may have only missed 20 minutes of sleep.

  This morning  was up early, but I didn't stay up. After going to the toilet, and taking screen shots of the weather forecast, I went back to bed, and I think I slept for an extra hour. Fortunately I needed another pee when I woke up again, and that reduced my weight enough that that I only gained 500gm overnight - which is bad, but not as bad as it was before that extra pee. It does not feel uncomfortable enough to be called constipation, but as yet I have not had a poo this morning. I expect, or hope that I will after having my breakfast.

  My only real plan for today is to walk through the park to The Jolly Farmers for my usual Wednesday lunchtime couple of pints of Guinness. It will be a less pleasant walk if I have not had a poo by then, but I don't think it will stop me...unless it does start to feel uncomfortable.
  just 647 words today - one of my shortest pieces in ages.