Wednesday, March 11, 2026
still no J
Next door's absence is rather strange. Sue is there and busy. Could be absolutely anything, but one can live in hope.
Arrival of all sons last weekend added to mystery perhaps.
M
T walked back up from Leightens
We took a taxi down there and walked back, with only one stop. This is heroic.
It had been a tough time there, because of the mess they initially made with the earing aids. I am not taking further, but I hope I got them nervous.
M
Bread making
Back to trying to bake a decent loaf. Using Waitrose canadian flour, and normal recipe, and 5 hours.
Fingers crossed
M
urology
Normal cock up, which they admit is in their court. The paper work is stuck because of changes to my formal nhs doctor.
Await this space
M
audiologist
Got very angry with T's man. Pleasant enough, but basically trying to cover up his botch last time.
I am not bothering to take it further.
M
google news
This is a waste of space. I have got rid of it.
I am not sure how I got it in the first place. I hope it does not reappear.
M
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
bloggeroid
This app seems to be a valid choice.
I got worried for a bit, but probably unnecessay
M
Sunday, March 08, 2026
a bad applicaton
I have got caught out by an application that is a pain and very persistent.
Time for a spring clean. This is on my phone.
M
Samual and Isabel are growing fast
Much to my surprise they have apparently overtaken Katherine,and Grannie.
I think I have mostly seen them sitting recently.
M
Next door
I have not seen Jonathon, next door for a bit. Nor any sign of his car being moved. Plenty of his wife.
M
adding rucksack
Tomorrow I try Waitrose in Tonbridge again, and this time adding my rucksack to the carrying capacity. I think it should be ok since it was the arms that really complained before.
M
Saturday, March 07, 2026
having to rebuild the latest tablet
I somwhow managed to screw up the android system, and had to start again. Do not know what happened.
It was a bit of a mess so no harm really.
M
reducing shopping weight
I was carrying back too much at a time, and having to get my breathe back frequently. This was inefficient.
Now with reduced loads I walk coninuously the whole way back home with no stops. Ok I may have to do some extra journeys, but overall a saving and much more comfortable.
M
charging honda
Had some success in charging the honda battery. All rather smooth, though there are a lot of cables at the front door.
Rain is tge main problem
M
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
pruning the tree in the road
Told a guy putting out cones. I told him that they could use our drive if it helped them. They want to do it's regular prune, something like every 4 years.
M
difficult after power
Of course, I will disagree with my successors at Old Lodge. I have strong opinions on most things. But it makes it slightly difficult to hang around a task that I would not have done.
I can only see walking on to other things as the solution.
I think it was too risky to have a bonfire where we did today. I said I would have put it out. And walked away.
Must be very difficult being an ex-prime minister.
M
Reduced tesco loads
I tried multiple tesco journeys and less purchase weight. This worked very well, and I made the journeys without stopping for breathe.
Ok, there will be more journeys, but it is tge time that is important. It is also heathier to not to over exert oneself.
M
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Google does not want to find this
I thought I would try to find an entry in this blog. Completely failed. Silly.
M
T's Catheter
I clearly did not do much blogging in the past, and there is no reference to the months when T had a catheter.
M
adventurous
The catheter is often uncomfortable for a variety of reasons. I have tended to just accept it as par for the course.
However I am currently trying to see if I can ease things with things like savlon. So far so good, with absolutely tiny amounts providing lubrication and reduced inflammation
Obviously I am getting fed up with the inconvenience of the things, as I do more walking and playing. I should get called to Pembury any day now. Here's hoping.
M
Jono's cold
Both feeling tired and under par. No doubt caught from J. He is so sociable that he probably will be giving us both welcome future immunity. But it does sometimes make us feel decrepit.
M
South heath birds
I sat listening to the songs and calls.
Tawny owl over the fence was most satisfying. Within striking distance of new box.
Buzzard, linnets. Bullfinch. Gold rest, robin, raven, skylark, blue tit, crow.
Did not see anything.
M
Monday, March 02, 2026
Better understanding of my condition early on
I am beginning to understand my early inability to see myself as having a problem. I was too enthusiastic about my own detailed logic and thoughts. I was not critical enough about not having a good understanding of the general situation.
An example was my bed wetting issue. I spent a lot of effort in avoiding damage etc, but none to the question of needing medical help. No doubt my damp avoidance techniques were good, but that was hardly the point.
On the other hand, nobody asked the question for me, as far as I know, until a chunk later.
My memories of these early phases is very poor, which is another indication of the problem.
M
Aired the car
Lovely day, with a breeze, so perfect drying weather.
Opened all the doors.
Wedged open the carpet hole behind the drivers seat, with a wooden stick.
M
Waitrose Monday
So I went to Waitrose in Tonbridge, and had a good shop.
The journey there was pretty good, and walking from the castle was pretty quick.
It was wonderful being back in a large quality store. I probably bought too many heavy things, which I would regret at the other end.
Very quiet at this time of day. Only one checkout operating, as far as I could see, and no queues.
Bus back fine, getting off at paydens, which gave a flat run back home.
M
