Friday, June 19, 2026
cycle has begun
The cycle of the bum injection has started with the normal fluffy crap. Normally a day or two of this. Don't want to be too far from a loo at this point. But managed shop at Tesco's.
The heat wave won't help much either.
M
Thursday, June 18, 2026
cheap glasses
I currently cannot locate any of the original three. I am back with J's original pair. A symptomatic search is necessary.
M
concise crossword
I seem to have managed to get the crossword back to the basics in terms of functionality. It is still quite clever, jumping over filled squares, but it is much simpler.
One needs to avoid ads by going in with ones independent user credentials. So you go into the full paper and then select the concise crossword.
M
was I right?
I may never know. I am bound to run into Sue one day, but whether she would actually admit my warning was correct, is another matter.
The fact that they must have removed something is rather ominous. Were they in time? Will the medics give him the all clear, and in particular for driving. Bob did, but his esipodes were very much sleep related. I imagine this was not the case with J.
M
licence taken away?
I am beginning to think that J's illness means all his road licences have been cancelled. This may include power bicycles.
This could be a slow process, say minimum 6 months.
He will be driven even more potty.
And the continental ban might extend a chunk more.
Frankly this is right.
M
heat wave forecast
blinds mended
At long last set about renovating the roller blinds in the playroom. All seemed to go well. The centre one can still have sticking points, though I am not sure why.
M
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
history
When I questioned his state of mind, I was politely dismissed. I wonder why I have not had an update or a thanks for an early warning.
Of course, she might not think I want to know about it with my recent history. Fair enough. At least I have a simpler cause and solution.
M
banned
I wonder if J is currently banned from driving. The car is almost never taken on the road. I see him manoeuvre the cars on the drive ways, but never more.
I guess there is a link between his op and having the uk licence removed. I guess he has to reapply. And that might be a long time off since they entered the skull.
I wonder if he thought he could still drive with whatever foreign licence he had. Dumb arse.
M
monthly mending
This Saturday is next session.
Continue with apple mac, and possibly ask about obsolete SIM cards.
M
blinds
2 bags
bum jabs back
Going to my first jab, after my illness. I will keep my fingers crossed. At least it is allowing me to have a free bus ride.
M
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
shaving
I think the Waitrose own brand of razors just shows the change in the market. The Gillettes of this world are struggling to have a significant difference on the own brands.
They are still too expensive, but competition should deal with that in near future.
I will chuck some of my reused blades.
M
Vitamin d
I reckon that the surgery have effectively ignored my request for vitamin d3. Their system cannot have any safety net. Basically If anyone fails to respond, it is ignored. There is no safety net or check. They would never spot themselves that it is failing, depending on the patient to act. I doubt if there is any unique identifier associated with it.
Now they may be casual with d3 because it is freely available at small cost. But that is not an excuse.
I feel that the traing day actually took preference in this case, which just shows the slackness of the people involved.
M
Beech
Rob's beech tree needs to be cut down. I reckon the council will accept responsibility, but not give it much priority. It will take them a climber, a rope loped high on a main branch, a big lorry, and some free falling of the main trunk.
A days hard work of say three men on this site.
Say 5 grand?
It may just have some value, to offset the costs.
But I doubt if anyone will be in a hurry.
M
where are my sunglasses?
I seem to have lost two now, leaving me with just one. This is very stupid. They must be somewhere.
M
Breadmaking
Provided you are careful, you never have to wash the tin in water. Just wiping with a dry cloth is all you need to do. The paddle can be a slight nuisance.
M
crossword
The independent crossword has a set of actions that are supposed to help you fill it in quickly. However they just get me in a tangle. To play it without this add-on, just start in a browser, preferably not chrome, and load up the page you want.
It has some automation, but it is much less intrusive. You may want to dampen the sound as well.
I doubt if you need be on-line once you've started.
Basically when you type a character you know where it is going to move to for the next, and you don't need to watch it.
M
Monday, June 15, 2026
plants
They have done a spurt, and some are getting really big. It is wonderful to have some jungle again.
Did quite a bit of pruning to the Budlia, outside the kitchen, keeping it above guttering, and not obscuring view of garage fencing.
Amazing quite how much dead old branches and twigs there is insie the plant.
M
washed my hair
In a bath.
This went pretty well, and I managed the getting in and out without incident. Secret it to have lots of water, and not to take the plug out, until you are out.
The catheter did not seem to have and problems.
I think a day time event.
M
Sunday, June 14, 2026
herring gulls
Starting to see these land on chimneys in the road. Not ours yet.
I think they are now a protected species, and might be tricky to get rid of. I think we may be lucky and should be able to deter them. So far their preference is for the sticklers and victoria house.
M
swifts
Regularly see these while having tea in the back garden. High up, and have not seen them prospecting for a long time. Used to breed in the roof, before it was reroofed.
M
turds
The diggings for roots that the badger did, are now being used for turds. Presumably the same individual. I assume badger. I guess the soil and myself will at some point benefit. Looks a bit sordid.
M
passageway
The flowers are rapidly filling the passage, making it difficult to walk smoothly along it. Wonderful. Such a contrast with what is over the fence.
Though the Ukrainians are leaving some of my invasive plants to spread, such as the yellow iris. This is wonderful. Some seeds appear able to spread, with the prevailing wind, and start the process with new species, which is very hopeful.
Why they cannot do something to the exposed concrete dam baffles me. Just covering with rough gravel would transform things.
M
double cream
Botched the cream buying. My make do efforts with the left over chicken were just about acceptable, though strangely green.
M
Audi drivers
The strange return from across the channel, before setting out again, lead me to believe that J is not yet allowed to drive after his brain op.
If it was just a surface skin problem, I am sure nothing would have happened. He was caught out, and probably is now temporarily banned from driving anywhere.
Hence the often strange parking. Sue does not like turning the car round in the drive. Also he seems to like doing unnecessary manoeuvres in the fiat.
Could all be just my imagination, but it is entertaining.
I still wonder if my warning to Sue, was actually correct though then unknown to her. Maybe she will tell me one day.
M
Saturday, June 13, 2026
perfect plants
It occurred to me, that the specimen plants from posh growers tend to have a short dense flowing period. And no mad isolated flowers away from that period. In other words, they are very boring most of the year. And expensive.
The plants in the front next door fit this down to the ground.
It would be ok if they are wheeled in and out of the bed. You need a much bigger 'out of season' area to cope with this.
When they get larger, it is going to be very boring with no soil showing, and wall to wall leaves with no flowers.
M
bum jabs
The g9d news is that my bum jabs are starting next Wednesday at 10.30. So free buses, and no delays in startup.
M
