Monthly Archives: October 2020

Veg plot 2020, #47

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[2nd October] Had another pick of the chiles this afternoon. Some of the leaves on the plants are showing signs of turning yellow so I’m not sure how much more ripe the remaining ones will get. I’m hoping I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd October 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Bonkers trip to the pool today. Driving through one of the local villages I discovered the road blocked by a Polish articulated lorry. I think the driver had stopped to try to find someone who could give him directions. I’d … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st October 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

We had to stand outside the sports centre and wait until the posted start time of the session to be let in today. They’ve changed the arrangements slightly because they weren’t getting enough time to clean between sessions. I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 29th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Had a narrow escape on the way to the pool today. I’d just emerged from the road I use to get around the closed bridge as a six-axle container truck passed me turning into it going the other way. That … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Getting to the pool today was a bit frantic. I ended up leaving at pretty much the last possible moment and then got stuck in traffic waiting for a chap to negotiate his container lorry around some narrow twisty bends. … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #46

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Just had a conversation with my wife about salads for the winter and she mentioned a couple of things I’d not considered nor even been aware of this year. Apparently the only vegetables she has bought since we started harvesting … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #45

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[26th September] I’ve actually spent most of the day outdoors which was pleasant, if a little chilly thanks to the northerly wind. I sowed my leaf radish seeds and checked over all the other seedlings, discovering another snail (I have … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

I slept fairly badly last night — woke up after four hours or so and spent the rest of the night drifting in and out of sleep feeling stressed about work. There was more work stress this morning too, so … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #44

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

I’ve taken another basket full of chiles off the plants, leaving just the ones that aren’t ripe. They’re all on strings in the airing cupboard now, drying.

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Swimming, 24th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

An excellent session at the pool today, despite being a little late in (no fault of my own in this case — they were a bit delayed cleaning the reception area between shift changes). I managed eighteen reps before having … Continue reading →

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