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Monthly Archives: July 2026
Yet another medication review
I toddled down to the surgery this morning to discuss how things were going and the informed opinion seemed to be “right direction, but not good enough yet”. However, it wasn’t possible to decide what additional medication I would need … Continue reading
*Sigh* Missed one again
The morning one, this time. But nothing particularly surprising with the afternoon/evening ones.
Still looking good at sub-200
Let’s hope it continues. Pulse is still quite high as my BP drops below 150 though. That’s when I really start to struggle
First attempt at making sauerkraut
Just white cabbage, a few peppercorns and salt (3% of the weight of the cabbage). I’m intrigued to see how this works out. I’ve never tried sauerkraut before. So far it’s looking ok, but it’s only been a day 😀
This could be working…
I’m starting to believe that now I’ve been taking it for a few days, with the Indapamide my BP might stay below 200. First and last readings here are morning and evening. The other two are early/late afternoon.
No dig diary, 20th July 2026
Just a little harvesting today. What a beast! At 2.8kg, not the heaviest cabbage I’ve ever grown, but certainly way up there. Coming soon to a plate near me 😀
More pruning at the vineyard
And plenty of grapes too, by the looks of it. I’m still not halfway through this pass though. It may take a while… It does look much better for it, and at least the owner can mow more of the … Continue reading
Not a good day
I had a pretty hideous afternoon today. I felt so tired that eventually I just had to sleep on the sofa. Eventually I woke up just before 8pm thinking that I’d only been asleep for a couple of hours. My … Continue reading
No dig diary, 19th July 2026
Potato picking day! Given the hot dry weather my potatoes clearly weren’t going to progress much further, so I decided it was time to lift them all. I even sorted them into sacks straight away — most organised for me. … Continue reading
Maybe, maybe not…
Can’t really tell if the new drugs are having any effect as yet. The morning reading is about 10mmHg lower than I’d expect, but sometimes that just happens by itself. The second two are both evening readings. Perhaps lower than … Continue reading