Monthly Archives: July 2026

I’m so relieved

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I don’t enjoy hot weather at the best of times and trying to cope whilst messing about with one’s circulatory system makes it even harder, so seeing the sky looking like this today was really quite a relief. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Nom, nom, tom

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I finally picked those three tomatoes for lunch today. Then I found a few more and I couldn’t pass them up 😀 Hopefully it won’t be long before there are plenty more.

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Accepting second best

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

We have almost no ragwort growing this year, so these little chaps are eating the groundsel instead, which, to be fair, I’m quite happy for them to do as I’ve clearly failed to weed it. And I love seeing the … Continue reading →

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Ok, I chickened out

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I’ve now been prescribed Indapamide to add to the Ramipril I’m already taking, and I now have to take the Ramipril both in the morning and evening. I should have taken the Indapamide immediately I received it yesterday, but I … Continue reading →

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High morning reading for the last time?

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

Only did this one today. We’ll see how it goes from here. I have a medication review later and I’m expecting to be prescribed “more stuff”.

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Stick a fork in them

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I think they’re done 😀 Spotted whilst I was watering. I think those tomatoes are going to be part of tomorrow’s lunch. Possibly this one too, though perhaps it needs just a little more time. Whilst I was wandering up … Continue reading →

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All the twos

Posted on July 24, 2026 by james

Well, nearly 😀 And today I actually managed morning, early afternoon and evening measurements.

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Another day, another reading

Posted on July 24, 2026 by james

First one (morning) is a little lower than usual here, but the others (both early afternoon) are pretty much where I’d expect them to be.

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Who is being given the hairy eyeball?

Posted on July 24, 2026 by james

BBC News story. Honestly I don’t know if the average Japanese is more or less hairy than those of us in western Europe, but really? If the complainers can’t cope with this, where does it stop? Hair on arms? Fingers? … Continue reading →

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You’re a whatnow?

Posted on July 24, 2026 by james

From BBC News an alien language specialist was hired to help her translate it Alien language specialist? That’s a thing? Really? I guess at least we’ll know who to go to when we meet aliens for the first time.

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