Monthly Archives: August 2026

That’s about what I can cope with

The first (morning) reading, that is. The plummet to 136 (which seems to be a popular afternoon reading) is just too much. Then I forgot to do the evening one.

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A good start

Then it all went downhill from there 🙁 I felt so awful in the afternoon. Second reading is before lunch again, third is after.

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A first “proper” tomato harvest

All from the Garnet vines (they often do stay a little green at the top). Lovely to have with lunch, especially in the warm weather. May there be many more.

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Living on the edge in the morning

Not far off 200 first thing 🙁 And then a drop all the way down to the 120s in a matter of hours — the second reading is pre-lunch and the third post-lunch. This is really quite punishing. At these … Continue reading

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Delights from the veg plot

This pepper is looking so nice. Can’t wait for it to change colour. I don’t actually know what colour it is going to be. It’s either a red or a yellow Corno di Toro, but I carelessly dropped one batch … Continue reading

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Just the two readings today

Another difficult day with an afternoon reading of 136 again. At least the morning readings seem to have stabilised below 200, though I suspect the GP is still not going to be happy with one that high. (Ok, so I … Continue reading

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Chiles looking nice

Chonky Chayennes 🙂 and Hungarian Blacks that actually look ready to pick.

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Tough day

Morning, afternoon and evening. A systolic reading of 136 is hard for me to cope with. I spent most of the afternoon lying down or asleep 🙁

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