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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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Veg plot 2020, #43

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[23rd September] Boy, is it cold out there today! I’m sure 12.5C doesn’t usually feel that cold, but it certainly wasn’t shorts and t-shirt weather outside. I just nipped out to check on the seedlings (all doing well and the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Didn’t manage to get to the pool yesterday because I had so much other stuff going on and today was quite odd in its own way. I took my usual cut-through to avoid the closed bridge to discover after half … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #42

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[20th September] Today has been a harvesting day. This morning I tried to push my thumbnail into the skin of one of the butternut squashes that was in the polytunnel and it wasn’t having any of it, so I decided … Continue reading →

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