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Swimming, 10th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

I skipped Tuesday’s swim because I was feeling a bit under the weather. I think just the side-effects of sleeping very badly as a result of all the work stress that’s going on at the moment and my body trying … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #39

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

I’ve been toying with the idea of trying to coax some of my pepper plants through the winter since they are perennials after all. However, a bit of a niggle has struck me. I assume that they’ll show little sign … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #38

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[9th September] The seedlings in the greenhouse are going great guns now. Loads more of the onions have come up, and the chervil and coriander are also coming to life. Possibly one or two of the lettuces, too, though they … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #37

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[7th September] I think I’ve posted before that growing plants from seed is the nearest thing there is to real magic. I nipped out to the greenhouse this lunchtime to find a few more spinach and chard seedlings had sprouted, … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 7th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Work stress is still messing up my sleep a fair bit and I had quite a lethargic weekend. Just got back from my swim. It started fairly hideously, not even managing ten reps before I had to skip one because … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #36

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

My daughter and I pulled a huge amount of ivy off a barn wall yesterday. The more unmanageable bits (a couple so heavy that I struggled to even drag them along the ground) went on the bonfire heap, but we … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #35

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[5th September] I have spent some of the morning in the greenhouse planting seeds though. I put a few more spring onions in, mostly to use up the packet really. And then as a complete experiment I have planted some … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

I had a more successful pool visit today, swimming to the end of the session, but I did have to skip the odd rep here and there (four in total I think) to get through it. Still clearly quite tired. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 3rd September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Well, I went to the pool today and it was absolutely awful 🙁 I had no energy and became so tired so quickly. Not entirely surprising perhaps. I worked 9:15am to 2:30am (not a typo) on Tuesday and then 9:15am … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Off to the pool today having skipped yesterday thanks to the bank holiday. After the success of last week I knocked another five seconds off my interval time, so I was starting a new rep every 1’25s. By a dozen … Continue reading →

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