Shocking to see on the news

Two large earthquakes in Venezuela within minutes of each other last night. Amazing to see however that despite running from a building that was collapsing literally right next to them, some people still managed to switch on their phone cameras and record themselves running away.

Bizarre.

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Ryanair removes charges

For people who want to sit with their children. You’d think not charging for allowing parents to sit with their children would as a minimum be considered desirable and ideally just be the decent human thing to do.

Perhaps there’ll be additional charges for not having to sit next to someone else’s children shortly? 😀

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Today’s BP readings

Interesting one, this. No idea why, but the mid-afternoon reading was quite high compared with other recent ones. And for once, I didn’t feel dreadful. I think that tells a story all of its own.

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No dig diary, 24th June 2026

Bit of a change today, again working in short bursts between coming indoors to cool down and top up with fluids. I planted out kale and sprouts. Hoops and insect mesh over the top.

Then whilst I was wandering about the plot I found this.

Well, you know… What better way is there to celebrate the harvest from one’s veggie plot? Pop!

God, I love that taste! Is there anything better?

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What madness is this?

37°C forecast for tomorrow. Then a 10° drop for the following day, and a further 7° over the next three days. Not that I’m unhappy that temperatures should return to something rather more bearable, but that is an enormous change in less than a week.

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So, Mrs Blackbird…

do you know anything about my plant labels being pulled up and compost chucked over them? Don’t give me that rubbish that a big bird did it and flew away! That’s what you said when I asked where all the cherries went. And who was scraping all the compost off the top of my potatoes, come to think of it.

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2026

Progress is slow. It is so hot and humid. I had to get on with netting the next section of brassicas though. I took most of the day over it. Even going out and hammering in the stakes for one side of the netting left me drenched in sweat. Got there in the end. Still need to weed and

I also noticed in the row of brassicas that I netted yesterday there is a cabbage that is all but ready. I’m sure it’s a Greyhound. Very much looking forward to eating that.

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Yesterday’s BP readings

Forgot to do the evening one, but I think at this point we can probably guess where it would have been. Crazy resting heart rate for the early afternoon reading 🙁

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It’s aircon, Jim, but not as we know it

It’s so hot today that I’ve taken to removing something from the fridge every half hour or so, just for the waft of cold air that comes out 😀

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I think we’re establishing a pattern now

Took the drugs a bit late today, but the readings are still following the same pattern. Morning, early afternoon, evening…

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