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  • No More Guests?

    No More Guests?

    A quiet morning, especially for mid-week, and I find myself thinking about my guest bed, which will (hopefully) be leaving through the front door today. I have very few guests staying. Am I unpopular? Possibly; but once the bed is gone I shall begin to assemble my music room, which I feel sure I shall…

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  • Glad to be Home?

    Glad to be Home?

    My seventh day at home. Studying is all well and good, but I have no-one to share my knowledge and insights with. I need to get out, but I haven’t saved enough cash for that yet.

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  • From perfect sleep to perfect tea – and coffee?

    I find myself buoyed by a perfect sleep score, excellent tea and a pleasant sunny morning. I look forward to me morning cappuccino but it is not perfect, merely very good. Which gets me to thinking about the Algerian Coffee Stores in Soho and will I ever own an espresso machine?

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  • Dreaming of Gardens!

    Dreaming of Gardens!

    My lawn is crispy and my garden is frazzled – and I wish I could do more – a lot more – to make it the kind of space I would love, enjoy and spend more time in. Sadly, that will never happen.

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  • Adapting to the Heat?

    Adapting to the Heat?

    I feel good this morning. Mornings are the most pleasant part of the day in a heatwave. Opening doors and windows at 5am brings coolth into the home, but doors must be shut earlier each day as the heatwave progresses. And I have developed a new coping mechanism that I never thought I would find…

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  • Birthday on Mars?

    My scales made me smile with a birthday message and then I got to thinking now about what I was thinking 50 years ago: what would 2026 be like? I had a vivid imagination and thought there might be a possibility of me making a trip to Mars – back then that seemed possible.

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