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I need to consider buying an espresso machine: would I buy Sage again?
I am not enjoying my morning cappuccino as much as I used to, which is a shame as it is one of the few luxuries I continue to enjoy in retirement. The problem is not my tastebuds but my espresso machine, which should have lasted longer than it has. A great deal longer.
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Energy Saving!
My diary this morning led me to my energy bill for yesterday, the first day of the month, and then onto why I am such an energy geek, reading my meter every week when I have smart meters!
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Mixed Emotions?
July was for many years a happy month for me, but no longer. A birthday, a wedding and a death occur within a few days of each other, which leaves me nowadays with mixed emotions.
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Civilised Politics!
My mind is this morning drifting from one trivial matter to another, but begins to focus on a feint glimmer of hope: that politics may become slightly more civilised and slightly less confrontational.
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Coastal Living!
I haven’t decided if I will venture into town today or tomorrow, but whatever I do I must visit the tropical fish shop in town – I need something to clear the pond. That led me to thoughts on living near water.
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Why Diary?
I found myself celebrating the end of the heatwave and looking forward to a week of ‘normal’ weather before the next heatwave arrives in a week or so. In so doing I somehow got onto the subject of why I write in my diary at all.