I stepped on the scales this morning. I was under fifteen
stone for the first time in years. I did my blood pressure which also seems to
be down on what it was six months ago. Something of a result, I suppose.
I scoffed toast and peered into the Internet. It was still
there.
With “Daddies’ Little Angel TM” needing
a lift mid-morning I took the dogs out early. As we drove to the woods the
pundits on the radio were talking to some Israeli spokesman or other. And like
most Israeli spokesmen, this woman was utterly unreasonable. She felt it was
perfectly fine for the Israelis to have launched a massive and unprovoked attack on the
Iranians on the pretext of they might possibly attack Israel at some point in
the future. But this woman felt it was utterly wrong of the Iranians to
retaliate.
We got to the woods and walked our usual circuit. I went in
trainers today, and the birdsong app didn’t detect any ducks. We did see a slow
worm, Treacle and Pogo found a wet ditch, Morgan and Bailey found fox poo, and
Treacle found a deer bone. As we walked we heard several large things crashing
in the trees. A few months ago we would have been able to see deer through the
trees; now what with all the leaves we can’t.
We headed up the slope to the car park just as loads of
normal people were walking down. Pausing only briefly to bark at them we were
soon back at the car.
We came home, and I solved geo-puzzles until “Daddies’
Little Angel TM” was done. Her and Pogo then went home to
disaster. The pavement was dug up outside her flat. Including the entrance to
her flat. The nice men had to stop work to let her through.
We took a circuitous route home. Last week two new loads of
geocaching
treasures were launched. We got one series yesterday. Today it was time to
look at “planets”. Only certain geocaches count for getting these
souvenirs, and I’d planned a route home.
The first stop was at puzzle based on benches in a
churchyard in Capel. That was simple enough. The second involved a rather epic
word search and I don’t think it was actually there.
The third and fourth adventures were straightforward; if
involving a little hike. The last was a pain. I managed to work out the
eastings of where the thing was hidden, but the northings eluded me. So I
looked at the map and plotted a straight line along which the eastings
co-ordinates laid. There was only one point where a footpath crossed that line,
so I went and had a look, and there was a tree stump at the vital point.
And inside that tree stump was what I was hunting…
Sadly it was too late to do any gardening when I got home,
but there it is. Anyway the most recent fruit of my loins has the strimmer…
With that in mind I decided to leave it with her and get myself a new one. I
had a look on Amazon and saw one that claimed next day delivery. I pressed the
buttons and once it had got my money it said I would have it by the beginning
of next month… I get that a lot on Amazon.
“er indoors TM” boiled up a
rather good bit of dinner then went bowling as she does most Mondays. I settled
in front of the telly, did my evening blood pressure measurements and watched
more “Orange is the New Black” as the dishwasher dishwashed.
I’m feeling rather worn out…
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