Pages

4 August 2025 (Monday) - Preparing an Ad-Lab

I slept like a log last night, which was something of a result. I got up and had a go on the scales. I’ve put weight on over the weekend… back to the dieting properly. I put a load of washing in to scrub; I’ve rather skived on that lately.
As I scoffed toast I rolled my eyes at the argument on one of the geocaching pages I follow on Facebook. Someone thought they were being clever by hiding a film pot under a rock in a thorn bush which is well known for being where the local tramps go to have a dump.
 
I sent out birthday wishes to the two friends having a birthday today, got the dogs onto their leads and took them out.
As we drove the pundits on the radio were talking about the latest government initiative to stop people smuggling which is clearly doomed to failure. Stopping the small boats coming across the channel would be easy. Simply set up a little (or not so little) armada of boats to stop the illegal boats and escort them back to the French coast where their little boats get scuppered.. Nothing else is going to stop them, is it?
We got to the woods and had a rather good little walk round. The walk passed off without any episodes, which is always a good thing.
 
We came home for a cuppa, and once I’d hung out the washing I cleaned out the big pond’s filter. Back in the day when I had the old-style box filters it took over an hour to clean them out; a smelly messy job which involved lots of heavy lifting. Now with the pressure filter I can set up for the cleaning, do the cleaning and tidy up afterwards in just under ten minutes (I timed it).
 
I munzed, and sent out the invites to the Munzee clan for this month’s Clan War, and got Wordle (rigid) on the fifth attempt.
“Daddies’ Little Angel TM finished her appointment, so I drove her and Pogo home, and came home via Chilham. When we were there yesterday I saw several little points of interest which would lend themselves to being part of a geocaching Ad-Lab, and bearing in mind I get another Ad-Lab credit next week I thought I might call in again and have a closer look. I found five things in Chilham Village Square which would make good Ad-Lab stages, and narrowly beat the rain home.
 
I spent a little while writing up my next Ad-Lab; looking on-line for the history of Chilham and embellishing it (just a teeny bit). I had an hour’s doze, did “Feed the Fish”, and had another go at the twenty minute chair workout which was (and is) surprisingly hard work.
And then I had a look at that puzzle geocache which has been bothering me all week, and once I’d sat still for a while I checked my blood pressure. It’s rather better than it has been.
 
After a good bit of dinner “er indoors TM went bowling. I settled in front of the telly and watched episodes of “Orange is the New Black”.
I’m worn out and I’ve hardly done anything. And I ache. I’ve been aching quite a bit recently…

No comments:

Post a Comment