Usually I have no issues getting to sleep. Staying
asleep is generally the problem. But it was the opposite last night – I was
still wide awake two hours after getting into my pit.
I got four hours kip last night which was better than
some nights recently.
I made toast and had a look at the Internet. Last
night “er
indoors TM” went outside to see the
aurora… not that there was much to be seen. A chap I used to know was posting
photos of a rather spectacular display he’d seen from his new house in
Scotland. Jacking it all in, turning your back on everyone and moving to
Scotland seems to be happening more and more with people I know (or used to
know).
There wasn’t a lot else happening on line. Steve was
on the radio doing the “guess the lyrics” competition. “Do you hear
what I’m saying? Got to say how I feel”. No? I had no idea either. It was “Dreams” by Gabrielle.
Being Saturday we went round to Repton and Dog Club.
Despite a cold day a dozen dogs turned out. We had a good time’ I must admit to
a wry smile as Luna came out of a thicket covered in fox poo. It’s quite funny
when it is someone else’s dog.
All too soon the bigger dogs started arriving for
their session and so it was time to go. “er indoors TM” had
craft club today so she went her way and I took the dogs with me on mine. As I
drove Steve was doing the Mystery Year competition on the radio. When did the
pound coin come out? I know this one. 1983.
I had this idea to go to Dungeness to get a geocache
for the current origami animals set of Treasures. There’s not many geocaches
which qualify for them. There’s one in Aldington which I have done which “er
indoors TM” can go get at some
stage. And there’s one near the power station in Dungeness which “er
indoors TM” found when I was
working one weekend twelve years ago. So I thought that the one in Dungeness
might be something to do this morning. A dog walk and an origami animal too.
And part of me wanted to see how the radio signal from Radio Ashford would hold
out. Bearing in mind it goes west-wards almost as far as Folkestone and
eastwards to Goudhurst, it doesn’t make five miles north to Challock. Heading
south the signal started breaking up at Lydd.
We got to the old lighthouse at Dungeness where we
started our little walk. The dogs stayed on the leads all the time we were
within striking distance of the power station; I wasn’t having the littlest one
getting on the other side of the fence. When we were safely away from it I let
them off. We had a great time running and chasing about. I found my geocache (and
got an origami rhinoceros) and then my heart sank as a rabbit ran by. The
two little ones chased off in hot pursuit. I whistled; Morgan stopped dead and
came straight back. Bailey (aka “Team Sod”) sauntered back in her own
good time about quarter of an hour later.
We came home. The dogs seemed surprisingly clean so we
skipped the bath and they were soon snoring. I made myself a cuppa, put a load
of washing in to scrub, Munzed, and had a look at Wordle. “Snore” gave
me s, r and e but all in the wrong places. “Fresh” did exactly the same.
“Rests” told me where the s went. “Laser” told me where the e and
r went. “Wiser” gave me the i. I got it with “miser” on the last
go.
“er indoors TM” returned
from craft club, and after a quick bit of cheese on toast all round she set off
visiting family in Hastings. I stayed with the sleeping dogs and watched more “Danger
UXB” in which our hero renewed his association with the mad professor’s
daughter. The beast.
I did the dogs’ dinners then downloaded something on
the SkyQ box. “This
is England” is a rather grim film… and really reminded me of what
things used to be like forty-odd years ago.
“er indoors TM” came
home with kebabs and we scoffed them whilst watching more “Canal Boat Diaries”.
Whilst I like watching the show, the more I see of it, the less inclined I am
to go on a boating holiday…
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