Day 6073 (19/08/2026)

It was an unexpectedly early start to the morning, as before I could move the cars off the driveway for the builder at 8:30am, we had a delivery, which he hadn't warned me about, before 8:00am.

Then I went off to the gym. 

Then back home, where the builder had started. The decking was rotten and the flower bed was falling apart, so are all being replaced. 

 

They spent the day, with it raining on & off, digging out all the old rotten wood. 

Be nice to have the garden back and looking good after all the work we have had done this year. 

Day 6072 (18/08/2026)

An early morning, at the gym.

Then home and I watered the garden, using with water cans as there is now a hosepipe ban in place, then a nice brunch. 

 

Then we went off to Exeter, to get rid of some more stuff thru Cash Converters, and then we had a nice walk around Greendale Farm Shop, and had a nice coffee, and shared a nice pasty and a very piggy cookie. 

And we had a walk around the site. 

We had some tasty pasta in the evening. 

Day 6071 (17/08/2026)

Did some stuff in the office and then went to the gym around lunchtime.

In the evening, we finished off the leftover tomato, butter bean and fish (and the wine) from Sunday.  

Day 6069 & 6070 (15 & 16/08/2026)

I was up early, and went to the gym, on a weekend!!!

Then home, to do a few chores, I actually had quite a busy morning, on a weekend, doing some stuff in the house and then the garden, however I don't think the chilli's or tomato's are going to be ready any day soon.

Then time for some brunch. 

In the evening I did some tasty hot dogs, with cheesy chips and sweetcorn.

Very tasty. 

Sunday I saw my parents for breakfast, then went home to do a few chores, and then made the Angela Hartnett tomato & seared tuna meal for dinner, which I do with butter beans rather than chick peas. 

We only had two bits of tuna, so I bought some sea bass fillets, as Tesco's didn't have any more tuna. 

Very tasty, with a nice bottle of wine. 

Day 6068 (14/08/2026)

It was an early morning, as I had to take my wife's car to the garage, to clear a warning light.  So I sat there waiting for a little, with a nice hot chocolate and some biscuits, for breakfast. The car was sorted without any problem, and they even washed and hovered the car before returning it.   

Then home, via stopping off to give my wife's car a bit of a charge. Then home for breakfast, then backout to take back a pair of shoes for my wife, which weren't quite what she thought she was ordering. Then back out to pick out a prescription for my wife. What a hero I have been.

Then I was doing some work in my office.  

We had some cheese & biscuits for lunch.

And nice fish & chips for dinner. 

Day 6067 (13/08/2026)

I did some work in the morning, then drove my wife to work, as I needed the car, as I had a blood donor session at lunchtime. 

The session was OK, but I'm not a fan of the new plastic wrapping on the Jacob (not McVitie's) Orange Club biscuits. 

Then home to do some more work, before picking my wife up, who made a nice Chinese meal in the evening.