Day 6051 (28/07/2026)

I went to the gym first thing.

Then back for breakfast and then out to test drive another EV.  

For a big car, it was  real shame that the boot on the Jaecoo wasn't bigger, so we will be getting another 5008 but the EV version, which isn't quite as roomy and nice and the ice one, but it's my wife's car, so her choice. 

Day 6050 (27/07/2026)

It's my Birthday, how can I be 59, surely 29 is more realistic (well until I move or look at myself in the mirror. We had a nice breakfast. 

Then went off to Bridgwater, to lay flowers on Kim's grave, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years. 

We miss her so much still.  

Then we went to see my parents, for tea & a cake.

Then home, where they are still working on the patio. 

In the evening we had a nice curry from the Koottaan Curry Club, which was quite different but very tasty. 

And then we had a video call with Lee.  

Day 6048 & 6049 (25 & 26/07/2026)

It was busy weekend, with us being up early and getting ready, so we could pick my parents up and drive to Monmouth for Laura & James's wedding. After parking, we walked to the venue and bumped into Laura in the town. 

With Gary DJ'ing. 

Mum & Dad enjoyed themselves. 

We had a silly (& not very accurate) caricature. 

It was a really lovely Wedding, everyone seemed to enjoy it, and we stayed till quite late, before driving my Mum & Dad home.

On Sunday we all has a bit of a lay-in, then I did some shopping, before Lee & Tim came to visit on the way home, for a pre-Birthday get together & meal.  At the same time the workman were getting on with the patio, which is oh so noise and dusty.  

Nice burger & hotdog (shared with my wife), and a few sides, from Bare Grills. 

And obviously a Birthday Cake. 

A lovely pre Birthday day.

Day 6047 (24/07/2026)

Another early start, with some sand being delivered for the patio stuff being done. It was another quite  messy and noisy morning but thankfully a bit quieter in the afternoon, when they started laying the slabs.

I used up a leftover margarita pizza for lunch, adding some tuna, red onion and jalapeños.  

It was quite tasty, and probably would have gone to waste if we hadn't used it today.  

Then we had a few chores in town, before coming back and doing a bit more tidying & work.  I made fish & chips in the evening.

Day 6046 (23/07/2026)

It was an early start to the day, as the man cam to dig up the patio slabs and to start to relay them but I think the job was a bit bigger than he had anticipated, and it is likely to have gone from a 3 day job, to a potentially 5 or 6 day job. 

It was also a much noisier & messier job, than I had anticipated.  

But he was slowly getting to grips with it. 

I had two jobs come in, which were fun and i managed to get a reasonable result for them both. 

We had some nice pasta in the evening.