It is noted that Melvyn Bragg will be a guest editor on Radio 4’s Today programme over the Christmas break. I’ve been listening to his “In Our Time” podcasts in the wee small hours to try and get back to sleep. Last night was v successful. The subject was “hypnosis”. Didn’t make it to the end of the programme 🙂 I like Melvyn Bragg. Had to filter out most of the news on the wireless. It’s all bad, including the sporting results. For some time I’ve tried to shut out the news and just look at the sport. Can’t even do that now! Maybe I should just listen to the back episodes of In Our Time. There are 1,700 of them.
It’s a grey day out there. Hiphop2 +27. I’ve decided to ditch crutch 2 a day early. Did the same thing last time as I recall. Life is a lot easier on just one crutch. Just imagine what it could be like with no crutches. That will be Hiphop2 +42 if I stick to instructions. 42 sounds like a lot. It’s odd to think that the term Hiphop2 will shortly be retired when it has been such a big part of my recent life. What comes next? Christmas. In six days, ie December, I will officially allow myself to talk about Christmas.
Just got meself dressed, as usual. Socks apart. Uhuh you say. Valid. Where I’m going here though is tshirts. I usually take the tshirt on top of the pile in my wardrobe. This means I tend to always wear the same few shirts as the washed and ironed ones just get put back at the top of the same pile. I wonder which ones are at the bottom. Chucked a load this year and at least the shelf is a bit tidier, more manageable. My sock selection process has also been streamlined as all my winter socks are now in the same drawer, second one down from the top.
THG has gone weight training. I need to get out of the house meself. Hair cut. See how it goze.
Fox strolled by at 01:35
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15 min walk to the traffic lights at Ruskin Avenue and back. 0.4 miles. Couldn’t be bothered to go as far as the Tesco caff but could have made it physically. Google suggests my route is an 8 minute walk so half speed. Not too bad at this stage.
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Pitch black out there. Came in from the shed at around four thirty. There were no lights on at the back of the house and the floodlight was switched off so I felt my way there in the dark. Bit of artistic license being employed here 🙂 Watched “the great mountain sheep gather” again. A timeless classic. It’s available on YouTube.
Tonight’s tea, currently in the oven, is an aubergine parmentier bake. The parmentier bit refers to the use of parmigiano apaz. We are having asparagus to start. I like a bit of asparagus. I’ll let you know about the bake. THG is off to choir practice ce soir so we are eating a little earlier than the usual six thirty. Tomorrow it’s fish finger sandwich and wednesday it’s burger. Thursday I am in London for the CCUK Christmas Lunch and won’t want an evening meal. Probs. Maybs.