When I was in Hythe, I picked up another version of Madam Butterfly by Puccini for a pound from a charity shop.


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This morning I saw the burse at the surgery to redo my leg dressing. This should have been done last week but again it was cancelled. Anyway, she also decides to check my blood pressure in both my arms and the bottom of my legs. She then politely told me that I would need a lifestyle change, so you know where this is going, and that I have high ( Read more... )

Well, that good sunshine did not last. Today we were back to murkiness, despite being muggy around 24C ( Read more... )

It has been one of those nights where I went to bed early, then awoke later, and now cannot get back to sleep. So I am listening to my recent finds from my traveling yesterday.

Right now, I am listening to a CD my brother gave me. It's a collection of Thelonious Monk's best-known jazz tunes.


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Despite threats of rain, dark clouds, and thunder, it never happened. It was a lovely sunny day on my round trip through Kent. I had a covert shop to do in Tenterden, and once completed, I then took a bus to Rye, popped into the Grammar School Records emporium and bought some vinyl, and then to New Romney to do my charity shop visit ( Read more... )

The weather can have a big impact on our day-to-day lives. It can affect our mood, our productivity, and even our safety. Today, the weather had some impact on my journey, but I was still able to be productive ( Read more... )