17 May
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2025
Beautiful sunny Saturday. Cleaned the kitchen, went to the shops for lunch and dinner, and watered the garden. Aside from that, I enjoyed the sunshine and drank beer.
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2024
Another Friday off work. Except for a small hiccup where I had to log on and do something for an hour. Took the dog to the park then went to the pub with some dog club folks. Our evening plan for tomorrow is scuppered, I didn’t think I’d need to book, but turns out I was wrong.
18 May
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2025
The sun disappeared today. Grey skies and a trip the the supermarket. Would have been an uneventful day if the boiler hadn’t, once again, broken. We decided to swallow the cost and get a new one. £2,500. Urgh. Installation is set for Tuesday, so two days of cold showers.
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2024
Very nice weather today and wanted to go for a family dog walk. To avoid the crowds we headed inland to Hexham. A 3 hour loop and only saw 2 other humans. Lots of paddling and splashing in various streams. Evening out in Newcastle at a Carribbean restaurant. Mrs Basil enjoyed herself. I thought it was ok.
19 May
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2025
Mrs Basil’s aunt died today after spending the last month or so in recovery from a stroke. First day back at work. A million emails waiting for me. Was hard to know what to prioritise. Dog was unsettled all night.
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2024
Mrs Basil overslept and missed church. I walked the dog and she took a big scalp of skin off her leg playing with Otto the Vizla. Put some Chilli in the slow cooker before heading out to meet old work mates for a few pints.