When I got up , after a bad sleep, I found it was raining again. Like yesterday it soon got out nice and sunny again. I rode upstairs again because there is so much water laying on the roads. I rode for an hour and a quarter. When I finished I dressed again and got out lunch, cheese and biscuits with pickle. We watched another film then I got dinner. We had chorizo meatballs with pasta in a tomato sauce.
The mundane life of an 84 year old.
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Saturday, 21 February 2026
Saturday
I had over 8 hours sleep last night. I woke up to rain again but it turned into a nice day. This morning we went to the garage to fill the car with petrol. We had a coffee and cheese and a biscuits for lunch and after that I went into the garden and did some weeding. H came out and told me that he had a good film for me to watch. I said I would watch it with him but it will be the last afternoon I would sit watching films if it’s warm enough and dry, because the weeds are taking over. For dinner we had steak and kidney pie with potatoes cauliflower peas and green beans.
Friday, 20 February 2026
Friday
Today it rained again today and yesterday. I went shopping yesterday but that’s about all I did except make a bolognese for dinner, but today I rode on the bike upstairs. I rode for an hour. It was hard work. For dinner we had curry. Fresh fruit for dessert. Yesterday was cold it never went over 2 all day. Today was much warmer and was 9 degrees this afternoon.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Wednesday
I had a good nights sleep again. I had toast for breakfast for a change. It was 0 degrees when we got up. We had cheese and biscuits with some little tomatoes and half an avocado, washed down with a banana milkshake. After that I went for a walk round the block to test my knee which was fine. For dinner we had the rest of the chicken with cauliflower, green beans and potato.
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Tuesday
Today we went to Lidl when we had finished we went for a walk. We walked to a cafe and had a coffee. I had a bad knee. It hurt just below my kneecap. That was my left leg, my right leg gave way twice so we only did a short I. It was freezing cold but the sun was out so we had planned to go further. H was walking much better I’m pleased to say. For lunch we had cheese and biscuits with ham and tomatoes. For dinner we are having rice with beef in a black bean sauce.
Monday, 16 February 2026
Monday
Yesterday I forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer so we had to have pizza and salad for dinner. Our daughter her husband and youngest daughter came round in the morning for coffee, it was nice to see them and have a chat, but I then didn’t have my Sunday ride so I had to ride today. I didn’t mind , i would rather see my family than ride. While they were here it began to snow. I had a good sleep last night and I hadn’t done anything yesterday so I didn’t expect it. Today for dinner we had chicken and cauliflower, carrots, beans and poi.
Saturday, 14 February 2026
Saturday
Today when I got up the sun was shining and today we haven’t had a drop of rain, the first dry day for weeks. It was cold but it was nice to have a sunny day. I went for a walk and everyone I met spoke to me. That’s what a bit of sunshine does. I did 2.13 miles. I sat on a bench and watched 5 squirrels chasing each other ,they were having a lovely time. When I got home I sorted our lunch and this afternoon we opened a bottle of fizz because it’s Valentine’s Day. For dinner we had ribs with potatoes, broccoli,green beans and mushrooms. For dessert we had tiramisu.