Thursday 29th January 2026

Took ages to get to sleep...it must have been around 0200. Woke at 0430. Aki up early to head off to the hairdresser. I got up around 0945. Porridged. Phoned the police to report two suspicious letters addressed to a Mr James Hurrde at this address...one turned out to be from the DVLA stating that the guy's direct debit had failed and his car would be taken off the road; and another was a parking fine for parking the same car in Morrisons car park around the corner for 27 hours!!! I also had to report it to ReportFraud action line, and to the DVLA. Hope they get it sorted out between them! Did a little work at the computer uploading yesterday's property photos. Aki back in time for lunch, sporting a fresh hair cut. Finished off my cock-a-leekie soup, adding a shredded chicken thigh that had been in the fridge for the best part of a week. Very tasty! Managed another couple of hours at the laptop in the afternoon. Aki cooked salmon teriyaki for dinner. Watched a bit of telly. Finished Martin Chuzzlewit...A Christmas Carol and the novellas up next! Early bath and bed...