Sunday 26th October 2025

Winter is not coming.

Winter is here.

It might be the weekend, but that means the gym and rest of the sports centre is nice and quiet between seven and eight in the morning. Which is why I was pulling up outside the sports centre at ten past seven amazed to see the main car park half full, though turns out many folks are swimming.

Up in the gym, I get on the bike and cycle round another city. Was it Melbourne or somewhere else? I don't know, but the cycling up and down along with the music made the time go quickly enough.

Jools had gone for a walk up to Windy Ridge, so there was no hurry to get back. So, once I had done my session, I went down to reception and bought a coffee and soft oat bar with white chocolate, then sat at a table looking at the swimmers going up and down their lanes.

I drove back, it was still too cold to sit outside for a while, so I gave Scully more food, washed up and listened to the radio.

We have a small section of counter top to work from, to put the kettle, tea, and coffee, which also doubled as a place to dish the food we eat instead of meals.

Jools came back, we had breakfast, then sat outside in the sunshine to eat, then I settled down to read more of The Secret Commonwealth.

It was nice just to sit and chill, to relax, though Craig has been doing most of the work.

I watched more football in the afternoon. Celtic lost to Hearts, Arsenal beat Palace by a single goal, then Spurs thrashed Everton at their new ground.

We had snacks and a beer/cider for supper.

As the clocks went back Saturday night, it was getting dark by five, and the sunshine of earlier had given way to wind and rain.

I read more laying in bed as the rain ran down the windows.