Tuesday 27th January 2026

A day of wind and rain.

Rain which began to pass from being merely rain to heavy rain at about five in the morning, and would continue until three in afternoon, throwing rain at the house in the teeth of a gale force Storm Chandra.

The south west got it bad, worse than us. Although there was flooding in some parts of town, and in some villages.

All I had to do was drive to the sports centre. The heavy rain had been falling for just an hour, so the drive wasn't so bad.

But then had to scramble from the car to the entrance so not to get too wet, before walking upstairs to the gym and doing my session, listening to another podcast from A Word in Your Ear.

The time went quickly, as I stepped up my RPM, so that I did 330 calories, and yet wasn't out of breath.

Then back to the car and drive home, it was still almost dark at seven, and the rain fell ever harder. But I got home safe, time to have a brew with Jools before she went to her fitness class.

Jools even decided it was too wet and windy for a walk, so drove right to the Riverside Centre.

Back home in Chez Jelltex, it didn't really get light until well into the afternoon, as the rain and thick cloud kept the sunlight to a minimum.

The cats were upset at not being able to go out, or when they did, they rushed back in, so used the litter tray.

After the huge meal on Monday, we just had cold pigs in blankets and stuffing sandwiches for lunch, which were very good indeed, especially with some home-made chilli jam.

Jools watched two of the Hunger Games films, while I read, wrote and made brews.

Just before sunset, the clouds cleared and the wind dropped, and once dark, stars came out turning the night very chilly indeed.

I tried to watch Cambridge v Shrewsbury, but couldn't get into it, so went to bed at half time.