Thursday 21st July

202/365: this is the pink rose that wasn't doing too well
It seems to have sorted itself out and now has two flowers and some more buds

Thankfully it was much cooler yesterday. I was able to keep the patio doors open all day, didn't need the fan and there was a lovely gentle breeze. It was overcast all day so the lack of bright sunlight helped with getting through the after effects of the migraine. Sadly the promised rainfall didn't come to anything, just a few drops late afternoon which did nothing to help the garden or clear the air.

My laptop has gone wrong now and won't connect to the Internet so that's a priority to sort out. The trouble-shooter program says that the relevant software on the laptop isn't working and to reinstall it but my poor little brain can't work out how to access the internet to download and reinstall the new software when the existing software isn't working and I can't go online! I don't have the cables to use my phone or tablet as the WiFi source to access the website but the laptop could do with a service anyway so it may be time to get Kate, my friendly computer expert, in to have a look at it and let her puzzle it out ... I know my limits! Until then it'll be phone photos only on the blog which means I will have to take some extra images for my monthly challenge as all the ones I've taken are on my camera and I can't upload them until the laptop is sorted.

I've signed up to try the Simply Cook kits mentioned by Joy on her foodie blog. My first freebie box should be with with me in a few days and this is a link to get the introductory offer if any of you are interested ... I'll get another freebie box if anyone signs up using this code. I will hold off doing a top up shop until the box  arrives ... Simply Cook provides the spices and sauces but I will need to provide all the other ingredients so I'll wait to check the menu cards and buy whatever I don't already have in stock. For my first recipes I've chosen Goan fish curry, miso cod, red lentil and squash curry, and lamb keema matar ... the first two because I have lots of fish in the freezer to use up and the other two are recipes I know I will enjoy and should have most of the ingredients in stock. 

Today's task is to wash the kitchen/dining room floors so that shouldn't take too long. The dining room stuff is piled in the living room, music room, kitchen, and hallway, so nothing else will get done until it's all returned to its proper place after Saturday. So it means another day of doing very little, not that I'm complaining you understand. If it stays cool I'd like to get out for a walk but if not it's another day of reading, eating, drinking and napping!