Friday, 5th June, 2026
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The domain is only $10 a year so why not keep it? Because I want to have
less things...I'm spending way too much thought on this decision.

Had a trip out this week which was good but also off today. I thought it
was going to be raining but it's not now. Maybe I should go out again or
maybe I should do some jobs and have time at home. Both are quite
appealing.

I've noticed the hedge has grown about 5 m through the tree and popped
out the top. Probably taken it 3 years to do it but I've not noticed. I
should sort that out, and I'm sure it'll take a while.

I like having a day at home - just best to not sit down on the computer
until later in the day...

Did do some jobs outside which was good. Took some of the old kids toys
to the tip and cut down the huge branches on the hedge that had grown
above the tree. Should've packed them into the car to take to the tip
too. Oh well, I'll spend this evening cutting them into tiny pieces to
put in the garden waste bin. Did manage to enjoy some of the sunshine
and lie on the sofa outside and read a little of Discworld on my X4.
Until I noticed the weather app on my phone saying it was going to rain
in an hour. It did but I'd cut the lawn by then.

So I sat on the computer until school pick up time and looked at writing
decks and e-ink tablets. Instead of doing that I thought I'd get on my
"writers deck", aka the apple keyboard and phone, and 1Writer.

In a roundabout way, I ended up looking at iMacs. I always forget how
nice they are, and they have a nice screen too. One Day I'll get on and
replace all the PC clutter with just that. Or go full Linux or do
nothing.

Saw a tent in Aldi today that I thought about getting. It was a "4
person" Teepee style tent. I think it's really a kids toy only suitable
for gardens or maybe a sheltered, dry night somewhere. Was only £40 and
could've been a fun play thing. Maybe I'll go tomorrow with one of the
kids and get it and we'll play in that. But I also thought it was just
more junk. So we'll see.

I really enjoyed the TV series Banjo and Ro doing up a hotel on Ulva
(that's not the title but I forget it). It's a BBC series, where these
Aussie's have taken on the rent of an old Manor House on the tiny island
of Ulva, off the coast of a bigger island, Mull, on the west coast of
Scotland. It's completely run down and they do a room each episode in
the hope of making it into a boutique hotel (eventually). It's not open
yet but I'm sure it'll be very popular when it is, given the TV show.
Living on an island, even a bigger one like Mull or Arran seems like
hard work.


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