{"id":21134,"date":"2026-05-23T21:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=21134"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:42:24","slug":"saturday-23rd-may-2026-today-was-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=21134","title":{"rendered":"
Saturday 23rd May 2026 – TODAY WAS NOT … <\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"

… as exciting as yesterday, which was a pity. But still, it was quite enjoyable, from what I remember of it. <\/p>\n

Last night, I was late as usual finishing everything off and it can’t have been much before 23:30 when I finally crawled under the quilt. It wasn’t as comfortable as the other night, even in my favourite sleeping position, but I managed to go to sleep in the end.<\/p>\n

Yes, asleep I was until all of … 03:00, when I needed to leave the bed for obvious reasons. But back in here shortly afterwards, I didn’t have any trouble at all falling asleep again.<\/p>\n

That lasted until 06:29, when the alarm went off, and at that moment I was away with the fairies again, although not in any manner that would excite comment from the editor of Aunt Judy’s Magazine.<\/p>\n

\nWhen the alarm went off, I was watching a boy and a girl going somewhere, walking across a deserted beach, but that was as far as it went before the alarm went off.<\/div>\n

This is another one of those dreams that have a story behind them, but it’s a story that the World is not yet ready to hear. And it’s another one that I wish I could have seen the end so that I knew how it turned out.<\/p>\n

There was no movement from next door so once I’d summoned up the energy to leave the bed, I slid over to the computer and did some work.<\/p>\n

Round about 07:45 there were signs of movement in the lounge so I went in to join them, just in time to witness the coffee starting to boil. As I have said before … "and on many occasions too" – ed<\/em> … “what a way to start the day!”<\/p>\n

To our surprise, when the doorbell rang and the nurse came in, not only did the Hound of the Baskervilles not bark, he paid no attention whatever. He must be getting used to the regular 08:15 – 08:30 daily visit.<\/p>\n

After he had seen to my legs and feet … "the nurse, not the Hound of the Baskervilles" – ed<\/em> … he cleared off, and I could go to make breakfast. And while I was eating, I read some more of Charles Roach Smith’s THE ANTIQUITIES OF RICHBOROUGH, RECULVER, AND LYMNE, IN KENT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We’re still discussing coins at the moment, the hundreds and hundreds that they found at Richborough. There seem to be three guys, of whom our author is one, who had substantial collections of coins from there, some of which … "the coins, not the men" – ed<\/em> … were unique and must have been worth a fortune. All this, of course, in 1841 with no government control whatsoever.<\/p>\n

After breakfast, the Hound of the Baskervilles dragged his master off for walkies and I came in here to do some work. And by the end of the afternoon, having had several interruptions, I’d selected, reformatted, remixed and re-edited ten tracks for the next radio programme that I’ll be preparing. <\/p>\n

It’s going to be a difficult programme to prepare because I only have a choice of thirty-six songs, not a couple of thousand as usual. And with a precise timing arrangement, it will take some juggling about. I shall have to write the notes with plenty of subsidiary facts that I can edit out if necessary.<\/p>\n

One of the interruptions was my friend going out. He’s fallen in love with the local couscous restaurant and so, as a treat, he took himself off for a midday meal. That left me not holding the baby but babysitting the Hound of the Baskervilles. He wasn’t very happy about being left behind and came in here for a couple of strokes.<\/p>\n

There were also the home-made croissants to prepare for tomorrow. They are all now prepared and ready, in the fridge awaiting tomorrow where they’ll be brushed with milk and baked.<\/p>\n

As well as that, I fell asleep a few times this afternoon. Windows in here wide open, sea mist rolling around outside suddenly pierced by a few incredible rays of sunlight that warmed up my right shoulder and back and raised the temperature in my room to a wonderful 24\u00b0C, which encouraged me to take it easy and relax. <\/p>\n

All of that was up until teatime.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s recipe was baked potato with cheese, a vegan salad and a couple of those breadcrumbed soya fillets that I like so much. And not only did I like tonight’s tea, my friend did too. My culinary delights are spreading around Europe. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow is, of course, pizza day and then on Monday, my friend will be making tea while I’m in dialysis. I wonder if he realises it yet.<\/p>\n

But that’s tomorrow and Monday. Right now, I’m off to bed, ready for my lie in … "he thinks" – ed<\/em> … tomorrow. However, I did mention to my friend that if there’s coffee made before I awaken, there’s a bedside table behind the head of my bed with space for a mug. The smeel will awaken me just long enough to drink it. <\/p>\n

But before I go, seeing as we have been talking about the Hound of the Baskervilles … "well, one of us has" – ed<\/em> … my friend was telling me that he’d heard from the local bar that the dog had leapt out of the window and gone down there.
\nWhen the Hound of the Baskervilles arrived, he asked for a glass of beer.
\n"Certainly"<\/em><\/strong> replied the barman, fetching a beer. "That’s ten euros, please. By the way, we don’t get many talking dogs coming here, you know."<\/em><\/strong>
\n"I’m not surprised"<\/em><\/strong> said the Hound of the Baskervilles "if you’re selling your beer at ten euros a glass!"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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