At some stage it will be necessary to make a call

 After the morning's carry-on with breakfast, washing and reading the news, after getting dressed and making the bed, ask the mobile phone to set a timer for half an hour and lie down to rest.

At just past nine in the morning the unpleasant jangly alarm sounds, switch it off, and get up ready to go. Walk through the market, and see all those stalls. People who like the Friday market insist that is is all local produce, grown without chemicals by local farmers. Observe the fish stand, there are mackerel and plaice on sale there. The sea is a long way from Landshut. The experience of local farmers is that they will take their protests to the street if you so much as suggest that the use of glyphosate is to be prohibited, and cutting their fuel subsidy would cause outright war. These people are as parasitic as the next businessman. But for those who believe it is worth paying extra in the farmers market.

After nearly forgetting to buy cat food, return home and stow the shopping. Today will be another of those very hot days, this will have to be endured until late summer. Sunday is predicted to be cooler. Let us hope that the prediction is good. Today may be difficult to bear.

The serious depressions yesterday have gone back into their burrow today, who knows when they will creep out again. Reading the instructions on the use of the suicide hotline yesterday was a help.

At some stage it will be necessary to make a call.