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 now the time is nearly a quarter past four, another dull day, finding things, making repairs. Spoke with the wife in the morning, and then organised a few small things. The constant buzzing in the head and the interminable tiredness will not go away. The night was spent wide awake on too many occasions to seriously be able to talk of sleep. Things are all so trivial that most of them are forgotten by evening.Found the birth certificate, the birth certificate of the son and the marriage certificate. They were where they were supposed to be, it is just that the tag on the folder had become hard to see. That is why it was overlooked yesterday.

At midday go to the shops, note that they have not repaired the shelving yet. Perhaps they are going to replace all of the stuff with something more modern. Test the voucher supplied by the son, but cannot get it to work. The man behind the till says that it will work simply by being scanned in like any other purchase. Accept his word for this, resolve to try it out the next time.

At home discover that the salami bought in the shop is an addictive combination of salt and fat. That and the pills taken later in the morning result in another of those fits of drowsiness. This lasts a couple of hours, what a waste of time! Take a mop and wash the kitchen floor. Spill the acetic acid on the floor in the bathroom by mistake and mop that up too. The stuff is good for cleaning the grout on tiles, but it stinks to high heaven.

Now it is nearly half past four, and because of winter time it is already getting dark outside.

This evening there will be a pleasant meal with an elderly couple.

That can be looked forward to,

After the barber yesterday the hair is close and smooth, it will remain white.