I sold some empty Calor gas cylinders over the weekend, and they are being collected today, so I move them next to the back gate (ready for collection) and, in doing so, manage to strain my back – so the rest of the day is spent hobbling around in a fair amount of pain.
I make up a few days worth of thiamine capsules, strain some kefir and then take the dog for a short hobble around the field by the village hall. I bump into one of my neighbours (a fellow dog walker) who tells me how pleased he is that he has now sold a large sofa that I advertised on Gumtree for him – in fact he is so pleased that he insists on buying me a pint of Abbot Ale in The Vernon Arms. It’d be rude to refuse…