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Trelawnyd from Gop Hill yesterday I have an Alexa She doesn’t do a great deal as she’s in the bedroom,  But she does tell me the time, wakes me up in the morning and plays me the radio station of my choice when I’m groggily getting ready for work. It’s an easy job, all told. Last night she went a bit off piste  After I had asked her to set the alarm for 6 am She cooed out an unexpected If you want any help to sleep just say goodnight Of course I prompted with the suggested Goodnight  And suddenly the room was filled with sounds from a tropical jungle evening With chirping cicadas and rhythmic insect calls Gently Alexa called out Goodnight John  John! JOHN! ?? I never recall saying my name was john  Spooky !

This Past week, in between sofa sagas, friend catch ups and space from work I’ve had time to think and to ponder. Now it’s time to return to work with all of its disciplines and routines and all of the ponderings have to be put back into action. Words are nothing Actions are everything The easy objectives have now been achieved . My nest is feathered the way I would like ; I have survived full time employment for exactly a year now And mentally I’m on an even keel with friends and pastimes filling the void that was husband. And so I can now concentrate on my weight and my health. It’s time. I’m a comfort eater and drinker Behaviours learned from some family that never had anything and from others who couldn’t cope with anything. Feeding others also gives me pleasure and when you are feeding others invariably you are feeding yourself. It’s also easy to let things go when your tired and 58 and you don’t like yourself very much. Divorces don’t do a lot for your self esteem Especially a di...