Week 104:  2 - 8 Jan 2013

Wed 2:  cantaloupe  1750g,  watermelon 680g,  grapes 940g,  mangos 870g,  tomatoes 680g. (8.10 am: 21°C/70°F/74%, perfect).

Thu 3:  cantaloupe  725g,  grapes 900g,  mangos 1580g,  tomatoes 1500g. (9.30 am: 23°C/73°F/74%, clearing after showers from the south earlier)

Fri 4:  cantaloupe  1000g,  grapes 1100g,  mangos 430g,  tomatoes 400g. (8.30 am: 22°C/72°F/70%. South wind, partially cloudy)

Sat 5:  cantaloupes  1920g,   grapes 850g,  mangos 860g,  tomatoes 1270g. (8 am: 22°C/72°F/73%, sunny, breezy.)

Sun 6:  cantaloupes  2820g,  grapes 680g,  mangos 1300g,  tomatoes 1220g. (8 am: 24°C/75°F/72%, calm, slightly cloudy: a wonderful day in the making.

Mon 7:  cantaloupe  1000g,  watermelon 1450g,  mangos 1850g,  tomatoes 1400g. (8 am: 23°C/74°F/75%, perfect)

Tue 8:  cantaloupe  820g,  watermelon 700g,  grapes 1750g,  mangos 860g,  tomatoes 1220g. (8 am: 24°C/74°F/73%, perfect)


Week 105:  9 - 15 Jan 2013

Wed 9:  cantaloupe  3330g,   grapes 1550g,  tomatoes 720g. (8 am: 23°C/73°F/74%, overcast) Drizzled 9 - 11 am, when I set out for the shops. On getting home there was enough sun to dry out my wet towel very thoroughly, and to give me as much sun as I could take. Later it drizzled again in the afternoon and for most of the night.

Thu 10:  cantaloupe 2000g,  grapes 1050g,  mangos 1350g,  tomatoes 330g. (8 am: 23°C/73°F/74%, overcast) Again a bit of drizzle, followed by strong sunshine.

Fri 11:  cantaloupe 1530g,  watermelon 2000g,  grapes 1200g,  mangos 450g. (8 am: 23°C/73°F/74%, southeaster, sunny). 2 years of 100% raw vegan diet completed, 12 Jan 2011 - 11 Jan 2013.

Sat 12:  cantaloupes 3450g,  watermelon 1560g,  grapes 1220g,  tomatoes 70g. (8 am: 23°C/73°F/74%, overcast) cleared later.

Sun 13:  cantaloupes 1920g,   grapes 2630g,  mangos 320g. (8.30 am: 23°C/73°F/77%, perfect, no clouds, calm)

Mon 14:  cantaloupes 1900g,  grapes 1530g,  mangos 420g. (10.30 am: 25°C/76°F/75%, southeaster, sun, clouds.) Chat with Roy in Cavan Rd anent pavement squatters etc.

Tue 15:  cantaloupes 1550g,  grapes 1600g,  mangos 840g. (10.30 am: 25°C/76°F/73%, perfect, no cloud. 5 pm: 28°C/82°F/71% !)


Week 106:  16 - 22 Jan 2013

Wed 16:  cantaloupes 2280g,  grapes 2000g,  tomatoes 600g. (8.30 am: 25°C/76°F/74%, calm, perfect)

Thu 17:  cantaloupes 2800g,  grapes 1600g,  tomatoes 370g. (7.40 am: 25°C/77°F/76%, some cloud from NW. Big drops of rain last night.)

Fri 18:  cantaloupes 3550g,   grapes 1300g,  tomatoes 250g. (9.50 am: 25°C/76°F/75%, SE wind, sun)

Sat 19:  cantaloupes 1000g,  grapes 2000g,  mango 360g.  (9 am: 23°C/72°F/75%, SE, sun)

Sun 20:  grapes 1760g,  mangos 1200g. (9.15 am: 25°C/76°F/77%, SE, cloud, sun)

Mon 21:  watermelon 1050g,  grapes 2060g,  mangos 1040g. (9.30 am: 24°C/75°F/75%, SE, perfect sun)

Tue 22:  cantaloupe 1750g,  watermelon 1170g,  grapes 1320g,  mangos 650g. (9.30 am: 24°C/75°F/75%, SE, perfect sun)


Week 107:  23 - 29 Jan 2013

Wed 23:  watermelon 1480g,  grapes 1300g,  mango 520g,  tomatoes 640g. (9.30 am: 24°C/75°F/75%, SE, perfect sun)

Thu 24:  cantaloupe 1420g,  grapes 1760g,  bananas 420g,  tomatoes 600g. (7.30 am: 23°C/74°F/74%,  perfect sun)

Fri 25:  cantaloupes 1800g,  grapes 1680g,  bananas 400g,  mango 390g. (8.10 am: 23°C/74°F/74%, cloudy, some light rain last night)

Sat 26:  cantaloupe  970g,  grapes1960g,  mango 380g,  tomatoes 1020g. (8.30 am: 23°C/73°F/73%, strong SE wind, sun)

Sun 27:  cantaloupe 750g,  grapes 1920g,  mango 770g,  tomatoes 180g. (8 am: 23°C/73°F/71%, strong SE wind, sun)

Mon 28:  cantaloupe 1500g,  watermelon 870g,  grapes 1940g,  chard 200g. (9 am: 24°C/75°F/70%, strong SE wind, sun)

Tue 29:  grapes 1950g,  mangos 820g,  tomatoes 580g, chard 200g. (9 am: 25°C/77°F/72%, perfect, calm, pure sun)


Week 108:  30 Jan - 5 Feb 2013

Wed 30:  cantaloupe 1420g,  grapes 1850g,  mangos 820g,  tomatoes 380g. (10 am: 25°C/77°F/75%, very cool and moist cloud, calm, delicious for walking)

Thu 31:  cantaloupes 2450g,  grapes 1810g,  mango 720g,  tomatoes 120g. (11 am: 26°C/78°F/70%, hot sun)

Fri 1:   cantaloupe 1770g,  grapes 1720g,  tomatoes 770g. (8 am: 24°C/75°F/75%, perfect)

Sat 2:  cantaloupe 1170g,  grapes 2700g,  tomatoes 700g. (10.15 am: 26°C/80°F/74%, hot sun)

Sun 3:  cantaloupe 950g,  grapes 1800g,  mangos 420g,  tomatoes 400g. (8 am: 24°C/75°F/75%, cloudy)

Mon 4:  cantaloupe 1220g,  grapes 2140g,  tomatoes 450g. (9.30 am: 23°C/73°F/70%, southeaster, sun)

Tue 5:   watermelon 1000g,  grapes 2100g,  mangos 780g,  tomatoes 470g. (11.10 am: 25°C/76°F/68%,  perfect)


Week 109:  6 - 12 Feb 2013

Wed 6:  cantaloupe 1350g,  grapes 1940g,  mangos 500g,  tomatoes 500g. (10.30 am: 24°C/75°F/73%, perfect, nice cool SE breeze)

Thu 7:  cantaloupe 2620g,  grapes 1900g,  mangos 530g,  tomatoes 170g. (7.40 am: 23°C/74°F/75%, perfect) - The cantaloupe was a huge one, exceptionally delicious.

Fri 8:  cantaloupe 1700g,  watermelon 200g,  grapes 2000g,  tomatoes 350g. (10.20 am: 24°C/76°F/73%, perfect, with breeze)

Sat 9:  cantaloupe 1320g,  grapes 1500g,  mangos 340g,  tomatoes 300g. (7.30 am: 24°C/76°F/76%, raining softly)

Sun 10:  cantaloupe 1700g,  grapes 1500g,  tomatoes 400g. (7.30 am: 24°C/76°F/76%, much light rain today and then through the night. Umbrella got wet)

Mon 11: cantaloupe 2200g,  grapes 500g,  mango 130g,  papinos 720g, tomatoes 120g. (8 am: 24°C/76°F/76%, a few drops still, clearing by about ten oclock)

Tue 12:  cantaloupe 2480g,  grapes1000g,  papino 720g, tomatoes 280g. (8 am: 24°C/75°F/73%, perfect, calm)


Week 110:  13 - 19 Feb 2013

Wed 13:  cantaloupe 2850g,  watermelon 1070g,  grapes 750g,  mango 450g, papino  600g, tomatoes 100g. (8.45 am: 24°C/76°F/75%, perfect, calm)

Thu 14:  cantaloupe 1700g,  watermelon 1150g,  grapes 1100g,  mango 450g,  tomatoes 400g. (9 am: 24°C/75°F/72%, a bit of rain overnight there was, but cleared up before about ten)

Fri 15:  cantaloupe 1520g,  grapes 1000g,  mango 1050g, tomatoes 1000g. (8.45 am: 24°C/76°F/75% (9.15 am: 22°C/72°F/70%, cool, cloudy, SE wind, soon clearing to sunny)

Sat 16:  cantaloupe 1720g,  grapes 1650g,  tomatoes 430g. (8 am: 22°C/72°F/73% - perfect, sunny, cool, fresh SE breeze)

Sun 17:  cantaloupes 3000g,  grapes 1430g,  tomatoes 230g. (9 am: 23°C/74°F/76%, perfect, calm)

Mon 18: cantaloupe 1550g,  watermelon 950g,  grapes 2480g,  mango 450g,  tomatoes 640g. (9 am: 23°C/74°F/76%, sunny but gusty in the morning, so that the dust tended to blow into my eyes on my walk - I had to screw them up, not wearing sunglasses these days except when reading in the sun.
Re barefoot walking - I’ve given it up, also given up wearing trainers - it’s just thongs now, except inside the house.So the tops of my feet display a thin un-sunburnt band, as I favour the thongs with thin rubber straps. I found the soles too soft to resist the ingress of small pointed flints, so I glued some chunks of old tennis-shoe soles to the heels - they seem not to wear at all! and the rest of the soles are protected with other glued-on patches with an overall smearing of thick, almost-dry contact adhesive. They haven’t needed patching for months of traipsing an hour per day.

Tue 19:  watermelon 1250g,  grapes 1500g,  mango 320g,  tomatoes 460g. (12.30 pm: 23°C/74°F/75%, rain till 11 am, then walk)


Week 111:  20 - 26 Feb 2013

Wed 20:  cantaloupe 1800g,  grapes 1570g,  mango 640g,  tomatoes 370g. (12 pm: 23°C/73°F/64%, cloudy earlier, now sunny with pleasant breeze)

Thu 21:  cantaloupe 1300g,  watermelon 1100g,  grapes 720g,  mangos 560g,  tomatoes 450g. (8.25 am: 21°C/70°F/74%, perfect) This is the coolest it’s been for months. The beginning of the end of summer, I reckon, though we usually get some very hot spells in March here. This has been a very mild summer, never below 22° and seldom as high as 28°.

Fri 22:  cantaloupe 1750g,  grapes 1280g,  tomatoes 400g. (8.15 am: 23°C/73°F/77%, cloudy)

Sat 23:  cantaloupe 1050g,  grapes 1900g,  mangos 500g,  papino 420g, tomatoes 300g. (9 am: 22°C/72°F/76%, gloomy. A bit more sun later: a mild, calm day.

Sun 24:  cantaloupe 1730g,  grapes 2000g,  mango 320g,  tomatoes 200g. (8.15 am: 23°C/73°F/77%, perfect with cool breeze)

Mon 25:  cantaloupe 1400g,  grapes 1800g,  tomatoes 100g. (7.45 am: 23°C/74°F/76%, perfect)

Tue 26:  cantaloupe 1380g,  watermelon 1020g,  grapes 1730g,  mango 250g,  tomatoes 100g. (8 am: 24°C/75°F/76%, perfect)