I was up just before seven. It was grey, but dry. The frost that we had seen last night was all gone, and the temperature had soared to a heady 5 °C. I took Diane a cup of tea in bed, and I settled down with a coffee and the overnight news. Once Di had come downstairs and settled with her iPad, I set off for my morning walk. Rain was forecast for later, so I planned to make the most of the dry morning.
An hour or so later, I was home and tucking into breakfast as I read the social media. It was while I was reading that I remembered the subscription for the Daily Telegraph, and, realising I would lose access to it this week, started thinking about alternatives. This has been a theme to which I have returned several times during the day. One solution that I found was a system called "PressReader". I can get access to this through my West Sussex Library membership. This seemed to give me access to read the paper (and indeed, many more). The interface seemed a little clunky, but I'm sure I can manage that. Later in the day, I looked at my Apple Family Plan and realised I could add News+ to the plan. This would give me access to the Telegraph, the Times, and many other papers. Better still, the articles are displayed in the News+ aggregator, and the subscription extends to Di, Zoe, and Kim.
Much of the rest of the day was spent with my Kindle until it was time to prepare dinner. We had half a side of salmon on a bed of stir-fried vegetables and egg noodles. It really was rather excellent and wasn't too filling.
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