I got my flu jab yesterday and my arm still hurts. That's not usual for me; perhaps this year's bug is a little nastier than the common run.

My neighbour was out mowing his lawn this morning when the thermometer said 2 degrees Celsius. He's definitely an over-achiever. I will sweep the leaves off my patio and into the flowerbed sometime this week, but that's all the winter prep I intend to go in for.

I called Habitat for Humanity yesterday to schedule the removal of a large pine chest of drawers for which I have no continuing requirement. The house feels lighter already.