Day 18:  Tuesday 4th June, 2013

I slept really badly. Kept waking up and tossing and turning.  Woke up feeling very tired and irritable.  The weather was already warm by 9.00am and the pollen count was rising quickly.  I think that because the Spring was so late this year, all the flowers and grasses are blooming together and the pollen is much higher than is usual.  My eyes are very sore and itchy and by 10.30am I couldn't breathe properly through my nose.  I had already taken an antihistamine tablet on waking.  Generally felt miserable and sorry for myself.

At lunchtime I had a green, aromatic salad, with alfalfa sprouts and some tinned Alskan pink salmon.  Dressed this with a little oil and lemon juice.

Evening meal was Turkey, portobello mushroom and butternut squash pie.

This is a very tasty and filling recipe and it was served with cabbage, fresh from the garden.  (This photograph is of a previous outing of this particular recipe).

Looking foreard to a good night's sleep tonight.