Monday, 1st December, 2025 – Telephoned K.T.D., and they used Home Connect to enable me to get the internet and emails. I was unable to do this by phoning British Telecom because they don’t have Home Connect.

Tuesday, 2nd December – Telephoned the Ordnance Survey because I couldn’t find their maps on my computer, and they said that I had to click a red disc with a white cross in it before going to the sandwich-like symbol. It would save a lot of worry if they put a message to this effect on the screen. Two men from Robinsons called and got the satellite television working. They said that someone must have knocked the disc, but I don’t see how that can happen on the first floor.

Wednesday, 3rd December – Received an email from Chris telling me which parts of my website have been viewed most often in the past month. My unpublished article on the little lanes of Aberdeen came first, which surprised me because I would have thought that it would only interest people who live in Aberdeen. ‘Scafell Pike’ (which I assume means the link to the Scafell Pike panorama) came second, which does not surprise me because it is almost impossible for anyone to obtain a paper copy.

Friday, 5th December – Received an email from the Kendal Ramblers giving details of their walks from January to April.

Tuesday, 16th December – Went for a walk along the river to the south from my home.

Wednesday, 17th December – Watched a programme about Morocco that included scenes that were much better than any of those I filmed when I went there.

Saturday, 20th December – Followed the walk described in my article on ‘Kendal in the Nineteenth Century’ except for Kendal Castle and Serpentine Woods. I discovered that the County Hotel has become the Lakeland Hotel since the last time I went there.

Friday, 26th December – Finished the walk by going to Kendal Castle and Serpentine Woods and discovered two new information boards in the castle. Came home via Castle Howe.

Saturday, 27th December – In the morning, the sky was a beautiful shade of orange.

Wednesday, 31st December – Fine weather was forecast, and I wanted to go on a Kendal Ramblers walk, but I couldn’t start the car. Eventually, I succeeded, but by then it was too late.

Although I am getting near the end of my life, I haven’t given up hoping that one day I shall do something to make the world a better place. The only way that this is likely to happen is if the collection of my favourite scenes from television can be brought to the attention of a large number of people. I was told last July that people would soon be able to watch the collection on the internet, but I am still waiting for this to happen. It is much more likely that my article about the book ‘Kendal in the Nineteenth Century’ will appear in the Wainwright Society magazine, but this would only reach a small number of people. It was accepted by the editor in May, and it still hasn’t appeared. I started working on the article twenty-six years ago.