Saturday 21st January 2023

Woke around 0730...too cold to get out of bed. Eventually got up and brought Aki some tea. Nice sunny morning, but freezing outside. I cooked brunch. FaceTimed Kath, who was showing off her new hair cut...looks good. Tried Mum and dad, but no reply. They must have gone out for a drive. Put the old boiler cupboard door back in position, then had to figure out how to re-build the under-floor heating manifold cupboard, as I've lost an internal shelf that I previously screwed the frame to. Spoke to Margaret and John on the blower...they'd been out for a jaunt in the car to soak up the winter sunshine. Bread and cheese for lunch. Aki popped out to Waitrose to get some odds and ends. Adapted the lower cupboard door frame, and fitted it...looks OK, but not as snug a fit as originally conceived. I'm going to have to cut a new top piece from some MDF that's been hanging about in the cupboard under the stairs. Hopefully will manage that tomorrow. Made some chocolate fridge cake. Aki cooked a fish supper, followed by the last of the apple crumble and custard. Watched Lucy Worsley's interesting telling of the first witch trials in Scotland, which James I brought south of the border on accession...and an vibrant documentary on the New York ghettoes and the beginnings of hip-hop.