Saturday 18th February 2023

Woke around 0900. Got up and cooked Turkish eggs for breakfast with garlic infused yogurt and chilli oil, with a salad, and toast. Read a bit more of "A Burning", and practised a couple of Scottish tunes before heading out for a walk. Hiked up to Crouch End, crossing the old railway line via a footbridge, and then wandered around the centre of Crouch End window shopping. Don't know what's happened to the refurbishment of the famous old town hall...it looks to have come to an incomplete halt...it was meant to re-open with much fanfare in 2021...depressing! Walked back down Mountview Road to Stroud Green and did a little shopping in Tescos, then headed for home. Bumped into Dave and Lou in their front garden at No.19, and stopped for a brief chat. Back home, I prepared the stewing beef, and made a tomato and ancho chilli cooking sauce, which all went into a casserole for a couple of hours...added butternut squash, and a can of kidney beans for the last 30 minutes of cooking, and served it up with orzo and peas, avocado and yoghurt...yum! creme caramel to follow. Watched "The Banshees of Inisherin"...beautifully crafted black comedy from the prolific Martin McDonagh, with great performances from Brandan Gleeson, and Colin Farrell. A young Barry Keoghan almost steals the show, though! Watched MOTD before bath and bed...Arsenal back on top of the table after Man City could only draw with Forest.