Woke around 0600 and spent an hour or so coughing! Slow start. Got out of bed when Aki started vacuuming, and put a sumptuous breakfast together. Pottered about not doing very much. Renewed my Halifax ISA...that was about as exciting as it got! Rang mother to tell her to look out for a delivery. They've got Jim, Emma, Kath and Stuart coming round tomorrow to mark Mother's Day. We headed for Romford at 1630, catching a bus to Finsbury Park and taking tube to Farringdon to hook up with the new Elizabeth Line....unfortunately, neither the Piccadilly nor the Victoria lines intersect with the new line, for some bizarre reason, but once on the train at Farringdon, it took us through to Gidea Park, and we walked up to the Ship Inn in good time. Steve's 60th birthday surprise was being held in a small marquee in the back yard of the pub, and he was eventually ushered in around 1840 to be greeted by a gathering of friends and family. His wife Yuki turned up with him, as well as their son (Aki's godson) Neo, and we got to meet Neo's elder step-brother, Craig. We didn't know anyone else, so we left after having a bit of food, and caught the train back into London. Got home around 2115. Watched MOTD before bed...
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