Monday 1st May 2023

Another good night's sleep. Got up and made chocolate porridge. Still coughing a bit in the mornings. Nice day, so decided to take a walk...we strolled trough Highbury Fields, past the Arsenal Women fans who were amassing for this evening's European Cup semi-final second leg against Wolfsburg. Had some lunch at Belle Epoche, sharing a quiche, and a slice of apricot and pistachio tart...can no longer afford to eat a portion each, as their prices have shot up! Bought a pestle and mortar from the kitchen shop on Upper Street, and did a bit of window shopping before turning for home. Aki cooked salmon teriyaki for dinner, with rice, miso aubergine, and miso soup...very tasty! Watched Dev Patel in "David Copperfield"...there was a lot of storyboard cutting and splicing, but we enjoyed seeing who was playing our favourite characters...Daisy May Cooper turns up as Peggotty, and Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood...we recognised the front of The Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds, which was used for a few seconds for an atmospheric exterior shot! They also used the interior of the Theatre Royal there for the beginning, where Charles Dickens is giving a reading from his latest magnum opus. Enjoyable take on the novel, but it felt cut to ribbons. Bath and bed...