Wednesday 17th May 2023

Alarm at 0730...Aki got up to ready herself for Rowing Club. I dozed on until 0900. Porridged. Did a couple of hours work at the computer. Aki cycled home for lunch...I made a burrata and ham salad with roasted plums. We wandered over to meet Kate, one of Aki's Wednesday rowing mates....she has an allotment near the Emirates Stadium, and she gave us a tour. I found a ten pound note in the street as we walked there! The allotment is on a railway embankment, and is quite steep in places...they have had to build terracing to the lower reaches. Kate grows asparagus, lettuce, broccoli, among other things. We cropped some wild garlic leaves in the neighbouring woodland. Walked back home via Waitrose...bought some chicken and tarragon to make tonight's dinner with. Came home and cooked dinner...we ate the chicken with sauteed potatoes, baked oranges, and boiled vegetables. Raspberry spoom with amarreti biscuit to follow. Watched a bit of telly before bed...