Sunday 11th June 2023

Slow to rise this morning after yesterday's exccesses. Got up and cooked breakfast. Wandered out into the midday heat to take a look at a small community garden, which was having an open day, but there was no-one there! Walked on to Waitrose and did a bit of a shop. Bumped into Kevin and Laurence from No.93. Came home and sat on the sofa for the rest of the afternoon, reading "Trust". Aki cooked dinner...pan fried cod with a creamy sauce, with mussels in white wine on the side, and some vegetables. We got our bikes out after dinner, and cycled to Stoke Newington. We had tickets for the Grove Trio, who were performing at the Old Church, a building that goes back to 940AD, though was re-built in 1563 by William Patten, who now gives his name to the Primary School at the eastern end of Church Street. The trio consisted of cello, violin, and wooden flute...they were all excellent players, and they gave us a mix of the old, with a bit of Haydn, and Bach, and some contemporary, as well as a haunting Celtic Elegy which sounded like a Scottish piper's tune. Cycled home and showered!