Alarm at 0730. Eventually hauled myself out of bed, and porridged. No Zeke to help me today, so aimed for north-east London. Inspections in Stoke Newington and Islington, in the main. Saw some particularly poor Peabody properties...a secure tenant in Alvington Crescent had a kitchen that was literally falling apart. He's a secure tenant, which means his rent is fixed...at an astonishing £50 a week, he told me....for a 5Bed House! No wonder Peabody can't afford to buy him a new kitchen! Broke for lunch at Ginette cafe, and enjoyed a tasty cheese and ham savoury crepe. The cafe is in a small but trendy east London refurbishment, comprising a number of pop up commercial units, including accupuncturists, little art galleries, and a vintage kimono shop with some interesting baseball hats. Ended the working day on Amhurst Road, Hackney, where I had briefly resided in 1983...at No.138, if memory serves...it was then dubbed 'The Front Line' due to the almost nightly race riots...I recall having to wander past smouldering vehicles every other morning, on my way to Hackney Downs station. I didn't live there for long! Got home in time for dinner...Aki had pan fried some salmon fillets, which we had with mashed potatoes and a miso mayonnaise sauce. Wandered up to No.110 for the Book Club meet. Everyone had enjoyed "The Golden Age", though Gareth went off on a bit of a rant about the author using occassional Bangladeshi nouns...since she was writing about events in Bangladesh, and is of Bangladeshi heritage, I can't see what the problem is!?! Next read is "Trust", by Hernan Diaz.
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