Saturday 22nd July 2023

Woke around 0730. Got up and made tea. I got back into bed to read; Aki got up to watch Japan v Zambia in the Women’s World Cup. She was pleased with the 5-0 result! I cooked breakfast. Our viewing of the England v Haiti game was interrupted by the arrival of Vince. Needless to say he hadn't brought any tools with him, but was now advocating the use of Fix-A-Floor, an expanding mastic that is to be injected under the loose tiles in the shower tray. We duly ordered said product. On ushering him off the premises, I drove Aki down to Essex Road to the fishmonger...she normally cycles, but the rain had already set in, and didn't look like stopping any time soon! The traffic was dreadful...much quicker by bike! Popped into Waitrose on the way back to do a bit of a shop and pick up a paper. Aki cooked gyoza for a tasty lunch, with fried carrot and Chinese leaf. Lounged about for the rest of the afternoon, reading. Aki baked trout for dinner, which we ate with lentils and broccoli, followed by banana 'ice-cream'.