Wednesday 23rd August 2023

Aki up early to ready herself for Rowing Club. She brought me tea, and I read in bed for a while. Got up and porridged. The Toto Washlet repair man, Mark, tuned up at 1100. He replaced the faulty switch, and then tackled the internal leak...the cistern has been overflowing into the bowl for years. He replaced a couple of gaskets, which seemed to do the trick, but he discovered another mystery leak that has been rotting the ply surrounding the cistern, which is placed behind the tiling. May have to get Vince back to undertake some further investigations! Aki had lunch at the cafe in Springfield Park, so I lunched alone on ham and poached egg. Aki got home around 1330, and we went for our afternoon walk. She had picked up a puncture on her bicycle so wheeled it to the bike shop on Seven Sisters Road for repair...left it with them, and wandered on to Finsbury Park, taking the steps up beside the railway bridge into Gillespie Park. Walked on to Highbury Fields, and then to Upper Street where we bought ice cream. Sat under a tree outside Islington Town Hall to eat them, then wandered home via Canonbury Square. Cooked a chicken and mango curry for dinner, with rice and vegetables. It was a bit disappointing. Watched a bit of the World Athletics Championships, and a terrific gold for Josh Kerr in the 1500 metres. Unsurprising news from Russia that the leaders of the Wagner Group have been killed in a plane 'crash'...!!!