Saturday 16th September 2023

Woke around 0800...got up and made tea. Read in bed for a bit, before rising and making brunch. Nice day, so decided to take a walk up Highgate Hill. Bought coffee at the little Italian deli near the top of the hill, and repaired to a bench in Waterlow Park, with a view of the Shard in the distance. Walked back home via the grocer's on Seven Sisters Road. Did a little gardening this afternoon...cut down bits of the dead tree in the back yard. Made some pickled cucumber to stick in the fridge, then put together a spinach and courgette lasagne with a mascarpone and parmesan sauce. We ate it with broccoli, and courgette, followed by banana ice cream and blackberries. Watched "Hell Or High Water", a crime thriller with a western feel, set in modern day Texas...Jeff Bridges was good value as usual, as the ageing cop on one last stake out.