Saturday 28th October 2023

Enjoyed a bit of a lie in this morning.... exhausted! Read a bit of "Oliver Twist" before rising for a late brunch. Ventured into town. Aki wanted to carry out some reconnaissance on three or four potential venues in the Marylebone area, where she used to work...in preparation for a re-union get-together next month. Ended up on Marylebone High Street, and paid our respects at the Dickens Memorial there, where his house at No.1 Devonshire Terrace once stood...now a 60s era NHS clinic. Wandered over to regents Park for a coffee and a slice of carrot cake, then wended our way homeward via a couple of buses. Got home just before the Emirates cleared out following the Arsenal v Sheffield Utd game. I made a chicken rendang for dinner, which we ate with basmati rice and flat bread. Watched a bit of telly before shower and bed...