Saturday 7th October 2023

Woke around 0900. Got up and made tea. Got back into bed and read some "Pickwick". Aki prepared a yoghurt and fruit salad for breakfast. Did some gardening out front in the morning sunshine. Stuck the ladder up and set about pruning back the burgeoning wisteria....it was in quite a tangle, and I'm not entirely sure I'm pruning the bits that need pruning, but it looked tidier thereafter. Made lunch, then we ventured out on our Saturday constitutional, walking to Highbury Fields via the Emirates stadium, then back up to Waitrose to buy some odds and ends. Watched the England v Samoa rugby game...enjoyed the Samoan haka prior to kick-off...best bit! Cooked a n'duja and lentil ragu for dinner, on a bed of polenta. Watched the Irish sweep aside the Scots...it was brutal. Ireland look pretty much unstoppable. Bath and bed after a bit of MOTD...