Sunday 1st September 2024

 

Woke at 0730 but managed to nod back off again. Very comfortable mattress! Got up at around 0900 and descended to the kitchen to find Jim making tea. Katherine warmed up some croissants. Packed my overnight bag and drove off, heading south-east. Thick fog as I drove over the tops to Penistone…bit of drizzle too, but the weather soon cleared, and the forecast thunderstorms didn’t materialise. Stopped at Leicester Forest East and bought a coffee, and some lunch to eat a bit further down the road. Stopped at Toddington and parked up to eat lunch while listening to Guy Garvey interview Barney and Kojo about their creative partnership, and upcoming gigs for MRCY. Got home around 1515…Aki still entertaining Noriko, a former lodger who I met here some 12 years ago. She’s working in Tokyo, and we arranged to meet her in March at the Gigabar! Unloaded the car and caught up with various neighbours who happened to wander by. Aki cooked salmon teriyaki for dinner. Watched the film of Barney’s band MRCY live at the Mildmay Club. Caught episode 3 of “Sherwood”…Aki hadn’t seen episodes 1or 2, so didn’t know what was going on! Watched The Ten before bath and bed…