Thursday 3rd October 2024

Woke early for some reason. Aki talking in her sleep...she was apparently on a trip to Slovakia, and thanking banking staff for their help in transferring her state pension payments into a new bank account! I got up and made tea; porridged. Sat about listening to music and reading Farrell. Rehearsed Act One numbers after lunch. Aki on a Zoom call with Tammy, so I took the opportunity to slip out for a constitutional, walking up to Archway to buy some milk, then back home again to cook dinner…mustard marinated pork chops, with sautéed potatoes and greens. Walked down to Highbury Corner to catch Tom McConville at Islington Folk Club. Good turn out. Quite a few floor singers before Tom came on, some of whom were decidedly ropey…Aki not impressed. Tom hails from Scotswood, where his dad ran a pub. He started singing for the clientele at the age of four! He has a good baritone singing voice, and a personable stage persona, but his fiddle playing was a bit pedestrian. Aki left at half time to head home for an early night. I stuck it out to the end, then walked home via Holloway Road. Got in just as Aki was getting out of the bath…perfect timing!