Wednesday 6th November 2024

Aki woke me to say it was a dark day...Trump triumphed in the US elections, god help us all! What a bunch...half the US population are clearly demented! Aki had cycled off to Rowing Club by the time I got up...made tea, and porridged. Decided to prepare dinner, as time would be tight later. Popped out to buy aubergines. Made an aubergine and lentil bake with a five-cheese sauce. I was still at it when Aki got home. I only had time for peanut butter on toast for lunch, then walked briskly to Finsbury Park station. 

Caught a train to Hornsey, and had time to wander up Tottenham Lane for a photo op outside Konk recording studios, set up by The Kinks in the early 70s with royalties from their hit, Lola. I walked back to the station to hook up with the Healthy Generations guided walk. The girl leading the walk happened to have lead us on the Highbury rock 'n roll walk last year, though I didn't recognise her at first. There were about 12 other attendees, all of a certain age, which meant progress was not brisk. 

The walk took us south down the New River Path, then down Wightman Road to Haringay rail station, where we crossed the railway bridge. Impressive little Victorian Stroud Green Library on the other side, which I didn't know existed.Walked back uphill toward Ally Pally, taking a short cut through Stationer's Park, created in the 1980s on the site of the demolished Stationer's School. The walk ended at St Mary's Church in Hornsey, of which only the bell tower remains, though there has been a church on the site since the 12th Century. I parted company with my fellow travellers as they turned back toward Hornsey station, having been enticed by a cosy looking pub across the road, the Great Northern Railway Tavern...impressive interior. I enjoyed a half of Guinness before heading home via the No.41 and No.43 buses. Aki still working at the computer when I got in. I stuck the aubergine bake in the oven...tasty enough, though would have been better with green rather than red lentils. Plenty left for the rest of the week! Watched some telly before bath and bed...