Monday 3rd March 2025

 

Woke around 0830…got up and made tea. Got back into bed and read some Old Curiosity Shop…hoping to finish it on the flight to Japan on Thursday! Pottered about doing nothing very much. Aki working at the computer. I made lunch…grilled mackerel rolls with butter and a salad. Walked to Finsbury Park in the sunshine. Caught a Piccadilly line train to Holborn and walked south toward the Aldwych to pay homage at the Old Curiosity Shop…named by the then owner shortly after Dickens’ novel was published. Turned up on time for my gait analysis appointment at Runners Need only to find some other bloke called Richard on the treadmill…turns out I’d booked the 1445 slot next week! On explaining that I’d be in Japan then, they saw to me once Richard had been dealt with. The gait analysis seemed OK, and measurements were taken on a fancy machine to determine optimal shoe size…computer recommended an 8, but the shoe I tried on was too tight so I ended up with an 8.5…so much for their technology! Walked up to Tottenham Court Road and caught an Elizabeth Line train to Liverpool Street, and walked to the Barbican. Bought Aki’s birthday present…a Japanese designer necklace she’d had her eye on. Got a train back to Finsbury park from Moorgate, and walked home via M&S. Aki warmed up the last of her chicken and bean casserole for dinner. Nowt on telly. Talked to mum on their new landline number. She has an appointment for an ECG at Hexham next week. Did a little packing before bath and bed…