Sunday 20th April 2025

Woke around 0800…bad hernia repair giving me gip, so got up and descended to make tea in the kitchen. Popped out to the car to retrieve phone charger…cold out! Tony cooked shakshouka for brunch. Tony drove off to pick up Katrina from the station at 1230. Nice to see her...she had spent most of the previous three weeks in Edinburgh by the hospital bedside of an ageing aunt, who had passed away on Thursday, so could only manage a flying visit to Hastings, as she needs to return to Edinburgh next week for the funeral. 

She seemed in fine fettle, all things considered. We all ventured out to walk Piper on the East Hill, then found our way to the Old Town for a late Sunday lunch at The Stag. We sat in the back parlour...I enjoyed my roast chicken. Aki had lamb. Walked back up the West Hill afterward. Sat about chatting until it was time for Tony to drop Katrina back at the railway station. Watched some telly before showering, and bed.