Thursday 29th May 2025

Woke around 0730…feeling weary after last night’s exertions. Got up and made tea. Porridged at the dining table. Did my exercises. Drove Aki to Wickes in Tottenham…she wanted to buy some organic compost ahead of re-potting her tomato plants…they didn’t have what she was after. Drove back to Holloway and bought some in Waitrose…did a bit of a shop. Did a little gardening after lunch. Lynne let me in upstairs so I could hang out of her windows and trim the wisteria, which was beginning to entangle itself in her pot plants. 

Colin turned up at 1600, having gone on a bit of a day trip…Hove to London to Sittingbourne to London…his ex wife Nora is buried in a cemetery in Sittingbourne, so he’d taken the opportunity to go say hello. We took a No.43 bus down to the Town Hall and walked on to Islington Green to meet Jim and Katherine for dinner at the Afghan Kitchen. Ro and Rob came too, having flown in from Cayman today…and Barney’s girlfriend Jenna. Tasty feast and a bit of a catch up. Walked en masse up to the Assembly Hall. Great venue…nice big proscenium arch stage. Enjoyed support act Olive Jones…great voice. It all got hot and sweaty when Barney and MRCY came on…Kojo in fine voice. Very enjoyable set. Colin, Aki and I left the Listers to it and we caught a No.43 back to Holloway…