Woke around 0700…got up to use the facilities, then got back into bed. I see from the cast WhatsApp that a few people went clubbing into the early hours after doing the get out last night! Rose and descended to the kitchen to make avocado toast for breakfast. Sat out in the back garden with Colin for a bit before heading for the shower, and packing my stuff into the boot of the car. Took a walk down to the esplanade and had a coffee on the beach, then wandered up to The Connaught on Hove Street to find Alicia, Mim, and Alicia’s fella, James. Had a catch up over a very tasty Sunday roast…the belly pork was melt in the mouth good! Alicia is a Physician Associate, and seems to be enjoying what must be a tough job in a cancer clinic. Eliza has bought a flat in west London with an Irish chap from Cork, who Mim seems a little uncertain of. She’s working for architects Basha-Franklin, based in east London. Sarah is working as a runner for Goldcrest Films in Soho, and living in Bounds Green. She met a fella at work, who lives in Hackney…so Matt and Mim are now living in an empty nest! Mim very generously paid for lunch and we parted company outside the pub. Walked back to Colin and Trudi’s via Portland Road. Said my farewells and set off for north London. The roofer who had visited Lynne this morning g phoned me to say he thought only minor repairs were needed, specifically to the felted valley gutter. We also talked about felting the parapets, the feeling being that re-rendering would only lead to water getting between the brick and render again at some point, especially given the extensive spalling. He mentioned a price of £450!!! Sounds worth a punt, given the thousands involved with the alternative quotes! Got home just as the England v Spain Euros final kicked off. Cagey, rather uninspiring game…but Chloe Kelly came on to work her magic, and fired in the fifth and final penalty which saw the girls retain the trophy! Aki cooked salmon for dinner, with rice, okra, and miso aubergine. Watched The Narrow Road to the Deep North…pretty tough watch.
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