Sunday 21st September 2025

Woke around 0530 and didn’t really manage to get back to sleep. Aki up at 0800 to ready for rowing. She brought me a mug of tea before cycling off. Porridged. Watched some athletics before catching a No.253 bus to Stamford Hill…stuck my head in at BHF store to check on the price they’d put on our old sofa…£285!!! Walked down the hill to the cafe next to the Rowing Club…got there just as Aki’s boat pulled in. I bagged seats at the cafe. Most of the usual crew rocked up. Enjoyed a full English, though had to listen to Oz burbling on about talking trees! Aki cycled home via Waitrose…I walked through Springfield Park and jumped on a No.253 back to Finsbury Park. Getting busy, as Arsenal due to kick off against Man City at 1630. Aki cooked a mushroom risotto for dinner. Kath FaceTimed from High View…dad in for cataract removal tomorrow morning. Watched a bit of telly before bath and bed…