Monday 4th May 2026

Woke around 0700 in pain...neck and upper back. Had to haul myself out of bed and do some exercises in the living-room...lay down on the floor for a bit...it eased things, but didn't eradicate the discomfort. I don't think my groove pillow is going to work with our mattress. Sat and listened to some tunes before Aki appeared. Breakfasted on butter beans in tomato sauce on toast, with cheese on top. Pottered about putting stuff away and Aki did my washing, before we walked up to The Great Indian for lunch with Ben from No.38, and Jane and Carlos from No.36. Carlos had literally only just returned from Heathrow, having met Jane off the plane from New York...amazed they had the energy to come. The food was great, and reasonably priced. Aki and I walked on to Waitrose to buy some loo roll. I bought a new electric toothbrush, as they were going half-price! Aki cooked fish for dinner, with pan fried sweet potatoes, before she hooked up for an online meet with her JCUK chums. I listened to some music. We watched the Netflix documentary, narrated by Attenborough, following descendants of the troop of gorillas he interacted with in 1978. Bath and bed...eventually!