Sunday 16th August 2026

Woke around 0700 in discomfort. Sat up in bed for half-an-hour or so before rising to make tea. Mum marking her 93rd birthday today. Cards and lots of chocolates! Breakfasted at the table with mum and dad. Kath had gone off to the gym...no sign of Jim or Emma. Aki and I drove down to Waitrose to shop for something special to cook this evening...ended up with flat iron steak. Rather chilly out...very chilly by the fridge freezers in Waitrose! Drove back to High View. Heated up some chicken and vegetable soup for lunch, with toast. 

Prepared the vegetables for roasting later on. Read the paper. Aki modelled her geisha look in honour of mum's birthday. Jim and Emma joined us for dinner. The steak course was followed by birthday cake and ice cream. Watched Amy Hunt achieve greatness in the athletics. Aki still suffering a funny tummy...reckons it's gastroenteritis...she sloped off to bed at 2200.