Wednesday 12th August 2026

Woke at 0645. Managed to doze back off for a bit. Aki got up to ready herself for Rowing Club. She'd cycled off by the time I rose. Took my blood pressure readings...all normal, though creeping toward the slightly raised borderline. Porridged. Took a call from Dr Hugo...he said he'd write to the hernia consultant to say things had gotten worse, in a bid to get me seen earlier. See what happens. Popped upstairs to go through our roofing quotes with Lynne...we resolved to pursue Six's recommendation in the first instance. Aki back in time for some lunch. Pottered about before we headed into town on the No.29 bus...Aki hoping to see the start of the eclipse from the top deck, but the sun was too bright to get any inkling of the beginnings of the eclipse. She sought out a park behind Goodge Street station, but the trees were too numerous to see much. We sauntered round to Tofu Vegan restaurant on Charlotte Street. Paul and Leanda had come over for a few days from west Wales, and joined us for dinner. Caught up over a strange mix of tofu dishes that had been fashioned to look like meat...some of it was quite tasty. Tasty enough to have attracted Micah Richards, who sat a few metres away from us tucking into his vegan fare. Walked Leanda and Paul round to Goodge Street station and said our farewells, promising to head west to visit them later in the year. We got on a No.29 bus home...a couple of young fellas gave up their seats for us!