The artists that drew and painted the park. And one had me in!
Loose dried mango at Green and Glory.
Making a birthday video for Fiona’s brother in law where I popped up at the end.
The artists that drew and painted the park. And one had me in!
Loose dried mango at Green and Glory.
Making a birthday video for Fiona’s brother in law where I popped up at the end.
Jen dropping off books and food.
Eurovision plus the inevitable continuous texting in Eggs.
A day of sewing, Jewish Matchmaking and podcasts.
I got to stroke Elliott whilst getting my hair cut.
A hot cross bun. Pretty much the only thing I feel like eating.
Sending off a game for Fred and a happy card for Jen
Sleeping all day.
A message from Jen and an evening with her and Fiona.
A message from a Dutch woman who found my piece in Linda really helpful.
The graffiti with the goggly eyes.
When the sun came out at lunchtime and I could have a small break in the sun on the bench.
Sending Jen the things I value about her.
Cosy and still on the sofa all morning.
Going to the street iftar and seeing all the people I know.
Jen and Fiona liked the birthday presents.
Morning cuddles. A massage. Pastries. Beans on toast. Perfectly timed journeys. Epping Forest. Passing each other on a log. A Yorkie. Old trees. TikTok filters. A pub quiz. Pizza. Playing pool. Badly.
Finishing the huge pile of books to post out.
Apple crumble and custard.
Watching Jen and Fiona read the book.
Pancakes at Jen and Fiona’s.
“Whhhhhhhhite”
Waking up with Hannah on valentine’s day to a kiss on the nose.
Skipping the queue and going into the members lounge at the Natural History Museum.
Tea and homemade biscuits by the private reservoir with Hannah, Jen and Fiona.
Bird jigsaw puzzles and delicious ice cream
Finally discovering the charity shop that sells the cheap books.
Getting an email asking me to come to view a flat. It might actually happen!
Jen and Fiona. Tonight felt fun and easy.
Finding the flowers in the flower press. And putting them up on the wall of the office.
Chatting to Jen and Fiona on video chat.
Sitting in the window watching birds and working out that, I think, the ones I was watching were dunnocks.
Unisex sandwich bags.
Sharing the Han frustration with Jen and Fiona. With rice pudding.
Good music. Feeling jolly.
All the beautiful mossy trees in Epping Forest.
Running down the hill with Jen and Fiona to warm up after a cold lunch.
Surprise sing-a-long Matilda!
Happy birthday to me!
Jo is back!
Sneakily eating mince pies and drinking mulled wine in the church.
Singing carols by candlelight. It felt so magical.
Custard. Homemade by Jen. With some crumble. By Marks and Spencer.
The sun on the leaves on my walk through my favourite bit of the park this morning.
A hug from Syd.
Having Jen and Fiona round for dinner. And it was fun and wasn’t too awkward or stressful. And it cheered Jen up.
The guided walk with Maisie. I really liked her and the stories about big cats roaming the British countryside.
Lighting my Christmas candle and having the house smell like childhood Christmas.
Dotori. So much food.
Raspberries and Nutella.
Rowan’s – dance machine, ice hockey and Mario Kart. And the 10p machines of course.
Laughter filled chats at the hairdressers. And still not paying for any haircuts.
A quick video chat with Jen and Fiona.
Hearing my colleagues say lovely things about how competent I am.
Jen and Fiona. And when Fiona called Noel Neil.
Rachel’s organic rice pudding.
Sally was back. I like chatting to Sally.
A beautiful tree with round fruit on. I’m not sure what it is but it looked lovely against the blue sky.
Reading the end of my book at my desk when I should have been working.
Egg fried rice and Eton mess at Jen and Fiona’s new place.
Walking the Wetlands with Jen.
Hearing Rizzo called out on the radios.
The snake eyes.
I made rose hip syrup.
A man that looked like he would little, picked up a plastic cup from a puddle and put it in the bin.
Going into the loft in Jen and Fiona’s new place.
A lovely card from Jen.
The crumble cake at the food bank.
Ronain is out of intensive care!
Kew Gardens
Jen
Sexy badger
Someone I don’t know bought one of my bowls.
Chocolate and sofa and a cat nearby.
My massive courgette plants.
Big belly laughs at Jen and Fiona’s. Finally.
Gail’s pastries.
Finding the right big sketchbook for Fred.
Cyanotype printing with Ming and Xu. And lots and lots of kids.
Dinner at Jen and Fiona’s. They were both in good moods and it was lots of fun.
Lasagna. I love it so much.