It was clearly becoming a Friday afternoon for bugs - in this case some flies that somehow had got inside Mrs M's bathroom light cover. All I needed to do was stand on a small stool and unscrew the cover so that we could remove said beasts (swiftly disposed of into the toilet), and all would be clear and light once again in her bathroom.

Mr T was keen to show me some unusual indentations on his carpet, thinking that perhaps little beasties (of some description, but we didn't think moths) were making a meal of it - and so at his request, before picking up the rest of his weekly shop, I diverted via Robert Dyas to get some suitable potion to apply which hopefully will rid him of this issue. I'm already looking forward to next week's debrief.

13 GoodGymers jumped into nature yesterday evening!

This was our first session at our regular haunt, Cecil Sharp House, that felt like spring. It was bright and light, and the forecast thunder swerved us completely 🙂

Which meant that this wonderful group had fine conditions to make a wonderful difference!

And alongside our special and experienced GoodGym faces (Ariane, Gary, Jackie, John, Karen, Sarah, Siobhan, and Thierry) we welcomed first timer Ikram (welcome!) and second-timers Ellen, Giulia, and Krista (great to see you again!) ❤️

And together we:

💚 Transformed a twig-and-weed-strewn lawn into a perfect patch of green!

💚 Pruned overgrown shrubs and bushes!

💚 Planted fresh seeds for flowers yet to blossom!

💚 Gave every inch of paving a weed-cutting and broom-sweeping manicure!

💚 Turned a mountainous pile of leaves and clutter into the tidiest spot!

Thank you, everyone! Here's to next time!

9 GoodGymers caught some good deeding on the hottest night of the year!

The sun-seekers were out in full force in Camden on Wednesday evening, and our brilliantly altruistic group joined them with community purpose in mind!

This wonderful lot — Alex, Denzel, Giulia (on their first good deed — welcome!), Jackie, John, Lydia, Mariam, and Thierry — met in Kentish Town to gift time and energy to the residents at Cressfield Close Sheltered Housing!

Together we:

💚 Decanted two large planters ready for fresh blooms this spring!

💚 Took out (roots and all!) enough weeds to fill a wheely bin!

💚 Raked out brambles and nettles leaving a hedgerow with the room to thrive!

💚 Spread ‘spent hops’ to fertilise and enrich the sun-soaked soil!

Thank you, everyone! Here’s to next time!

Goodness we covered a lot of ground this afternoon either side of me heading out to do the shopping (hurrah, Sardines in Olive Oil are back on the shelves at M&S) - pharmacists (good and bad, mostly bad in Mr T's opinion), printing unions, life in Clapton in the early 70s, and finally...I steered Mr T onto today's most important topic, which was who to back for tomorrow's big race. He was (moderately) impressed that I'd clearly done some homework on who the fancied runners are, and shared with me his tips...suffice to say (as was the case last year) he can't see beyond an Irish trainer taking the top prize - in turn I won't repeat my amateur error of last year and ignore his advice...

...was what made up most of Miss V's rubbish disposal request this week. Fortunately the routine is now a familiar one, and as I'd called in advance, she had the bags and boxes outside her front door ready for collecting and disposing of in the communal bins downstairs.