10 GoodGymers dodge the Wednesday rain to make a big difference in Camden!

This was our second time in two weeks at Kentish Town's Greenwood Centre and it was a much chillier occasion than last Wednesday's heat soaked evening!

Not that that deterred this lovely group of active altruists!

Together they got stuck straight in and made light work of an ambitious project!

Having filled umpteen sandbags, cut a giant hole in a pot, and positioned a sun-loving tree, this group proceeded to stack the sandbags in neat (yet creative) uniformity, leaving an installation fit for Chelsea!

Thank you, everyone!

As I ran through the very familiar list, Mr T stopped me and said "Mushrooms"...I wasn't too sure what to make of this interjection, but he then explained he had great plans to make an omelette that evening, and the additional ingredient would make a difference - with this late addition to the list it was off to the usual haunts, which seemed quiet for a Friday afternoon - the threat of rain was keeping people indoors perhaps...

Big Waitrose is getting a makeover so ended up being little Sainsbury’s and little Tescos. Got everything plus some bonus eggs. Clubcard discount did the job. Nice chat and ordered her vitamins for her.

So today was day one of discovering the demise of the trusty barcode, to be replaced by QR codes, (which I'm sure provide the retailers with even more information about what happens to their products once they arrive on the shelves), as the packet of pork sausages that Mr T had asked for even confused the checkout person at Tesco who couldn't work out how to scan it on his machine...eventually just pointing his scanner at every part of the packet got the desired result.

Mr T's (cross)word of the week was "abettee" - even I was stumped on this one having never heard it before or seen it used, albeit we both worked out its meaning - has AI taken over setting crosswords now??

12 GoodGymers climbed into the rooftop breeze during Wednesday's heat wave!

We were back at the Greenwood Centre in Kentish town this week.

A regular haunt for us since January, we turned up to work the final touches ahead of the many gardens' public tours in early June!

And while we've been here in the cold and the wet and the dark of winter, we've never been here in a smoking heat wave!..

...until last night!

And so our wonderful group arrived in hats and sunscreen and with plenty of water to boot!

We welcomed Hana (on their first good deed – welcome!) as well as many wonderful regular faces: Caitlin, Ellen, Emilie, Gary, John, Jackie, Karen, Lydia, Siobhan, and Theo!

The group did so much that it was impossible for me to keep up, but I do know that we left our host Catherine feeling very pleased about the fantastic work everyone did!

And... with Karen's birthday around the corner... Ellen provided sweet celebrations with fabulous cake and strawberries! Thank you, Ellen! Happy Birthday, Karen!

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

Ms V is decluttering, to make space to reorganise the furniture in her living room. A new small table would replace a rather rickety one, to go beside or over her chair.

The IKEA box was a rather intimidating size. Way bigger than I had been expecting! But a much smaller box was revealed inside and, thanks to IKEA's helpfully-provided Allen key, the table was soon assembled and the adjustable height and tilt/folding functions demonstrated.

Ms V had sweetly put a bottle of water in the fridge for me. Much appreciated on such a hot day.