Almost the moment I'd got through the front door, Mr T was clearly itching to tell me something - as I parked myself in the now familiar wooden chair, he mentioned he'd had a winner at 40/1 this week, his best ever odds - even with my limited (but ever expanding courtesy of Mr T's weekly teach-ins) knowledge of the turf, I knew this was a good thing - the fact that Mr T couldn't stop smiling made it clear he was also pretty chuffed. He'd also got his Christmas tree out, so it all felt very cheery and festive in his flat today! I also discovered that £4.99 buys you an inordinate amount of toilet rolls in Lidl...

5 GoodGymers caught late autumn vibes this Wednesday!

A clear day gave way to a clear (and chilly) night in bustling Camden on Wednesday.

Jackie, John, Loz (on their first good deed — a huge welcome!!), and I kicked off our evening with a chatter-filled run over to Cecil Sharp House.

There and still chatting we met Steve and Susannah and quickly got down to our task for the evening.

We've been collecting and clearing the falling leaves at Cecil Sharp since September and there was still plenty to keep our busy bodies busy.

60 minutes later and with 10+ bags filled, we called it a night and looked forward to 17th December, when we'll be back for our final task of 2025 :)

Thank you, everyone! Here is to next time!

I hadn't visited Ms F for a good few months, so it was great to catch up tonight. She's been going through a lot recently, but was glad to see me. For Ms F, the shopping missions are not just about the Waitrose trips - she really appreciate each GoodGymers for who they are and how they show up to support her.

Today, I didn't have much luck with fish and cheese counters, with breaded haddock already sold out and the cheese counter closed early. The good news was that I got the cognac minced pies. The best part? They were free with Ms F's Waitrose card!

Quick and easy dash around the usual three bases for Mr T this afternoon, although Lidl was unexpectedly busy for an early Friday afternoon. This meant more time for chat, and somehow after we'd navigated past causes of shoulder pain, Glasgow Rangers recruitment policy, a man from Fife that Mr T knew from times past , and the intricacies of Welsh rarebit ("Cheese on toast by a fancy name..."), we got onto black and white pudding, both of which the both of us enjoy consuming occasionally. What was worrying was that neither of us knew exactly what was in white pudding...one of those moment where perhaps ignorance is bliss...(turns out it's just black pudding minus the blood).

Ms N moved in a little over a week ago and really needed a lot of help getting things in order. She was really nice and had lots of interesting stories to share. Me and Paul worked well as a duo, processing the boxes in an efficient manner and sorting between kitchen, living room and bedroom things. Paul then started emptying some of the boxes and I folded the cardboard boxes down. Likely that we’ll be needed again to finish the move in.

They had almost all of the items on the shopping list. Ms F was trying to print something urgently but I could only fix half of the problem. Talked about a recent job interview. Appreciate the tea and biscuit as always.