Mr G had visitors from his Housing Association when I arrived today so I was dispatched to the supermarket without the usual pre-shopping chat.

The big news on the shopping front was the absence in store of Brussels sprouts - which they told me "are no longer in season". Hopefully they'll be back well before Christmas. In the meantime, I bought an extra cabbage to compensate.

Back to Mr G's just as his visitors were leaving so there was time for a catch-up on the latest with his flat renovations and his holiday dreams.

Small committee tonight probably due to no cake day 😅😅🎂🎂. Of course not : holiday period so people are away or busy. Some of us did a small run the Harvard Hill, shortly to be joined by the walkers feon various locations. Tonight's task was to do some weeding but also some litterpicking. we found loads of empty cat food containers hidden in the bushes : the local seem to be having a feast. During the task there was a long funny conversation around badger as Augustin mentionned he spotted one after our race last Friday in Bushy Park. Did he really see a badger or was it something else. 🤔 Then it went to translating into French and depending on the tool you use you get different words like Badger(with a French accent) or Blaireau which is also a familiar or slang word in French. We all had a good laugh and did good progress with the weeding and litterpicking. Can you spot the badger in the group photo?🦡🦡

My second visit to Mrs P, having changed some light bulbs for her a couple of months ago. Today's task turned out to be straightforward: assembling a new TV stand so that Mrs P can better enjoy her new TV.

Taking the time for once to read the instructions carefully, I was able to assemble the stand relatively quickly, with only a single ill-fitting washer left over at the end.

Finished off by removing the old stand and packaging and a quick hoover of the living room floor to remove any last little bits of polystyrene, leaving Mrs P very happy with her new TV setup.