My forty-eighth birthday.

Morning

Up 08 45. Breakfast : orange juice; coffee; granola.

Long(er) shower : 2 or 3 minutes standing under water after rinsing off.

Made parts for second nightstand/bedside table.

Elevenses : coffee.

Continued with nightstand. Opened greetings cards and replied to messages. Paid rent.

Afternoon

Lunch : fried egg and rice.

Walked to Brewers to buy sample paint for Cut and Shut Ritz project. Bought three pots. Visited Waitrose on return and bought reduced panini.

Tea : black tea and shortbread.

Painted coving.

Evening

Supper: Jerusalem artichoke soup / stew with bread; sticky toffee pudding.

Online until lights out.