Cooking…

 

London Walks…

London offers a huge choice of scenic walks from historic streets to calm riverside paths and green spaces. Highlights include the London LOOP, the Thames Path, the Regent’s Canal from Little Venice to Camden, Angel and Limehouse and the Jubilee Walkway. @LondonWalks #London #Walking #UrbanNature

Lea Valley Walk…

Yesterday Emma, Stuart, and I started on the Lea Valley Walk down from Waltham Cross, Ponders End, Tottenham Hale, towards Lea Bridge. 

We had been meaning to make it as far south as the Thames but after four and a half hours we got tempted/diverted to the Walthamstow tap rooms and the odd (very odd) pub. Fab day out. 

#LeaValleyWalk #LondonWalking #UrbanRambling #CanalSide #RiverLea 

All My Sons @ Wyndham’s Theatre…

Last night I went to see All My Sons at Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s glitzy West End with Stuart. 

Director Ivo van Hove strips Arthur Miller to the bone and somehow finds the soul. 

Bryan Cranston @bryancranston sweats guilt. Marianne Jean Baptiste @mariannejeanbaptiste aches denial. Paapa Essiedu @paapaessiedu burns truth. Hayley Squires @hayleysquires and Tom Glynn Carney @tomglynncarney complete a cast that hits like fate. 

Stark staging. Huge ideas. Zero mercy. We loved it. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@wyndhamstheatre #AllMySons #ArthurMiller #WestEnd #TheatreReview

Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty…

Lovely to be back under the lights with Graham as Arsenal treated the Champions League like a formality. Eight wins from eight, history quietly ticked off. Havertz returned like he had never been away, scoring, creating, generally reminding everyone why he exists. Gyokeres bullied defences, Martinelli tapped in, and even a wobble or two could not spoil the evening. Group topped. Europe noticed. Calm satisfaction all round.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

@Arsenal #COYG #ARSKAI #arsenal #afc #gunners

Supper with Sarah…

Fabulous supper out with Sarah last night. Always great to catch up. A conversation full of ands, not buts. ❤️

Bad People…

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws - Plato (427-347 B.C.)

Arsenal 2 - 3 Manchester United…

Pre-match optimism was fuelled by a pint, Paul, and chatting to @gaygooners 

Sadly, although Arsenal started like a team with a plan, it fell at the feet of loose passes, defensive chaos, and all too few shots on target. 

Dorgu thundered one in, Merino teased hope, and Cunha crushed it with a 25-yard reminder that joy is temporary. 

First home loss. Title race tightened. Character building, apparently.

Onwards and upwards, my friends. 

@Arsenal @ManUtd #COYG #ARSMUN #arsenal #gooners #afc #gunners 

Emoji…

 I’m not quite sure what my recently used emojis say about my current mental state! 😂

🙂🤞😬❤️🛌💺😋🎭🐍🔫🥳🥛🍓🍌🚲👍🤷‍♂️🐟✅📕🥗🧀🫘🥔🎂😅🌧️😉😎🚿🫠

Highbury Marmalade 2026…

It’s that time of year again. Stuart and I have been cooking. 

We washed, we squeezed, we chopped, we sliced, we boiled, we stirred, and we cooled 1 kilo of Seville oranges 🍊, a lemon 🍋, and 2 kilos of sugar making 16 jars of delicious Highbury marmalade. And blimey it tastes good.  

Once again we’ve gone for a lighter, sweeter, more orangey flavour this year. Slightly firmed too. Tastes like super delicious sweet orange nectar.  Perfect on hot buttered toast. Yum!  

#marmalade #highbury 

Woodberry Wetlands…

Nice walk to the Woodberry Wetlands reservoir and lunch with Graham today. 

@graham_callam 

Nottingham Forest 0 - 0 Arsenal…

A match that promised tension just delivered paperwork. 

Arsenal waved their arms and asked for a penalty. Michael Oliver waved back and carried on. 

Forest defended like it was a local tradition. Martinelli missed a sitter. Saka arrived late and nearly nicked it. 

A point banked. Title lead intact. Everyone slightly annoyed.

Onwards and upwards, my friends. 

@Arsenal #NFOARS #COYG #NothinghamForest @gaygooners @regenersaurus