This sweet boy is 5 today.

I struggle with night driving anyway. But yes, I’d simply love to be able to drop off to sleep without worrying that I have to clean my lenses every night.

Mind you, look at it. My God. Better still, having it with early harvest Jersey Royals & purple sprouting broccoli from the garden. Downside is sempre having dinner at 10pm.

Wednesday

I’m very short-sighted (-9 in one eye), hate wearing glasses and have worn contact lenses since I was 15 (now 54). For the first time ever, an optician recommended laser eye surgery to me. £7k with a Harley St clinic he refers patients to - but 0% interest for 3 years. Wondering if I should do it?

Making this but would advise following these additional steps.
1. Do you work full-time & did you have a contact lens check-up & strength training session tonight?
2. Did you think this would be easy as you pre-roasted the cauliflower?
If answer to both questions is ‘yes’ do NOT make this recipe.

How lovely. Looks terrific.

I have this photo in my downstairs loo.

I’ve been half-heartedly watching Babies on BBC1. Some of it very moving but my god, the ham-fisted male caricatures are atrocious.,Dave in particular. Surely, Charlotte Riley’s character wouldn’t have touched him with a barge pole in the first place?

Actually can’t stop laughing at this.

Wow. Now that is a blazing start, speaking truth to power.

It’s fab. Try to see Schiaparelli too. (And me if you have any time!).

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at King’s Gallery press view yesterday. Eye-poppingly gorgeous. All the greatest hits present and correct. And beautifully staged. Full marks to Royal Collection curators.

We present you with prairie dog Phred really enjoying his salad. 🥗

📹: Zookeeper Taylor T

This front garden just around the corner from us brings me much joy each Spring.

Yay! I did wonder if you were going. Great. Good job I realised now about my mistake rather than later!

Panic over. I’m going to the 12:30 slot instead.

Oh my god. Was looking forward to the press preview of the Queen Elizabeth II - Life & Style exhibition at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. Except I’ve just realised it’s today - my allocated slot was at 10:30am. And I’m sat here in Wanstead with unwashed hair. Oh god, I could cry. What an idiot.

I think I will probably have ended up eating them all by tomorrow even though I’m not terribly sure about them.

It’s not, but they are kind of edible.

Jesus Christ on a bike.

Think you’re right.

Well these are, er, interesting.

I can’t stop laughing at this.

I have broken my Lent promise a little early but am doing so with Easter-appropriate crisps.

The Spectator: In praise of the gilet.

If there’s one thing I have learned in this life, it’s that The Spectator is wrong about absolutely everything.

Bat Dog is all Ears 😍

I have a very reasonable hourly rate.

a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop . ALT: a cat is sitting on a couch using a laptop .

Next think I’m going to plant window boxes, wash windows (awful job), hoover car out and chisel the tiny line of moss out from my car’s windows.

And a couple more…