Strawberry Hill

Dinner with Roz and Nan. Gogglebox and Junglebook. Friday off waiting for BT and oven man from Kenya. Me and the Pink Dogwood tree, drilling holes for drainage, then struggling to lift the huge pot back up again. Planting Violas. Setting up drums. Orchestra of Age of Enlightenment with Mel, Zoe and SJ (Nightshift at Southbank). Last Apple crumble of the season. Register with NHS. Tapas restaurant with Mel. Lady Gaga concert on iTunes Festival. Catfight between exes. Shopping in Richmond. Handbagged at the Tricycle theatre in Camden. Dentist. Sunday night big wind storm.

WORK

House party! Slipping out at 4:30 to get some sleep. Food diary! PD rose anim, M5 Schwartz game, Lady Gaga Artpop poster... sms from Sarah. Tickets booked for London Eye silent disco with Chris. Mom taking piano lessons and playing new pieces for me over the phone. Blackheath rehearsals every Sunday.

Kaneda!

Akira with Mel. Wrapping Irene's desk and phone. Leaving my own houseparty at 04:30 am to get some sleep! Dentist. Ams birthday drinks in CJ. Sleeping over in 3B.

Cutting ties

Veggie fest with Ams. Dentist in Richmond. Croft road to pick up stuff and incidentally meet Montepulciano the new cat. Carrying home the garden fork.

Maps

ORCHESTRA! Off sick Tuesday, Ami drinks, SJ off to Hamburg. Listening to Paul Temple and the Spencer affair while driving through Richmond park. Making poached eggs without pods. Tickets booked to SA. Kath & Kim. Swan lake tickets booked at Saddler's Wells!

Maps, wait, they don't love you like I love you. And by that, I mean the song. I have decided that the song is the object of my affection. It is the song of my every new chapter. The song of my being in love.

Dan & Dias in Portugal. Alt-J in Paris (without me). Chest infection = day off. Street Food Fest with Miss Mel was epic!! Indian starter bombay mix with EVERYTHING, Amsterdam van carrot soup, Crab tacos, weird sushi and lamb dumplings, two free cocktails.

FOOD

Airport run; Scottish shortbread; MORE APPLE CRUMBLE, this time with red wine; Blackheath Halls with my friend, Indian dinner in BH village afterwards! Sunday night. Pompeii exhibition with Ams, Squash in Kingston! Unexpected tickets to see Les Mis in the West End with Sue and her mom! Awesome show. Listened to the Queens of the Stone Age iTunes festival gig. Apple crumble into office. Tapestry with Irene and SJ. Roz dinner in Richmond with the gays and Ams and Ané. Dan & Dias in portugal.

The week away

Friend off to Scotland. Blackheath Halls first practice, after a convoluted journey through New Cross and Blackheath village. Terrified of the Ravel concerto. Random nursery at New Cross Station with record store at the back. Purple and white snap dragons, and Fleetwood Mac vinyl. Playing said vinyl back at home on Dan's decks - advice on phono preamp. Apple crumble, apple preserving.

Drinks with the Amiculum team plus John. Post Office despot Forest Hill, with a trip to the super cheap furniture store. Impromptu drinks with Irene in CJ after Roz dinner cancellation. Ms Carla of RSL fame has finally paid up! SA tickets booked. LOVED listening to the full Vampire Weekend iTunes Festival gig - almost feels like I was there!