Lovely early evening sky tonight.

Big kid woke up with a sore throat and didn’t want to go to school. Gave him paracetamol and told him he should spend the day in bed to recover. Half an hour later he bounced back into the living room with “I’m back”.

A few more pics of the long-derelict old sports centre at what is now Warren Farm Nature Reserve.

Trip to Warren Farm this afternoon in the wind and the rain.

New podcast, International Marxist Radio (IMR).

The first episode features Ealing’s own Joe Attard speaking to In Defence of Marxism (IDOM) editor-in-chief Alan Woods.

Well worth a listen, Alan is a very knowledgeable and engaging speaker.

HP sauce in the gravy adds a sweetness and edge to the pie. The carrots and leeks roasted together are sweet and sharp, too.

Little kid cried when I gave him some on his plate. He had his favourite chicken pie instead.

Grated cheese to top my Shepherd’s Pie*.

Got into the habit of always using a mix of extra mature Cheddar and Double Gloucester.

*Might be a Cottage Pie

Frying chips. First batch done.

Waiting for account verification emails from Companies House is like the proverbial waiting for a bus. Nothing for ages, then four come all at once.

“Southall is a run-down crime-ridden area, populated in the main by ethnic minorities.”