Both Clare and I woke up early to sunshine after another cold clear night. My mind was circulating around an October holiday booking credit card transaction that had crashed as Clare was booking, so I got up and accessed our account to check, and all was in order, nothing taken. Meanwhile Clare was up and making pancakes for breakfast, with mashed avocado as an extra treat this week!
Afterwards Clare continued looking for somewhere to stay with little success initially, until she returned to the site where she'd found something suitable two days ago. Fortunately, the apartment was still bookable, so we now have a week's self catering holiday arranged for mid October in Tenby with an indoor heated swimming pool included in the offer, much to Clare's satisfaction.
Rachel sent me a polished version of her composition 'Birds follow riverbed' re-recorded from scratch. It's a lovely piece of work. It inspired me to write a haiku based on its enigmatic title. A fun exercise to explain in a few words and seventeen syllables:
'Birds follow river / flowing underground and hidden / in the dry season'
We went out to look for a local eaterie where we could have lunch. Everywhere along Pontcanna Street was full, so we went to King's Yard and ate pizza there instead. It was very crowded, with two events going on the the social spaces of the main building, street market stalls in the yard and every table outdoors occupied with others eating fast food, drinking beer and talking loudly. We sat at a table indoors in the small cafe where Pete was playing his guitar and telling stories with his mate Roger sitting at another table chatting with people. Music was playing from behind the counter in the anteroom of the dining area, and from the kitchen of the pizzeria nearby. Not exactly the calmest environment to eat in.
Clare went for a walk in the park and I went straight home and slept for an hour to make up for waking up early, and then walked circuits of Thompson's Park in the sun for an hour and a half. Then after supper, the Last Night of the Proms, and I watched the last episode of 'Hostage' on More Four during the first half.
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