Oh Yes.

After a brilliant night's sleep, I stumbled downstairs at 7:15 and grabbed my first coffee. Diane was still in the Land of Nod and didn't emerge until just after 08:00.  I had my usual call with the cousins. It wasn't riveting today. Chatty, yes; fun, yes; riveting, no!

I spent some time in the morning bringing the accounts up to date and preparing to transfer some funds from one account to another in time to clear the cruise fees in the next Barclaycard bill. (I always clear the credit card bills in total when they are due.) As I finished, I received (the expected) phone call from Zoe. She had bought a new gas-fuelled BBQ and needed help putting it all together. I grabbed a screwdriver and some wrenches and headed around the corner. Ellie was getting ready to spend much of the rest of the day with her friend Sophia Rose - they were off to the beach by bus. Zoe was on the phone, so I got on with carrying the various components out to the garden, where I could lay them out ready for assembly. Like all such exercises, it took longer than you would expect. Needless to say, there were several components that didn't quite line up and took a stupid amount of time to assemble. In a joint effort (yes, Zoe finished her phone call), we finally managed to complete the assembly and connect the gas bottle. We tested that everything was working; it was. I bade my adieu and headed home.

The afternoon was spent with my Kindle. Diane was pottering in the garden.

I realised that I had come to the end of my last batch of curries. Should I get some ingredients and make another batch? No. I decided it had been a long time since I had last indulged in a takeaway. I logged on to my account at Habib and ordered a Chicken Manchurian for delivery at 17:45.

At 17:45, as I finished dishing up Diane's salmon and chips, the doorbell rang and the nice man from Habib handed me the curry. It was divine. In fact, I have concluded, Oh yes, it is my favourite meal of any type. The problem is that it stops me from trying any other dishes from the menu.