11:08:17
Met Christian for a coffee and a quick stroll to the heath and back in the morning. It was looking rather parched after the heatwave.17:31:37
Back to the heath once again in the evening.17:32:55
Brought along some Gevrey Chambertin, now the peak of the heatwave was over it seemed appropriate once again.17:36:11
The view from where I was sitting.
17:36:21
Zoomed in on St Paul's and the Shard.18:41:07
Some runner running up and down Parliament Hill - rather them than me.18:41:33
19:09:37
20:33:47
Back at home, Erika proudly displaying her series of maths challenge certificate - one each from the past three years.20:34:08
21:06:58
The newly delivering painting, on the mantelpiece, and for comparison I brought out the weird portrait my friends had commissioned for my 40th birthday.23:11:12
Here's the finished family portrait. I'm happy with how I turned out. I'm not sure Jeremy quite perfectly captured Erika's face, but I love the composition and the setting.