Second try

... with the basket weaving. I've used a different wet glue. The work itself went a tiny bit better, but the glue soaked through the cardboard and the weave ended up every bit as lopsided as at the first time. Next try: the glue stick. This promises to be a frustrating project, I'm afraid.

Otherwise it was a quiet day - quite warm, too, so we got up earlier than usual to go to our beloved corner café while temperatures were still bearable. The former student of mine who's a fruit vendor was out with his booth and sold excellent strawberries, so I went over and bought some. They weren't cheap, but they are delicious and ripe and Mum loved them.

We then came home and joined forces making lunch: I boiled and peeled the potatoes and the eggs and Mum put together the potato casserole. Then my friend Elise came to fetch her cookies, after which Mum and I both had a nice, long nap. Until it was time to watch re-runs of the GBBO. And now it's nighttime again... but still quite warm. Phew!