Kate Evans

Glad it went ok. Hope you’re as ok as possible.

Hey, political parties, I'm a decent human being who cares about other human beings. How about pandering to me for a bit?

I haven’t tried that one, but Lyre’s Amalfi Spritz is a decent non-alcoholic option.

I’m glad you’re good! Damper food does seem to be a big help.

We bought it at the Canterbury Wine Festival - not sure how many places stock it.

Ooh yes! Their Green Street gin is particularly good.

Red! This colour:

Gravestone inscribed: Alistair Stephen Fabian Mitchell. 13-6-1957, 10-2-2019. Barrister of the Middle Temple. My brain, socialist. My heart, anarchist. My eyes, pacifist. My blood, revolutionary. Around the edge, the legend: The only man in British legal history to be convicted of biting a policeman with someone else’s teeth.

A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.

Note the border inscription.

A wine bottle, labelled as described above.

A genuinely rich and fruity English wine! If you come across a grape called Divico, give it a try. This one is from Warehorne vineyard in Kent and it is delicious. It’s a new grape developed by the Swiss for cool climates.

Husband managed to eat an almost normal sized portion of meatballs in tomato sauce with rice for dinner, followed by babka and blueberries for dessert (it took him a while, but…). Don’t know how much further we can go, but feels like progress.

There have been irritations with the council planning to close our road for a month which has necessitated writing to councils, but I now have this Moondream, which is delicious. Was the overnight prom good? #ConfinedCocktails

historically speaking its important to terrorize the pope at regular intervals or they start getting ideas

Kent and Sussex residents urged to use water when 'essential' Suggestions include not washing cars or flushing toilets fully and only having quick showers.

‘Suggestions include not washing cars, refraining from "fully flushing" toilets and showering in under four minutes.’

Thanks for the tips SE Water but instead, perhaps you should stop pissing away 104.8 million litres of water a day in leaks?

A small plaited chocolate and plain loaf shaped cake.

Had to order tahini from Honey & Co, so I naturally also had to order some babka. It was a good decision.

Slightly misshaped homemade pizza with sausage pieces, lemon, fennel and mozzarella (no tomato).

The pizza in question:

A hand with silvery pink painted nails holds a cocktail glass containing a lemon yellow liquid in front of a vase of flowers including small pale pink roses.

A Salvatore Meets, with white rum, limoncello, lime juice and sparkling wine. Having sausage, fennel and lemon pizza for dinner, so sticking with the lemon theme.

A hand with pale pink painted nails holds a martini glass in front of a vase of flowers including small pale pink roses.

A midweek cocktail, the Spanish Lychee Martini. It’s very good.

Mine ended up in Shrewsbury, which is a touch random…

I hope you got to eat some of the biscuits being discussed.

A pattern of five interlocking circles, painted in shades of blue with silver centres.

Finished this today. I’m calling it ‘Sea’ because that’s what this pattern reminds me of.

A Kilner jar with a post it note stuck to it, with Plum Amaretto and today’s date written on it.

Made this today - just need to wait 6-8 weeks to see how it turns out.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I’m also on relatively low booze Jerezana, although mainly because I am cooking paella (I am trying to rationalise my cupboards by using up some of the many varieties of rice I seem to have. #ConfinedCocktails

PS If you can, go to Schofields Bar, it’s excellent.

Manchester must be the most changed/re-generated city in the country. Husband grew up there and barely recognises it now.

A hand with gold painted nails holds a gold rimmed cocktail glass containing a yellow liquid in front of a vase of yellow and white flowers.

A Bending Blades cocktail (tequila, manzanilla, gentian and grapefruit liqueurs) to start the weekend. It’s good - strong but fresh.

Yeay for blood donation! I’ve just booked my second one. (Drink lots of water, it made me very dehydrated). Glad solicitor was good, that sounds like a big step forward.

Hard to find space to display them as well.

Ah yes, the rats!

My dessert. A plate of chocolate truffles and a glass of English rose fizz.

My looking up into a circular mirror hanging from the ceiling.

Rounds of feathers hanging from chains. I think they look like fluffy spiders. Art, innit?

A view of a gallery with lots of paintings, and a large pierced disk hanging from the ceiling.

Went to the Royal Academy summer show. And to Fortnum’s for lunch first, obviously.