Saturday, November 4/2017

Invited to Jenny and Doug's for Laura's fortieth birthday. The day starts oddly, as the small container which I take to be shampoo proves, as I pour the thin gold liquid over my hair, to contain olive oil. A poor substitute, even when combined with soap, but too late now to do anything other than carry on with the conditioner and hope for the best. 

Raining, but not hard, and really not at all by the time we arrive. London lush as always, even in November. As J has noted, if it were in a warmer climate it would be jungle. 

Laura looking super and accompanied by three boys and two dogs. Lovely Arabic food and some twenty people there, mostly family. Which we practically feel we are now. The smallest children now six. Happily busy, but Jenny and I do get a little catch up time in the kitchen.