I don't like the look of my cherry tree which seems to have moss on all sides of its branches. Probably should get the arborists in to see if it can be severely trimmed back before things start falling. Cherries have limited life spans and this one is at least 40 years old. But tree surgery costs and stocks are tanking so shall cross fingers and hope I'm good for another year.

Otherwise went to tony Korean restaurant for oddly indifferent sushi, then to a neighbouring coffee shop for latte and coffee cake, first in months if not years. Washed dishes from yesterday's cooking, and bleached the cutting board, and of course got bleach on my ragbag top. Top has ragged sleeves but no embroidery to cover bleach spots so I regarded it as slightly more respectable than my other old work shirts. But embroidery will not cover the large discoloured patch on the sleeve so shall trun this. Bought two replacement waffle shirts from Mark's Warehouse to replace it, doubtless made in China but what isn't these days? And Mark's shirts do not shrink in a hot wash, as I found out recently, so they will do me for a while. My black waffle shirts have done yeoman service, being anything from eight to twelve years old if not more, so Vecchia camicia, senti, addio fedele amica mia.