Today we wandered, stopping at Saint Bartholomew the Great. The church is London’s oldest parish church, built in 1123 and about to celebrate its 900th anniversary. We arrived in time for the Thursday midday concert but decided to press on with our itinerary and take in a concert on a different day.

Next up was the tube to John Lewis so I could look at fabric. The excitement was taking the NEW Elizabeth line – our first journey on the line, which opened in May 2022. New info: we can take the Elizabeth line directly to Heathrow Terminal 5. No more changing at St. Pancras station!

On to John Lewis for fabric shopping, which was a bust. The store had much less fabric than the last time we visited, but I did find some favorite knitting needles. We stopped for lunch at the John Lewis cafeteria, one of Hugh’s favorites, before heading to Liberty and more fabric shopping.

Liberty, as always, had lovely silk and cotton. I was looking for wool, so I didn’t buy any. The colors and patterns were floating around in my head, though, so we might need another stop there before leaving.

We came back to the flat for an afternoon rest before heading out to the theater.

Hampstead Theatre had a production of Mary, a story revolving around Mary, Queen of Scots, starring Douglas Henshall from Shetland. Hugh had purchased the tickets a month ago, so we had seats in Row B, second row from the stage. Wonderful evening!

We ended the evening with a trip to Tesco Express to pick up some late-night snacks, then settled into the flat with a beer and cheese. A wonderful end to a wonderful day.