This jolly frosty morning ❄️ Nick, Louise and Gosia were tasked to help in rearranging furniture in Mr M's apartament.

We arrived at 9 and called manager to let us in the apartament. Mr T was supposed to come back from the hospital 🏥 yesterday, but he remained there for a bit longer than expected so he wasn't present at the flat.

Unfortunately, although we were all warmed up and ready for the action 🥷, it turned out that noone actually knows how the furniture should be rearranged. As the building manager suggested, this would need to be consulted with the carer who wasn't present at the flat as well.

Louise did manage to assemble drawers in the bedroom 🛏, and we also moved sofa and coffee table in the front room 🛋. These were just very minor changes that didn't take us long to sort out.

It's worth to notice that the flat was previously infested with bedbugs 🪲 and we could still see some traps placed in the flat.

It would be worth to recontact Council to rearrange the mission when it will be more clear what needs to be done. We noticed that the furniture were generally pretty mobile so not sure if GG help will be needed after all.

I run 2 mile from station to destination & back to station.

I arrived at Mr T's this afternoon to be greeted by the sight of a hammer and Stanley knife on his coffee table next to a small bottle. I asked if he'd taken up sculpture, but no, he just couldn't get the lid off his medication. He showed me the bottle which had clear signs of both frustration and scoring around the lid, but without any indication of success. With a quick press down on the lid and firm turn, I soon had the lift off, and Mr T's look of astonishment was as if I'd just performed a magic trick in front of him...

Armed with the now familiar list (extra portion of Chicken Kiev's please this week) and trolley, it was a reasonably painless trip around the aisles of a very busy Lidl. At one point I was in the cereal section when someone asked a shelf stacker where the honey was, and before I could stop myself I said out loud it was on the next aisle along...I'm not sure who was more surprised, the shopper or the assistant, but either way he found what he was after, and I've submitted my application form to work in this branch of Lidl starting next week...

When I was a child I think I was middle-aged.

Other children liked Pokemon - or Power Rangers - or other popular past times like playing.

Not for me - I knew what I liked - and what I liked was the 8pm-9pm slot on Monday nights on BBC One: Ground Force and Changing Rooms.

And last night - thanks to the frost-beating efforts of this wonderful group - I felt like my childhood friends (Alan Titchmarsh and Carol Smillie) were present in shaping our very own garden makeover at Cecil Sharp House!

Seven of us - Alex, Gosia, Jackie, John, Rose, and Steve (and me) - met in the King's Cross buzz and we became the only group (of adults) in London to be outside playing Simon Says whilst icicles formed.

Taking our smiles (like Carol Smillie) with us, we started our journey up and through Camden, meeting Emilie early en route!

Arriving at Cecil Sharp House, we met Natalia and Yumei, both of whom were on their first day of GoodGym good-deeding - a huge welcome, both!!

And then our makeover started. I am not certain how it happened. All I do know is that I turned round to find my gardening gloves and a million scattered leaves had already been placed into a neat pile.

It genuinely was miraculous - the lawn and paths were a sea of fallen leaves... and then they were grass and paving again - it could even have been a spring night :)

Thank you, everyone, for your work, time, and fun - it was great to see you!

Here's to next time!

Elm Haven is a unique space for the community to come together to grow fresh produce and learn more about gardening.

It was a cold but dry day as we swept leaves from between the planters to enable volunteer Dave to get to them, as he showed off his skills with a lawn mower.

It was like a conjuring trick, how he was able to make a large pile of leaves vanish into his mower, to be composted for future use.

A special welcome to Yumei, arriving for her first good deed! And if all goes well, she's about to do her second deed the same day. Nothing like hitting the ground running...

This wonderful group of Andy, Cherian, and Max (and me) spent our morning: moving leaves > digging compost > finding avocado skins > bagging compost > discovering rusty bolts > learning how to detangle chicken wire > bashing sticks into ground > and (after it all) admiring our new wired pen for mulching leaves!

Thank you, all, for your work and fun this morning - you made a meaningful and lasting difference, and I know this pen will be much enjoyed and used over the coming years!

Thank you! And to next time!