Although cloudy and sunless, the day was promising to warm up by lunchtime and so we went out early while it was still cool. Though the thermometer was at 17°C, it felt warmer than that and the occasional puffs of breeze were pleasant.

If you are keeping count (though I don’t blame you if you are not!), today is a Jusaka day and so we set out with our reusable cups. We thought we might sit in again today as we did on Thursday.

(Even if you drink your coffee on the premises, they still serve it in disposable cups as a measure against infection, hence our bringing our reusable cups with us.)

No chance: Jusaka was closed. Why? I have no idea. Perhaps they only open at 10am these days. We will ask next time we find them open.

St John Street under cloudy skies

We turned down St John Street which was enjoying the Saturday quiet. We noticed that quite a few shops and cafes had remained closed.

Treacy’s undertakers

We turned into Chadwell Street where Thomas B. Treacy’s establishment stands on a corner. I don’t know how long they have been established here as undertakers but I am guessing it is for quite some time. The reason why I think that is because they have a clock on their premises, soberly decked in black and gold. It is rare for new businesses in our day to install clocks. Apart from anything else there is the cost of maintenance and repairs. This one is always in working order, showing the correct time – much to my approval!

I don’t know whether the upper floors belong to the undertakers or whether they are occupied by other people but there is a feature that intrigues me.

Knight in armour

On a first-floor balcony stands a knight in armour, complete with shield and what looks to be a lance with a pennant. He has been there, gazing fixedly towards St John Street for as long as I have been in the area. Was he bought on impulse, found to be an emcumbrance and banished to the balcony? I do not know.

Angel Church

I mentioned the Angel Church in a previous post (see A church and a barber shop). While I tend to be cynical about churches and their activities, I also believe that credit should be given where it is deserved. Passing by the church recently, we saw that they operate a food bank, and today, the notice outside indicated the free services of a hairdresser. Assuming that this charity is given freely and without any religious browbeating, then the church is to be complimented and thanked for its efforts.

Eyeless of Chadwell

On a windowsill langished this spectacle frame, colourful and no doubt once loved but now broken and abandoned. I suspect thst there’s a moral there, could I but think of it.

Myddelton Passage

We passed the end of Myddelton Passage through which we have walked on many occasions. At the end is a gate and a path where you can have a view of what remains today of the River Head site but that gate has been locked since lockdown was imposed. Will it ever open again?

Inflated bird

In my post Ant day, I mentioned that I had seen a strange object in the window of the hairdresser’s salon opposite Myddelton’s and thought it might be an inflatable bird. I was able to have a closer look today and yes, it is an inflatable bird. I could pose the obvious question but I won’t because I don’t know the answer.

I could have gone in and asked, I suppose, because there were people inside. I just think some things are best left as mysteries!

Spoiling ourselves again
Photo by Tigger

While our coffee was being dispensed, I caught to glint in Tigger’s eye: yes, she would like an extra with the coffee. Tigger chose a pain au chocolat and I a croissant. That makes our second breakfast of the day but who’s counting? 🙂