After our trip to a hot and sunny Brighton, we are spending a restful day at home. We did have one – well, actually two, if you count our usual coffee – errands to run.

The first was to drop off something in Naoroji Street (named in memory of Sir Dadabhai Naoroji).

To go there, we took the longer route which passes near the New River Head. Through the railings, you can still see these two buildings belonging to it. That’s as close as one can now go without an invitation. I, for one, would like to see them closer and know more about them.

On the way back we took the shorter route which goes through this narrow lane. I call it the “Garden Passage” because it passes through a community garden and seems not to have an official name. At the best of times you need to give way to people coming the other way and even more so now.

The passage leads to Lloyd Square and thence to Myddelton’s, where we bought our usual coffee. (Didn’t really need to say so, did I? 🙂 )

There was a pleasant breeze but it was still hot (and forecast to become warmer still). From the look of the cloudy sky, however, there could be rain or storms later.

As for us, we shall probably stay at home for the rest of the day.