I was taking a circuitous route running to another GG mission when I noticed Patricio getting out of the Artmongers van by the Aspinal Road community garden. He is the artistic talent behind dozens of murals in Lewisham and elsewhere. I stopped for a chat but he was there to do some watering using the reservoir in the van. So I stopped and helped water quite a few parched trees. It was then off over one of his finest works - the Rainbow Bridge.

The instructions which I had looked at on line suggested the need for a variety of screw drivers, hammer and a drill. I went armed with the listed screwdrivers and hope for the best. The instructions were wrong and it just screwed together without the need for tools. A very simple task. Ms L was happy with the end result.

As I sitting waiting my turn in the queue at Feed the Hill I noticed Six Dinner Sid in the children’s book box. It seemed apt - I was getting around six meals for Ms L, but it’s a lovely story of a cat bringing together a community. It’s one of my favourite children’s books.

Paul and Adi were up early in glorious sunshine to litter pick in Lewisham - Adi on Saturday dealing with debris left behind by picnicers the day before in Sydenham's Mayow Park; Paul picking up the Stella cans left by the open air drinkers of Deptford by the Ravensbourne in Brookmill Park. Paul also pulled out a lot of the invasive and destructive Himalayan balsam from the banks.

A glorious morning ahead of Catford parkrun, but Mountsfield Park was full of litter - debris from picnics and rubbish dragged from bins by foxes. Paul cleared the worst of it - probably four black bags full.

I was rather worried about this week’s shop for Ms Y because due to the cyber attack on the Co-Op their supply chain was disrupted. So it turned out, fortunately nothing that was missing was really urgent apart from the applie pies which she is partial to. Hopefully it will have been resolved by next week and I won't be like Mother Hubbard.