A return visit to Ms H to build more of her IKEA furniture, but when I arrived it was clear she'd managed to get some additional assistance, as various wardrobe shells were now in her living room, and there were a couple of other people (hard at work) assembling various items.

She quickly put me to work upstairs building a hanging unit and a small storage unit that sat below it - "these are the easy ones" she said, and on the whole she wasn't wrong, albeit it was a precursor of things to come....as once I'd completed these and asked what was next, she indicated she had a bunk bed that needed building downstairs in her living room, and being the ambitious sort and up for a challenge on a rainy Saturday afternoon I agreed to do this - fortunately I hadn't made dinner plans...

I'm a flat pack fan, and remain amazed that something like a bunk bed can be built using two different sized Allen keys (and a hammer), and after judicious following of the step by step guide, the frame and slats were in place, and it was starting to look like a (double) bed - the issue now was the lack of space to get round each side to finish it off, so much breathing in was required...and eventually it was all done.

Ms H was delighted and commented (positively...) on my building skills and diligence - "Adult Lego" she called it - albeit you certainly don't ache as much after building the Death Star or Apollo 11 out of hundreds of plastic bricks...

Week 2 of back to shopping on a Friday morning for Mrs S and it's as if the break never happened - list was ready, money and Waitrose token on the kitchen table and a quick catch up with Mrs S and it was off out into the Friday morning sunshine.

As always I was very appreciative of the detailed list which left no doubt as to the items to be gathered - Mrs S has discovered the nightmare that is "chocolate bar shrinkflation" , so was adamant I should only get her a bar of Lindt (bigger size for your money, or at least for now...). I also discovered you could buy frozen spinach...friday's truly are school days on the shopping front.

Ms D had spent yesterday in the care of the NHS, so she was keen to update me on how her day had been (eventful...), but she seemed in good spirits post the visit and hopefully her various aches will soon be a thing of the past.

She was though keen for me to go to Specsavers as she didn't think her hearing aids were working properly, and so it proved for one of them - a very helpful lady gave them an inspection, replaced the non functioning one and provided me with more batteries, and so hopefully normal service will resume on the audio front. The weekly shop around the aisles proved straightforward in comparison.

It was a great, simple task with the help of fellow good gymers.

Unloaded the Felix Project Van and put the food delivery into the Pantry at North Paddington Youth Club.

Every time we visit the amazing Abbey centre in Westminster it's brilliant to see all the activities going on in every room of the enormous space. From free legal clinics to Eastern European folk dancing for older people, the place offers an abundance of resources for local people.

The centre has recently been donated a load of flowers, including pansies and ferns, from the royal parks - for free! Our job was to get all the plants into their permanent homes in time for winter.

We grabbed trowels and had a brief discussion on colour schemes and artful plant-scaping before getting stuck in. It was very satisfying sliding the 40 or so plants out of their pots and into the planters and before we knew it the job was done.

We'll be back in January for our next session at the Abbey centre, don't miss out on the opportunity to support the community in central London.