horsemouth is travelling hopefully (the better to arrive)

well here it is. the first train (1548) was cancelled so horsemouth is on the 1648. so far it all looks like it is going to work (but there is a 45 minute layover at some point). 

sunday morning

10.20 meeting with myk. near hackney city farm. it was colder than the day before and there was a distinct nip in the air. they sat (or leaned) in the park and talked. then they went and got a coffee in the little georgian place (where the occupied library used to be - one of three). they discussed the changing city and what they remembered of jacques camatte (oh and myk mentioned reading c.j.sansom). then horsemouth got a call from minty so they went up to meet him  at the top of broadway market. 

they (myk, minty, horsemouth) then did a circuit of london fields before myk headed home and minty and horsemouth dived off in the direction of lisa's. they had a quick look in the book-box near hers (no joy). 

horsemouth carried on to his where, after a brief restorative feast, he set off for clapton railway station at about 1410. he was towing the wheelie-bin but he decided against bringing another guitar back with him or another grab bag of books. 

sadly when he got to paddlingpool station the train had been cancelled (due to lack of staff). people going to swansea were more disadvantaged - there was a trackside fire - they were being advised to get to bristol and then there would be transport options from there. 

anyway horsemouth waited the hour and then got the 1648 train out. it runs as far as great malvern but horsemouth may get off at worcester foregate street because there are more food options from there. broadly it's 2 hours to worcester, 1 hour further on to hereford but there's a pesky 45 minute break in the journey to be sat out somewhere. 

anyway he's due into hereford at 2032. (so if that happens he will report it here). 

the visit

monday - travel

tuesday - TG in the morning. 

wednesday - annual meeting of the communal endeavour. peter, enza, lianne, colin, james, jamie, paddy, liam, the media people from the CCH (kasia and sebastian was it?), peri, sam, lethal. if horsemouth saw you and he has failed to mention you he apologises. 

afterwards the pub with james and colin and later lethal and peter. lianne was there briefly. 

thursday a day of recovery

friday - london fields but he couldn't see anybody around (or at least anyone he knew) then a phone call from TG and they went over the filter beds. 

saturday - up to howard's. chat in the garden and then to the pub with pizza. 

sunday - myk and minty round various parks and then away by train. 

horsemouth is back. the plants seem ok. (in fact they are growing well).