First morning of a weekend lakeside break in the Cotswolds.

Film log - watched: The Debussy Film, 1965 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥

Finished reading: I, Claudius by Robert Graves 📚

Film log - watched: Elgar: Portrait of a Composer, 1962 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Van Morrison (50 plays), TOPS (12), Wolf Alice (11), Beecham, RPO (10), Michael Kiwanuka (1)

Film log - watched: The Thursday Murder Club, 2025 - ★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥

Women’s Rugby World Cup, Canada v Wales. Canada 42-0 up after an hour. Hadn’t realised how good Canada are! 🏉

Watching 📺: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Canada v Wales. Wales need to win to have a realistic chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals 🏉

Film log - watched: Song of Summer, 1968 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥

Not a huge range of food options, but the noodles were very good!

Mushroom Yaki Udon for lunch 🍜

Tom Norton, on his Glamorgan debut, bowling to Peter Handscomb, having already dismissed Shan Masood as his maiden wicket 🏏

Location check in — Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Glamorgan vs Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One Day Cup 🏏
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Got absolutely soaked through walking the mile to Aberdare station this morning. Unexpected downpour, no umbrella, no coat 🌧️ 😡

Now sitting, very damp, on the train to Cardiff for a day’s cricket 🚉 🏏

Luckily the weather is forecast to be better in Cardiff than in the Valleys 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Location check in — Llantwit Major beach café ☕️
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