New buildings near Cardiff’s Principality Stadium take advantage of all the available space.

Courier delivery at 11:33 this morning. Driver left our property at 15:36. He inexplicably reversed his lorry off our drive into soft ground. An impressive recovery vehicle had to completely lift the rear of the vehicle out of the mud. DX - Delivered Exactly!

England beat New Zealand in the 4th T20 match to level the series 2-2. Good to see an outstanding performance from England after a couple of defeats. Deciding match is at Eden Park, Auckland on Sunday - but from what I’ve heard the weather forecast is not good :( 🏏

Evening T20 match in New Zealand means that at least I’m up early enough in the UK to see half the match. NZ chasing England’s 241-3 have got their work cut out for them - they started scoring well but have just lost 4 wickets in the last 20 minutes… 🏏

Sunny and warm enough to be sitting outside this afternoon with a coffee and a book. And two cats…

Forward Arts Foundation in conversation with Fiona Benson — link 🔗

Currently reading: Vertigo & Ghost by Fiona Benson 📚

Purchased after reading this review in The Guardian.

Always get a crop of various fungi (mushrooms? toadstools?) in our garden during late summer and autumn. Wish I had the knowledge and confidence to decide if any of them were edible … but I don’t!

Making sourdough starters using Paul Hollywood’s method. Very active even in our relatively cool kitchen.

November afternoon in Cardiff Bay.