THE entry

An unplanned Mr Holmes at The Phoenix

Being told she loves me by U

Gentle summer night rain

Creative Accounting #412

Ian McKellen = John Gielgud + Simon Schama / Mr Holmes

Today's Happiness Experiment entry - La Rochelle

Running along bank of estuary in evening sun - La Rochelle - past monument to the Free French & Resistance

Leisurely dinner in French restaurant, including fish soup

Listening to the evening sounds of the harbour square filtering up into my hotel room (Hotel St Jean d'Acre)

Yesterday's Happiness Experiment entry - Father's Day

Rolling Stones lips Father's Day card with accompanying playlist of classics of mainly 60s and 70s called The Enlightenment. Card included request to continue to educate the Enfants Terribles musically. Set up a 3-way playlist in response.

Breakfast made by D and dinner en famille in Highgate

Discovering the identity of the mysterious signature on the copy of Born To Run I bought yesterday - Stu knew of course, took him 9 minutes to figure it - Eric Meola, the photographer - turned out the LP came from the collection of Paul Young

Yesterday's Happiness Experiment - farewell Barcelona

D enjoying all the people on our epic journey home - from The Inbetweeners actor to Brighton woman

Reading on the balcony overlooking Sagrada Familia, the sea and all of Barcelona in the afternoon light

Picasso-Dali Dali-Picasso exhibition at Picasso Museum, Barcelona (bumping into Siobhan Sinnerton along the way)