Great romantic and thoroughly moving day. Walked around autumn coloured York for about 6 miles with my beautiful wife. Mooched around city centre and then headed off to university visiting a totally lovely lady who I have known over a period of 30 years: Angela Gardham. Lovely to see her and she looked radiant and beautiful as she always did. Lived just down the road from her for   two years 1994-1996 and my second son Clifford was born over this period. Amazing house and garden, and her kids, who are young men now, doing really well and I felt very complete talking with her again because she was one of the first people I noticed in York in 1983 with her family that gave me the idea I wanted to be in a settled and happy family myself. Which I have done thanks to my lovely wife Fiona. I felt so privileged to be sat in the presence of two absolutely lovely fine intelligent women one of them being my wife and the other one my friend Angie. After this, walked around University Lake and saw three Great Crested Grebes, the parents and   fledgeling. Back home at six for soup and rolls still feeling quite emotional about meeting up with Angie again. Must visit friends more north and south of Darlington!