Has the weather turned? The weekly forecast this morning sounded a bit better, and so the day has proved. Not what you’d call warm, but distinctly pleasant. Long may it last.

   Knitting has progressed. I have embarked on the first pattern row of KD’s MKAL shawl, hoping that any initial twist or stitch shortage can be straightened out as we proceed. I’ll know more tomorrow.

   We had an essay this morning about Dancers in Mourning, interesting as always. I still don’t care for it, but context helps.

   Helen came this morning. Her menfolk have left Mt Athos a day early. I think the amount of liturgy on Sunday was too much for them — and the heatwave doesn’t help. 

   Wordle: a green and two browns from my starters. I carelessly put in a Jean-word for line three — one of the browns was still in the same spot. For line four, I at least found a legitimate word although I expected nothing of it. But it was right.

   Four for Ketki and Thomas, as well. Three for Alexander, Mark, and Rachel. In DC, Theo failed - stuck with two and then three greens at the beginning of the word — and Roger had a totally brilliant two. I think Roger is still in London, in fact.