Getting to the lovely Ms Y’s home was the hardest bit today as there were no trains to Grove Park. A circuitous route from my previous mission was worked out that enabled the normal mix of Sainsburys and the Co-Op. The shop was straightforward and involved fairies for the first time for a while. Ms Y did grumble that my hands were cold when I was passing her items to put away…. I can’t think why they were.

There were a lot of weights and waits on today’s shopping and related mission of the lovely Mr J today today - GP’s surgery, fishmongers, market stall and in ASDA whilst I bought his very healthy shop. We chatted afterwards about sweet potatoes and how we liked to cook with them.

Ms Y was pleased to see me, although we didn’t have as much catching up to do as normal, as we’d had a chat on Christmas Day. She was impressed with my Saturday best, I’d come from parkrun and she thought that I’d be easy to spot! As for the shop, it was just a few fresh things from her local Co-Op.

Apart from it being a different day, it was a pretty standard shop for the lovely Mr J, although because he’d taken advantage of an offer on Rice Crispies it was a bit of a squash in his trolley which also included a butternut squash.

This is what it said on the ticket, although I explained that I'd rather they did the lovely Ms E's towels and bedding for me to pick up on Monday and I will go home and have a shower!

A lot was crammed into my shopping visit to the lovely Ms Y’s today - bread and tea bags from the Sainsbury’s by the station, a trip to Mr Chips to get chicken and chips for her lunch, the usual items at the Co-Op, a 90 year old birthday card and taping up some trip hazards on her hall carpet. As well as swapping Christmas presents and Bruce Forsyth catchphrases.