Unlike the last few times, when I had visited my regular Friday customer, Mr G was in high spirits. Despite his ongoing personal and health issues, he had some positive news from his doctor, that made him feel a bit younger and more cheerful. Apart from enjoying his usual quick wit in action, I was happy to see hope in his eyes that evening. We had a good chat before I left for Sainsbury's.

There was nothing unusual on the shopping list, so I did my usual route through the aisles from memory. We had recently concluded with Mr G that I must have been the person who knew best where all his favourite products were located in his local supermarket - better than himself!

Mr G praised the choice of savoy cabbage I brought back with me, and then we chatted about his late beloved cat, whose pictures Mr G still kept on display. The conversation then steered into Mr G's days of being an artist and spending nearly all his spare time in the studio, producing incredible amounts of artwork. He showed me a couple of his large silk screen prints he had recently pulled out from his portfolio. I felt that was a very special experience to see his thought-provoking art, otherwise hidden from others' eyes - a privilege for a trusted GoodGymer!