A man chatted to me today. A complete stranger, in Tesco. Not a place a like to shop in but the coffee shop is half decent and cheap and they provide free newspapers to read. This chap had just finished his Express and asked me if I'd finished with The Times so we swopped. In the process we had a conversation about how wonderful it was that Alan Johnson had been released yesterday. He had a particilar interest because he had worked at the BBC. I didn't get to find out what he was doing in Tesco in the middle of the day though.
It can be quite lonely having a break in coffee shops so having a newspaper or such like to read means you don't spend time watching everyone else and wondering what they're talking about.
Next door have gone away to Scotland for two weeks, starting at a rock concert for 3 days. They seem to be recapturing their youth and taking their teenage son with them. I'm in charge of checking the house, taking the post in and picking their raspberries and strawaberries so they don't get wasted. How does one make raspberry coulee (sp)? I suppose I could make smoothies yum yum.
