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Friday, October 10, 2025

Push back

 Zoe had a day off today, which meant that there was no need to get up early. After a suitable coffee intake and morning ablutions, I wandered around to join the walk to school. Ellie had her school photo today, so Zoe had to spend extra time doing Ellie's hair just how she wanted it.

With Ellie dropped off at the classroom door, I headed off for my morning walk. An hour later, I returned home for my morning porridge and final check of the week's shopping list. We raided Sainsbury's. Everything was going smoothly until I went to grab the coleslaw. They had moved it. I asked a staff member, who told me it was in "Aisle 2". I commented, "Oh, they've moved it", and she turned her back on me, saying, "It's always been there, for at least the last 6 months". It hasn't. That's why I maintain my spreadsheet so that I know where to find things. I thought her attitude was poor, so we mentioned it to Zoe when we got back. She instantly knew who we were talking about and asked me to send an email of complaint so they could act on it. I obliged.

With all the shopping unpacked and stowed away, Diane sat down for a telephone chat with Jane, while I updated the accounts. After some lunch, we settled down with our Kindles. It was too cool in the Orangery, so we made ourselves comfortable in the lounge.

Di went along with Zoe to collect Ellie from school. A while later, Zoe popped back. Ellie had gone off to Pete's for the weekend, but Zoe was feeling a bit upset and needed some time with Mum.


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