Domestic responsibilities

The Gorse Fox cleared the accumulated snow from the RAV4 - some shopping was needed. Unfortunately the cold weather had reduced the effectiveness of the battery and it was not man enough to fire the beast into life. That will have to wait for now.

The Passat fired up on the first attempt and after 5 minutes the snow was cleared and the Gorse Fox headed to Sainsbury's. On arrival it became immediately clear that it was bedlam. Every twit who had no experience or ability of driving in the snow had clustered into the car park and sat there in panic hoping a car parking space would come to them.

Inside the store things were no much better. Families had taken their children there with their dolls prams to block the aisles whilst the shouted at them. More mature folk had gone mob handed so they could support each other against the ravages of gravity and ice combined... and wandered aimlessly round looking bemused. What fun the traditional shopping experience can be. (Don't even ask about checkout lane discipline, conveyor loading, or packing!!!)

Home once more the Gorse Fox examined the manual that accompanied the new Bread Maker (which arrived mid week) and carefully measured out various staples: yeast, strong flour, sugar, salt, butter and water. A few moments later the appropriate buttons were pressed and, with luck, we shall have our first home -baked loaf of bread in a few hours time.