May 2 Little Kingshill
Plenty of sun again but a distinctly chilly breeze when we ventured outside. The plan had been for me to buy some fish and vegetables for tonight's dinner while Malcolm went to the bank. Unfortunately, the fish man wasn't there so I had to content myself with some spring onions, parsnips and a small cabbage.
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The market seemed to be a shadow of its former self, selling lots of junk and not much food. The fruit and veg that were on display didn't appear to be in the same league of freshness as what I would expect to buy at Porirua market.
The new shopping complex, the Eden Centre, seems to have having a detrimental effect on the shopping habits of the local citizens.
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I found a seat at the usual café and ordered a coffee whilst waiting for Malcolm and Jerry to arrive. It was strong enough but as they insist on selling all of the coffee in large cappuccino cups, it was cold as soon as it was served. The other two arrived and we sat in the sunshine drinking coffee for quite a time.
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Musical accompaniment was provided by the Wycombe Steel Orchestra playing on the grass outside the church. They were good and featured a wide cross section of shapes, sizes, colours and creeds.
Coffee being finished, Malcolm & I walked through the shopping mall in an attempt to buy the fish at the supermarket. This too was unsuccessful as Tesco have closed the fish counter at their town centre store. Muttering a bit, we set off on an errand for Malcolm before driving back to Little Kingshill, to meet Mike & Jean at The Full Moon. Janet joined us and we had a few drinks and a very large lunch.
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The main excitement of the afternoon was when Janet & I drove to the big Tesco in Amersham to do some shopping and to get rid of loads of re-cycling.
They have a huge machine - one of only two in the country or so I was told - into which bottles, cans & plastics can be inserted. The machine then works out what it is, treats it accordingly and then asks for another one. At the end of the process, it counts up how many items it has been fed a pays a reward onto your Tesco card. Ever so clever but, as I didn't take my camera to the supermarket, I couldn't record it.
We did loads of shopping, came home and relaxed in front of the sport on TV.