The ever cheerful Mr W was in fine form this afternoon and after our usual exchange of pleasantries the conversation turned to what items were needed this week. Very quickly Mr W identified that he needed some washing up liquid and a particular brand of oat milk...and then he hit a writer's block and he asked me ("being a professional"...his words...) to suggest what else he might need.

The benefit of having done a few shops for Mr W came into its own, and we quickly added (non sweet) biscuits, smoked salmon, wholemeal pitta, kitchen roll and water to the list, before he then added "anything else you think I might want" - nothing like a Saturday afternoon challenge, but the constraints of the budget meant I couldn't go wild, and he seemed genuinely happy with the few added extras in the bag upon my return!