Sunday is normally supermarket day when we do the weekly shopping but from time to time it is laundry day when we cart our washing to the launderette. Today is such a laundry day.

I will not say that doing the laundry is fun but we now have our routine honed to reasonable efficiency.

The best launderette we know is a bus ride away. The sooner we arrive, the more likely is it that we will find machines free. Later, more people will turn up, making access to machines somewhat competitive.

Arriving at the launderette, we loaded our machines and set them going. We now had 45 minutes or so to have breakfast.

For that, we retired to a nearby branch of Costa. Two coffees and four plain croissants, please!

When the wash-cycle finished, we needed to transfer the still damp laundry to the dryers. These are very efficient, especially in hot weather, but they still take quite a while to dry a big load. Patience is required!

Some of the dryers were inaccessible because a homeless man was asleep on the bench in front of them. Happily, we managed to find two dryers not so encumbered. (Later, when all the other dryers were in use, someone did wake the sleeper up and ask him to move.)

For the ride home, the bus was crowded but we pushed our way on. To my surprise, people found a seat for me and space for my wheelie suitcase. I reflected how sometimes a crowd will act in concert like that with kindness.

When reached home, we rested for a while and I started packing my little suitcase for our trip starting tomorrow. Where are we going? Wait and see!