In the “old days” – that legendary era before Covid-19 – we would do our weekly shopping on Sunday morning. This involved breakfast in a local cafe, while waiting for Sainsbury’s to open, and then a quick trundle around the shelves with a shopping trolley during the 15-minute “browsing time” so as to reach the check-outs just as they opened.

With the onset of lockdown we agreed that Tigger alone would brave the shops while I remained, a little fretfully, at home. I suppose we shall have to decide at some point that it’s time to resume going together to the shops but today, once more, Tigger went on her own.

Today, Tigger took a bus to Camden Town, partly to enjoy the novelty and partly to see if the shops there stocked different items to vary our diet. It was agreed that she would let me me know when she was on the way home and that we would go to Jusaka together.

And so it was.

The world from Jasaka’s window

We met at the bus stop in City Road and crossed to Jusaka. Once again, we agreed to consume our coffee on the premises. As we were the only customers, there was no difficulty in maintaining “social distancing”! Sitting at a table like civilized folk, I took the above photo through the window. The scenery will be familiar, the perspective less so.

Our reusable cups

We took our reusable cups to save on the disposable ones in which coffee is being served at present to help avoid infection.

Through the window I noticed that a police car with flashing blue lights had stopped in the outside lane of the High Street, causing something of an obstacle to other traffic. I then noticed that in front of the police vehicle was a private car with its hazard lights flashing. They were soon joined by a low-loader which proceeded to hoist the car onto itself. It seems that the car had broken down and the police were helping to have it removed, presumably to a garage. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take a good photo of this activity because constantly flowing traffic kept blocking the view.

Not a very exciting story, I know, but more entertaining than nothing, I suppose!!

Coffee consumed, we dragged the shopping trolley home and put away its contents. All done for another week. Perhaps tomorrow we will be able to go for a more interesting outing.