Sunday is traditionally the day when we do the week’s shopping at Sainsbury’s. During the lockdown, Tigger coped on her own but since last week, I tag along too, as I always used to do.

The store opens at 11am on Sunday and that’s when we went, knowing that it is relatively uncrowded at that hour. Following the rules, we wore face masks in the shop. So did most of the other customers, though some were wearing them incorrectly. Why? There is plenty of information on how to place them so no one can plead ignorance.

If you are not going to wear the mask correctly, then at least have the courage not to wear it at all. Nobody is impressed by you leaving you nose uncovered or wearing the mask wrapped around your chin. You just look like the idiot that you are.

Most of what we wanted was on the shelves, though with some notable blank spots. Don’t blame Covid-19 for this though, because missing items has always been the besetting sin of this branch of Sainsbury’s.

Watching the world go by from Jusaka

Having completed the task, we stopped off at Jusaka for coffee and a rest from our labours. We sat on the soft seats at the back (those stools are a bit hard on the derrière, believe me) and watched the world go by outside. And there was plenty of world going by, too. The streets were quite busy for a Sunday morning.

The shopping awaits

The shopping – trolley plus bag – sat and glared at us throughout and we were aware we would have to deal with it eventually.

We at last bestirred ourselves and set off for home. We passed close the the so-called Angel Building on the corner of St John Street and Pentonville Road.

Moth on the window
Photo by Tigger

On one of the large windows, Tigger noticed this moth resting and took a photo of it. It is of a different species from the one seen in our front door yesterday but what species they are, neither of us knows. Must ask for a book on butterflies and moths for my birthday! I used to enjoy a closer relationship with these interesting creatures, as recounted in Garden tigers.

Garden tiger moth

Though butterflies receive the most attention from people, there are in fact far more species of moths in the world. Estimates vary, but according to some counts, there are ten times more moth than butterfly species. There’s a fact to keep in mind for the pub quiz night!