As usual, there was a stack of donations waiting outside Miss M's front door when Kash and Sevan arrived. It looked like 1 trip to the local charity shop, so Sevan asked if there'd be anything more to take today.

"Not today. There are some books to donate, but I need to get to them first"
"It's too difficult. They're heavy" - Miss M

Undeterred, Kash and Sevan pressed a little, then a little more, while Miss M was still resistant, saying that the boxes were too hard to reach and too heavy. Eventually they convinced Miss M to let them take a look after the first donations were done. The GoodGymers would then see what the problem was.

The first round of donations was easy. It was full of handbags (again) and Kash and Sevan were back at Miss M's flat in 30 minutes. They then went inside for the first time to look at the book challenge and on the way, Miss M found more coats, cushions and crocheted blankets that could be given away, filling 3 more bags.

In the living room, Sevan slid his way between a chair and a sofa to the far window. The biggest problem wasn't his body or his legs. It was finding some empty space on the floor to put his size 8s. Once there, he found a stack of needlepoint books (to donate), some wicker baskets with fabric (to discard) and 2 archive boxes. The boxes were supposed to be filled with books too, but they were surprisingly light. Can you guess what Sevan found when he looked inside? 👜s of course!

After all that chat about heavy boxes filled with books, it was good to have helped Miss M learn that the boxes could be moved, they weren't dangerous and importantly, there was something easily donateable in them.

A mission that was exactly as described on the tin - 4 pints of whole milk from a local supermarket of my choosing for the extremely grateful Mr R.

Strangely (at least to me, but probably not to her), Mrs S's list today consisted of items mostly ending in O - I don't think she planned it that way (although one can never be sure), but at least it gave me the chance to discover what a Radicchio looks (and feels) like...

A first time shop for friendly Miss P who in fact just needed me to pick up some items from a local pharmacy - she directed me to her nearest, where I was able to get 3 of the 4 items, but the fourth proved elusive, as I discovered when I visited pharmacy number 2, a further walk away.

A quick check of the phone and it was off to pharmacy 3 with fingers crossed (especially as it had started to rain...) - by this point I was pretty sure I'd left W9, but was pleased to discover from the street signs I hadn't, and even more pleased to secure the final item.

When I got back, Miss P asked if I'd mind folding her ironing board, and we then had a good discussion about everything that GoodGym does - I encouraged her to ask again for any assistance she may require in the future now that she's found us.

Mr R was very clear that only Lee and Perrins would pass muster today when it came to his request for Worcestershire Sauce. Fortunately Tesco had exactly what he needed, along with everything else.

I credit Mrs S for trying to improve the accuracy of my shopping as during today's list dictation she reached into her (conveniently near) fridge to show me the exact type of yoghurt she wanted me to get. No dictation fails this week, and the world's politest supermarket proved pleasantly co-operative (as was the weather for the walk) in filling Mrs S's basket once again.