It was a happy new year to Mrs S who was in good spirits, in spite of finding herself housebound due to the cold weather and icy conditions, and her natural desire to avoid any risk of another fall after last year's little incident. She was keen to tell me that her daily exercises to restore strength in her various repaired joints are going well but I implored her to sit tight, as today was proving particularly blustery!

It was then the usual dictation of the list, which I took down in my best handwriting, and her explaining a few specifics (including how to properly pronounce Skyr...) - familiarity is now helpful in this regard, both of Mrs S's wants, and what's to be found in the aisles of the world's politest supermarket.