Mr&Mrs E's support worker greeted Lydia and I at the door this evening, and led us into Mr N's bedroom to show us the three large IKEA boxes that, if assembled correctly, should produce a sliding door wardrobe. Mr N was very grateful for our help and kept something of an eye on our progress from his bed.

With boxes opened, and all parts laid out in the hallway, we started at step one of the instructions and got building. Fortunately things started to come together quickly and neatly, as we correctly inserted the "white pushy things", "half moon shaped clip thingys" and "ratchety wheely brackety things" into their respective cutouts and holes, and before too long we had the shell upright and manoeuvred into the alcove - it fitted perfectly - and the sliding doors installed and adjusted. Some stoppers and two doorknobs screwed on later and our task was complete for the evening.

Well done to Lydia on completing just her second ever older person mission (having done her first earlier in the day).

Mr N was delighted with our efforts, as was his support worker, and we left them discussing just how much of Mrs E's clothes would now fit into their new storage space...

Mr R told me today that he bumped into (Dame) Kristin Scott Thomas the other day, having discovered she lives three doors down from him.

Any words about his shopping pale into insignificance upon hearing this news.

After catching up on the past week's comings and goings, of which there had clearly been a few because it wasn't until nearly 2:30 that I finally set off with trolley in tow to do Mr T's shop, it was the regular 3 base shop today.

Disappointingly M&S were all out of Sardines in olive oil, so I got double helpings of the tomato sauce version instead hoping this would keep Mr T afloat at least for the week - as always he was fine with the substitution. Spinach was not in short supply in Lidl, and everything else fell neatly into the basket.

Upon my return we got talking about curtains once again, and suggested to Mr T he orders (or more appropriately gets someone to help him order) a replacement set online, and then a volunteer would happily come along to hang them for him...more to follow next week I'm sure.