A familiar routine for Mr R this afternoon - even the sun had made a re-appearance to take us back to the heights of mid summer - he'd crossed off the bread, then had second thoughts and put it back onto the list, even in deleted form...sardines though seem to be in short supply at the moment across all the shelves, perhaps it's an indicator of something.

It was a GoodGym Greenwich takeover this weekend! Along with one Camden-er, we had a whirlwind 40 minutes setting up tables, dishing up rice, handing out bread, bananas and cookies, and making more hot drinks than you can count. Great to see you all, and well done!

Miss N was keen to show me the bottle of Olive Oil that she'd like me to find at the Sindbad Supermarket - I took a picture just to be safe, but unfortunately Argo couldn't be found anywhere, so I went with Helen of Mykonos instead, for which Miss N was more than pleased with.

A welcome return to see Mrs S after a week's hiatus - she's clearly keeping well up to speed on all that's making the news at the moment as we somehow got into a long conversation about the perils of AI on the back of a discussion about Waitrose loyalty cards - who says the older generations are out of touch with today's realities!

The shopping at the world's politest supermarket proved to be a bit more straightforward to contend with...

This week, a lone GoodGymer joined the TRAID core team to tackle a mountain of donations, with over 50 bags of clothing needing to be moved from the basement to the shop floor. Forming a human chain, we got into the fabric of the task, passing bag after bag upstairs and turning a daunting pile into a manageable one. Once the heavy lifting was done, the core team earned some well-deserved pizza before getting stuck into hanging the clothes on the rails. Sadly, I had to make tracks before the slacks hit the racks, so I missed both the pizza and the hanger marathon. Still, it was satisfying to help keep tonnes of pre-loved fashion in circulation and one step away from landfill. A seamless team effort, even if this GoodGymer didn't stick around for the extra toppings. 👕♻️🍕

A late addition to Mr R's list was a tub of his preferred Greek yoghurt - he hadn't written it down but noted that as I'd been to Greece recently, it wouldn't be too tricky for me to remember...of course I then nearly forgot the milk.