I came much better prepared this week for Mr R's shopping quest, having learned a few lessons from my first visit - an emptier backpack was a pre-requisite. The preparation was well founded, as Mr R dug out his last list on his phone, and with only a few tweaks sent me out to Aldi with largely the same lifting challenge in mind.

I remain amazed how much you can buy for £20 in this particular store, but somehow it all fitted in the two reusable bags, and the backpack proved useful for the milk and peanut butter - I even discovered a short cut through a park to get back to Mr R's, so overall a highly successful workout/mission...

I was curious to see how I'd manage getting down Mr R's (steepish) steps for this mission today (after yesterday's little running adventure around the streets of London) - surprisingly ok was the verdict. He too was keen to find out how it went. Fortunately the shopping proved significantly less arduous, although he was keen to ensure I got two loaves of the particular Rye bread, and of course, only the English Asparagus!