Tonight’s task was a bit of a heavyweight — helping an isolated older person clear out an old, broken fridge from her second-floor flat so it could finally make its way to the bins. There was some initial uncertainty about quite how enormous this fridge might be, so we were relieved to discover it wasn’t quite the monster we’d imagined! That said, getting it down two flights of stairs still required a fair bit of teamwork, careful manoeuvring and, ultimately, a good old wrestle with the fridge. Once we’d negotiated the stairs and got it safely outside by the bins, the job was done. Our task owner was incredibly grateful for the help, and we were very pleased to have been able to help her.

Why was there a discarded chicken leg? Why was Nick holding it? What role did it play in the fridge removal operation? Frankly, we have no idea. Some questions are best left unanswered.

A neat and tidy list for Mrs S today - I think we're now in a pretty familiar routine, and fortunately the world's politest supermarket was on its best behaviour (unlike the weather, albeit the rain is much needed...), except for having a "bunch of basil", for which I diverted (out of curiosity) into Sainsbury's on the way home, and lo and behold they had multiple sprigs.
Mrs S was delighted with the full house on her list, and hoped I hadn't got too soaked...

Ms M is suffering from 3 fractured ribs, so needed some help in turning her double mattress, and then remaking the bed - my biggest challenge was stopping her getting too involved, when she was clearly still in some pain.

Fortunately it proved an easy double mattress to flip over, and then it was just a question of fitting a new sheet, changing the duvet cover and putting the pillows in place - Ms M was very pleased with the end result, and hopefully will be able to sleep a bit more comfortably now.

Not a new formation, but my way of remembering this week's shopping for Mr M as he prefers to dictate what he wants at his front door and I don't have time to note it all down. There was a special offer on the soup (3 requested), so I got him 4 for nearly the price of 3, which he seemed pleased about. I've kept this week's list on my phone in case next time is a new round of memory game...