When I walked through Ms D's kitchen to the back garden, at first I couldn't see what today's ivy removing challenge was, as her patio area seemed quite clear...she then pointed to a very high wall at the end of her garden (accessible through a small "mind your head" shed), at which point my eyes widened..."I'm not that tall" I said.

At the end of her garden is a tall building, and the ivy had grown all the way to the top and encroached onto a small open area at the top, preventing (apparently...Ms D was somewhat sceptical) a door being opened, hence the request for the ivy to be removed.

Unfortunately to do that job required a decent length ladder, which wasn't something that Ms D had in her tiny shed (or elsewhere), so we did what we could from ground level using a step ladder, secateurs and a very useful pair of elbow length gauntlets to protect against the rosebush that was growing amongst the ivy - there was something quite satisfying about pulling at a strand and watching quite a few leaves fall down, but in reality we weren't going to solve the problem today with the tools that we had.

I agreed with Ms D that if she could get access to the building next door, it would be easier to attack everything from the top and let gravity do it's thing...

...brightening someone's day, and in this case once I'd replaced all the light bulbs in her living room, and as many as I could in her bedroom, Miss H's broad smile lit up the room to the point where the light bulbs may have been unnecessary...

A first time shop for friendly Miss P who in fact just needed me to pick up some items from a local pharmacy - she directed me to her nearest, where I was able to get 3 of the 4 items, but the fourth proved elusive, as I discovered when I visited pharmacy number 2, a further walk away.

A quick check of the phone and it was off to pharmacy 3 with fingers crossed (especially as it had started to rain...) - by this point I was pretty sure I'd left W9, but was pleased to discover from the street signs I hadn't, and even more pleased to secure the final item.

When I got back, Miss P asked if I'd mind folding her ironing board, and we then had a good discussion about everything that GoodGym does - I encouraged her to ask again for any assistance she may require in the future now that she's found us.

Mr R was very clear that only Lee and Perrins would pass muster today when it came to his request for Worcestershire Sauce. Fortunately Tesco had exactly what he needed, along with everything else.