On Mr J’s shopping list today, written with a different pen was ‘Monkey nuts.’ As luck would have it, I had a handful in my pocket (to feed Bob and Russell the Mountsfield Park crows, in case you wondered) - but 5 nuts weren’t enough. Attempts to find monkey nuts proved fruitless, but I was able to find a large packet of shelled peanuts. Mr J was happy with this and didn’t turn into the Verdant Lane grumpy monkey. The rest of the shopping list was straightforward but showed what a lovely man Mr J is - he is worried about one of his carers struggling financially and has started buying extra food to give to her.