Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Monday, 3 March 2014

Supermarket Shop

What with holidays interfering and tradesmen calling my weekly shopping routine (alternating Aldi and Morrisons) has got out of kilter, and tonight I ended up visiting both, during which two things puzzled me: first, why could I not find any tomato puree at either shop – is there a global shortage, is it no longer sold in the familiar toothpaste tube shaped packaging, or is it no longer located sensibly adjacent to the pasta; second, I can see why people pick up products on one shelf and then leave them on another where they spot a better or cheaper alternative, but what is the explanation for the swede jettisoned in the biscuit aisle – “mmm those custard creams will taste so much better in my casserole than a swede”.

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