Different shopping

Oh well, I guess I invited this change in the weather after blogging about the pleasures of the early signs of Spring. It’s been cold and cloudy, mostly, with a biting edge to the wind. On the plus side, the Ocado delivery showed up in good time and we were able to get in a walk to the village this afternoon to post a set of porthole doilies to one of Sheila’s customers.

The delivery had some unusual items; I didn’t need a lot of the regular stuff and wanted to broaden the range of fruit and veg we’re eating. Most strange are the purple potatoes, a freebie with a bag of my usual Rooster spuds. They’re supposed to be rich in anthocyanins and therefore good for you; I’m going to cook some tonight and will let you know how we get on. Apparently, it’s not just the skin that’s purple, but the flesh too.

Purple mash, anyone?

I also got a giant mango, which we’ll have for dessert as a change from oranges, and an “Organic Bio pineapple” from Fyffes. George, if you are reading this, we’re wondering what a non-bio pineapple would be like?

/wahaha

This afternoon we popped into Midland Chandlers. The most recent edition of the Tillergraph had a 10% off voucher as part of the MC ad on its back page. Hilariously, it says on it that it’s for all their Waterways World customers, but it worked so we’re not really bothered.

I got a new stove door glass (the current one is intact but the inside surface is all roughened up and can’t be cleaned), a bag of kindling and some rust inhibiting Owatrol oil. This last was recommended by Mike Carter, you may recall, and I’m planning to use it first when I repaint the well deck floor.

If we ever get a long enough spell of warm(ish) and dry(ish) weather, of course.