Other than the usual shop and post shop chat about our weeks, I’ve had a mission to get rid of loose change for the delightful Ms Y for several weeks and failed miserably - the Co-op cash only checkout was working and I only had to get help once to unclog the coin feed. Success.

It wasn't quite what it said on the tin (moving boxes and bags to a garage prior to a house sale) but the step before that filling said boxes and bags with stuff left behind by a lodger. It was all quite straightforward and Ms G was great company for an hour or so. A pleasant run back into Catford along a route that I used to commute along (not along the river obviously ….)

Had to go to Europe to get a pun today. However, it was a straightforward shop for the lovely Mr J taking in the length of scenic Deptford High Street - Iceland at the bottom, a local supermarket in the middle for industrial quantities of fennel seeds at bargain prices, then on to ASDA for the usual mix of green, red and white.

Carp(e) diem and all that, but it was an eely start for today’s fishy mission for Ms L, which I was the sole person doing, redeeming a Co-Op gift card and using it to buy sardines..

Ms L already had the chub lock open and told me that she’d rung the store and they had the sardines. So I ran off signing along to Catfish and the Bottlemen, looking something of a pollock, but I didn’t care. I needed to get my skates on as I had another mission straight after this one

But when I got to the store the shelf was empty, I was floundering what should I do? But in the storeroom, perched in a safe plaice, were two boxes of tinned sardines.

I swapped sardines for my (blunthead) puffer jacket in my back pack for the walk back to Ms L’s. She was b(r)eeming about my catch; tunaight she’ll be eating sardines.!

This trip to Senior's was a little different, in place of completing a big task that the team are unable to complete themselves and therefore doing some good... we arrived to a very dark looking building and spent 5minutes trying to find a doorbell.

Unfortunately there was to be no task for the evening but not to worry we'll be seeing the Senior team soon. It's nearly time for putting the Christmas decorations up!!

And we still got in a longer run up and over the hills - silver lining!

First me and Ms N put the world to rights over a cup of tea. This was perhaps more impactful for the both of us than the raking and sweeping I did in the garden. We reminisced about trips to Jamaica and the beautiful hydrangeas that grow both in the forests there, but also Ms N’s back garden. We shared our exercise regimes - hers tai chi and strength and conditioning, mine hiit and yoga. Turns out we’re both keeping active to keep our achey lower backs from whingeing at us! She was twice my age, but so much in common nonetheless on this front! We concluded the grass was too wet to mow, so I raked it clear of leave and debris, cut back brambles and plants. I brushed the leaves from the front that had fallen from the trees in the street. Cheekily we both agreed I could sweep the leaves onto the street as the council put the trees there and it’s their responsibility to collect the leaves when they fall - full circle accountability! Ms N wished me a pleasant day going for lunch with my friend, and said she often gets lunch with friends nearby too - although sadly she’s lost a few friends lately as they’ve passed away and this has been a heartbreak for her. Reminded me to treasure mine. I thoroughly enjoyed our connection and this reminder. Plus, we surmised we are both born in March, and March people are kind. Ms N enjoyed the idea that Goodgym good karma came back to her, as she helps a friend with poor sight to run her errands and read her letters. So in effect, Ms N is also a Goodgymmer in spirit, just without the tshirt. Hopefully we can return to mow once the weather allows!