After a thorough pre-shop briefing from Ms D this morning, with particular reference to her section on frozen beans and what to find at the fresh fish counter (breaded haddock - it was after all fish Friday), it was a drizzly walk to Waitrose with fingers firmly crossed that the aisles would have all that she was asking for this week.

The best news was that the frozen broad beans were finally back in stock as this then removed any discretionary decision I might have needed to make as to alternatives (edamame, peas...) if the baby broad beans weren't to be found.

After that everything else largely fell into place in the basket - albeit Ms D's request for 2 x 2 pint cartons of semi skimmed were substituted by 4 x 1 pints as the 2 pint shelves were bare today.