Happy,.... and busy morning .....
18th
January 2017 (Thursday)
.... 15.00 I was ‘plan-less’ when I
tumbled out of bed this morning at 08.00, but Janice, who is excellent at
coming up
with ‘plans’, said “there’s a new
Waitrose Supermarket in Haywards Heath, and I fancy having a look around it, do
you want to come with me!” I thought about it, for a nano second, and
said “Yes”. I had thought about doing the ironing.... but
hey ho .... that could wait!
 |
| Janice ... in The Pantry Cafe, Newick. |
One
breakfast,... and 25 minutes later, we
set orf for Haywards Heath, on a gorgeous Sussex morning. It had been windy during the night, but the
wind had moderated, and it was, by now, a pleasant Spring like morning.
Supermarkets
down here in the south are big, but this one, being new and big, is imposing,
and roomy,.... with escalator access from
the car park to the main
entrance.
We had a good ‘browse’, and bought haggis for our Burns Supper at “No 1”,
plus a few other bits that Janice found.
I’d say that Waitrose prices are higher than average, but there is a huge
choice, of nigh on everything; except
rice wraps! Rice wraps they did not
have .... and neither did Sainsbury’s, as we were to find out later! Janice’s main ‘plan’ was to have a look
around Waitrose then go to Sainsbury’s to do her ‘main’ shopping; Sainsbury’s is about 200 metres from Waitrose
as the crow flies; the circuitous,
human route was around 600 metres.
 |
| Mmmm.... where do I begin? |
If
anything Sainsbury’s Super Store (Haywards Heath) is bigger than Waitrose, ....
it is huge, but older and therefore slightly more old fashioned looking; I felt more at home in Sainsbury’s. Our Leven Sainsbury’s must be only a third
of the size of the Haywards Heath super store, and my wee legs were tired by
the time we were finished. They’d had
their exercise for today; and were
letting me know it! Janice got all the
shopping that she wanted, which wasn’t much considering we’d been in two huge
supermarkets.
On
the way home we stopped at Flix’s sisters Cafe, ‘The Pantry’, in Newick. ‘The
Pantry’ is a slightly bigger version of
The Harbour House in Elie. Janice had
a piece (big) of Victoria Sponge, I had
quiche; we both had hot chocolate, with
cream.... plus I had to have marsh mallows!
 |
| New Waitrose, Haywards Heath. |
My
wee legs need a rest so I am now orf to have ‘50’.... and a quick, interesting
and enjoyable morning.
20.00 Everybody is shattered tonight; it must be the change in the weather. It will be an early night in bed for this
boy.
Michael organised my train ticket today, and I
travel home to the Royal Burgh on the 31st January, arriving at Kirkcaldy at
15.00 in the afternoon. It never
fails: I come down to Sussex feeling
under the weather, Janice sorts me out, and I feel ‘new’ again; then I bumble orf home! Janice’s magic has managed to get me
moving again after four weeks of a cold/flu thing. That said I might have a rest day tomorrow!
