Making do
In the early days of our cocoon existence we had some concerns about our supplies, of food particularly groceries. We are fortunate that we both have children who live within a few miles of us, and my partner has a host of nieces who are also close by. I have been a fan of online grocery shopping for some time; I am not a lover of shopping in supermarkets. Even less so now, I will return to that topic later. I happened to have a couple of orders pre-booked for delivery to my own home. These gave us a buffer zone, a little time to feel our way through this unprecedented health crisis, and make some tentative plans about how we could survive and thrive. We also found several local suppliers of fruit and veg boxes and so on. The fine selection below was from such a supplier. I was able to add sufficiently to these orders to make sure my youngest son, Jack, still at home; and the two of us in the cocoon household would all be provided for if our online grocer had available stock. The ...