Trolley 520

The tempo of trolley capture is right down, with the last one being from the middle of June. But, as they say at Tesco's, every little helps.

Yesterday's walk was an abbreviated version of the Ewell Village anti-clockwise, as detailed above: a route which can be thought of as a roundabout way of getting from the southern end of Manor Green Road to the northern end. The full version, would take in Ewell West station, just visible top right.

No trolleys that I could see in town centre. None with the creationists in East Street. Just this one at the top of Kiln Lane, only a hundred yards or so off-site, visible between the back of the car and the lamp post. But it does qualify. Distant snap because of the need to find some shade in which to take it.

Through the Sainsbury's car park, round the back and over the footbridge to find a few ripe blackberries in the rough ground leading to the Gas depot. A bit of rain and a bit more sun and we should be away, pretty much in line with the start of the season last year, noticed at reference 2.

A useful car transporter chucked in the hedge just past the Environment Conservation Station at the top of Blenheim Road. Slightly damaged and there are some bits missing, but it should serve to move important others - for example a giraffe or a cat - around the back garden. Rather to my surprise the lights and the associated noises still work, although BH may decide we would do better if she took the batteries out. Although that would need my agreement to supply the necessary screwdriver, hidden away in the garage.

A damaged transporter of something else a bit further down Blenheim Road. Damaged in that the rather flimsy structure providing cover for the goods on the trailer has collapsed. Otherwise, a smart new wagon. I imagine, a case of stripping it off and replacing it.

Home to roast chicken, served without the sage & onion stuffing which we take in the winter but with the boiled vegetables: rice, cabbage and carrots. The green cabbage having been £1 from the market.

Taken with a 2019 Saint-Véran which we rather liked. From the Tesco's at Ryde which had a better choice of mid-range wine than that offered by either Sainsbury's or Waitrose here at Epsom. Checking this morning, I find that I tried and like an older version of very nearly the same thing last year, as noticed at reference 3.

With Jadot being a brand that one sees about and which we have tried occasionally, with good results. Perhaps to be tried more often.

Polished off some cherries from the market for dessert, bought the day before, along with the cabbage, some oranges and some small cucumbers, which last I rather like. The cherries were £8.40 the kilo, English, large, dark and ripe. Rather good with few if any duds, but they would not have kept much longer given the heat.

Later on, polished off BH at Scrabble for the second day running, helped along by a good run of tiles on both occasions.

PS: oranges very variable at the moment, and I find it very hard to judge quality from the outside. Yesterday, the first one of these ones was rather sour, possibly by way of contrast with something else. While this morning, the second one was rather good, if a little chewy.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2022/06/trolley-519.html.

Reference 2: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2021/08/blackberries.html.

Reference 3: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2021/09/muscle-man.html.

Reference 4: https://www.louisjadot.com/.

Reference 5: https://psmv3.blogspot.com/2018/08/abbey.html. Possibly the first Jadot.

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