I just got back from a nice little (honestly very little) shopping trip in the North Kent Utopia of Chatham. I did a trip round what I call the Holy Trinity of venues... Primark, Poundland and then Sainsburies

Bought a pack of 2 'Welsh Pantry' minced beef & onion pies from 'Poundland' in the United Kingdom the other day. The filling and the pastry lid were in the top of the foil tray and the pie base was

After a brief sojourn in the northern reaches I have returned to Britain. Just a couple of weeks spent in my adopted land, where most things, however imperfect they may be, operate relatively smoothly.