Greener than thou

Off to the giant Sainsbury's at Badger Farm yesterday -- on foot. This involved a gentle stroll down past St Cross, enviously admiring Victorian villas that are out of price range. Then, up across the main railway line and along a shaded country path with a 5% incline for about 30 minutes, before emerging suddenly onto the Badger Farm Road, which lacked any pavements. We'd clearly missed a turning on the path and instead had to march along the overgrown verges, looking like deranged ramblers. However, this ignominy was well worth it. Sainsbury's was fab. No wonder everyone is fat here -- the supermarkets are brilliant. We emerged an hour or so later, laden with bags of stuff that wasn't on my original list, but all absolutely essential. Particularly the set of mini solar lights for the "garden." And the posh varieties of sunflower seeds. And the toasted sesame oil. It's just a shame that the weight of our (nonplastic) bags meant we had to get a taxi home.