I went into Reading to buy a new clothes airer. In John Lewis I caused an avalanche when I looked through the display to see if any had metal catches, (the plastic ones have snapped on my current one). It was rather noisy, and they only had a small one with metal catches, so I helped the assistant pick up my mess, and slunk away.
Wilco had what I wanted, and also had the bulbs that Number147 recommended. With the clothes airer under my arm, I could not do much more shopping, but I walked back to Forbury Gardens as the sun was shining, and ate my picnic and read some of my book, (another Victoria Hislop, The Return).
Once back home, I planted the bulbs and did a bit more gardening, and picked the last of the tomatoes from the plant in the front garden. Hopefully they will finish ripening indoors.