1. The people that built these flats thought that white plastic sinks would be suitable to catch our iron-rich chalybeate water. They turn an attractive brown colour over time and there is nothing you can do without bleach. But I hate the idea of pouring chlorine into the water system, so I have been trying to live with it. But yesterday I discovered that a spoonful of Ecover laundry bleach fizzes satisfactorily and does the job very well. It's made of percarbonate - according to the box this is 'the most ecological bleach except for sunshine!'
2. Pret a Manger brownies - they are squishy and sweet and properly chocolatey and not too big.
3. Walking into the station at the time the train before the one you were going to catch is supposed to be leaving but finding it has been delayed for a minute, enabling you to catch it.
