<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3161" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dyson-v6-134x200.jpg" alt="dyson-v6" width="134" height="200" />It's amazing how much time I can take up on washing, cleaning and ironing all in the cause of keeping busy. In my pursuit of cleanliness I bought myself a Dyson V6 which is an expensive broom/dustpan and brush combination. I can whip round the downstairs space sucking up all of Maisie's hair in less than 15 minutes. The act of buying something/anything is also therapeutic.

I'm still eating Jane's prepared frozen meals - last night it was chicken casserole which I'm sure she was looking ahead a knew I would need some time to settle into cooking for myself so there is a freezer full of her meals. I also ate some of her carrot and parsnip mash so I bought myself a single parsnip and some carrots and made myself some. Haven't eaten it yet but it looks very similar to Jane's so maybe I've got it right. I'm having it for dinner tonight with mackerel fillets, ratatouille, broccoli and the mash.

Another area I'm edging into is shopping. When Jane and I went shopping I would always deride Jane's slavish use of her Tesco vouchers, well having received some in the post the other day I used a couple when buying jam and