Well, my poor husband, was forced by circumstances beyond his control to brave the local shops this morning. Not the ones in our quiet little village, there he would just have had to wait in line a bit and endure about a dozen folks making cheerful conversation. No, he needed to go to the bank, and that meant a trip into a nearby town. Which I gather was a complete zoo, with everyone trying to get all their shopping down before about 3 in the afternoon. Somehow, he managed to get all his ...