Meet J&B at George's for lunch. As it's round the corner from the animal shelter charity shop, we stop there first. They're overstocked, both because of the change in season and because of the economy - their patrons are cutting back even on charity shop priced purchases. So the woman who runs the shop has told us that she used to bank €6000 a month and now it's down to €1500. The workers are all volunteer and the goods donated, but there's still rent and utilities to pay. Lots of markdowns in an attempt to shift the inventory, so we acquire three books that we probably won't have (or make) time to read for ten cents each, including a good prose translation of the Odyssey. Memories of Greek sagas and myth sadly in need of renewing. George's meal of the day is chicken curry, with either rice or chips (seems odd, but very British). He does quite a good curry, though, starting from scratch with chicken fillet and asking how hot each of us wants our curry. Jane has taken two Breughel painting postcards round the corner for enlargement and laminating, and they're done by the time the curry is. One shows children engaged in a variety of games and can only be properly enjoyed when enlarged.
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