Nothing like a day in the shops to boost the morale is there!
Trouble is, we go to a decent supermarket for a small packet of Wensleydale (Gromit), and finish up with a whole car-boot-load...
Glad the peepers are going to get sorted though, Goosey.
Mrs Growster keeps on at me to get to the opticians - it's over three years since the last trip, and now you've mentioned cataracts, perhaps it's time...
However, the best reading glasses I have ever had have just cost me £7.99, and we need to pay for the septic tank service etc this month...