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In wanting to get the Camden visit written up, I almost forgot to mention the Milton Keynes gig. Mrs Freddy had (some more) time off, with this break following the May Bank Holiday. With poor weather reported, and her getting increasingly bored watching me with a paint brush [or camera] in hand, we went for lunch out, with some window shopping either side of that. Every time I go there, I remember too late, at the previous visit I promised myself I wouldn't return. Must have made that promise maybe 4 times - so far. The shops and Mall are fine, but finding parking at reasonable cost from 9am-6pm gets more difficult every time I go there. Even parking a half a mile away [okay, 400 yards] costs, thankfully a very reasonable 30p an hour. Parking closer, I think £1-20 an hour. Not bank breaking, but this is still in the open air, with other vehicles parked close to your own. Anyway, after a successful visit to TK Maxx at Bletchley where a new suitcase was purchased for herself, we took the scenic route towards the shops. [scenic route means; took wrong turn on roundabout, and got lost. ] Visited all the big stores. Walked what seemed like miles. Had a nice luncheon in Pret [Crayfish and rocket sarnie of course], with a particularly strong cup of coffee. Went into Jessops looking at an Olympus Touch, twice. [Had to wait for battery to be charged.] Got impressed with camera, less so with red [pink] colour. Finally ended up in John Lewis, having talked myself into buying a Sony Bloggie at a greatly reduced price, without having first checked out it suitability. [Taking pictures bit, worked fine. Turns out it doesn't like connecting to PC's though.] To this point, my 4 inch heels had either been invisible to all, or viewers discretion outperformed my eyesight...... At the J.L. Collection point, I was helped by a young fella, while Mrs F continued to remark her feet were getting sore, and she was getting bored/hungry, but mostly hungry. Another customer was already there when we arrived, and waiting for someone to bring his purchase from deep inside the store, or possibly the next town. [He was still waiting when we left.] Possibly he wasn't listening, when they told him there's be a delay of 30 minutes after he made the purchase? I did listen, so we had a walk around before attempting to collect the camera....... So this fella is there .... Older man, beard, bit of a belly. Got dressed in the dark ..... But him with mostly nothing to do. He decides my boots are REAL interesting, and almost can't take his eyes off them. EVERY time I looked, he was staring at my feet. In the end, I stuck one foot out so he could get the full profile, and just waited for him to look at them. He did of course. I ignored him looking by pretending to watch the TV playing to one side of us. My camera turned up, and we left. For about 10 seconds after, I was frustrated [and glad] that I hadn't challenged him. Mrs F would have been unhappy, I might have been shown a yellow card by JL .... Plus it would have made me no better than him. [ie. Rude.] Walking out into the cool evening air, helped me forget him. Shame he was there, he put a crimp in an otherwise uneventful day. Apart from getting lost, once [or twice]. [Note to self, "Must find loose/lost page 32 of AA Road Atlas".] .....