Bianca Tinned Tomatoes

One day I was shopping in Whitechapel Sainsbury's a short walk from my flat in the old schoolhouse there, when I noticed that Patsy Palmer was pushing a trolley down the aisles. It made sense, it was, after all, just around the corner from The Blind Beggar' and I could easily imagine her and the Krays sharing a joke over a pint of lager there.

I had followed her from a distance before I carried on and picked out my stuff, not because I was impressed by her or her celebrity, but because of  people’s faces when they realised they were looking at Bianca from Eastenders, in the flesh. Jaws dropped in awe.

I was very pleased to see that Sainsbury's were stocking a cheap brand of tinned plum tomatoes called 'Bianca.' I filled my basket with a dozen cans and went in search of Patsy. I caught up with her near the bread counter, She had left her trolley standing so as to push through a small crowd there and choose her bread. I put the tins in her shopping trolley, it took some time to conceal them all but she was waiting for a loaf to be sliced. I hope that she found the tinned tomatoes to be a pleasant surprise at the checkout.