The forecast spoke of rain so a quick stop in Tetbury to buy an umbrella seemed like a good idea. That proved easier said than done, until Farrow and Ball shades shimmering up ahead signalled the Highgrove shop. Saved surely, but it proved only to be a mirage as we hadn’t budgeted for a £90 umbrella. We were in luck though in the charity shop next door (for the princely sum of £4), but I was left wondering who spends such money on an umbrella.

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