With hindsight, it was a mistake to take James to Whole Foods. It seemed like a nice idea after collecting Davie's kilt, waistcoat, jacket and sporran (his very generous 18th birthday present from Grandma), and then having a coffee at Rouken Glen Garden centre. Since it was raining, why not pop into Whole Foods in the way home? What could go wrong?
Well I suppose I should have thought back to James' previous deplorable behaviour in Waitrose. As we arrived at Whole Foods he already had an angry and disapproving expression. He didn't even pretend to be interested as I pointed out the unusual varieties of fruit and vegetables that are on display, and seemed bent on walking round as quickly as possible, without even looking at the products. The ONLY thing that I bought was some seeded bread, because Whole Foods are renowned for their nice bread, and I told James that I was buying it especially for the toasted cheese which he was planning for his lunch.
Off we went to Morrison's where Grandma wanted to get some shopping. This did not help James' bad mood and he muttered to himself as we slowly went round the shelves. At one point I noticed him putting some potato scones into his basket, but I thought nothing of it. When we arrived home he started slicing up some cheese and I said pleasantly that he would enjoy the seeded bread. Oh no, he said, I will be toasting my cheese on these potato scones because it will be much tastier. This seems to me to be very thrawn, deliberately annoying behaviour and we are now on frosty terms. It reminds me of a story of my Dad's; he went round to my Aunt Margaret and Uncle David's house and noticed a tension in the atmosphere. When he asked why, Margaret replied "He has been defying me all day!" which my Dad thought was very funny because my Uncle David was the most mild-mannered and pleasant man in the world! But now I think I see what my Aunt Margaret meant.
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