A milkmaid came

 Coffee over a gingham tablecloth…

Preparing for the daily deliveries

Enzo: There was a knock at the gate and there was this nice young woman peering over the gate. “Hello, she said, I’m a milkmaid. “

Gezina: In milkmaid gear?

Enzo: Sort of. Meiji uniform, really. Anyway, I opened the gate and she offered me a bag. “Free sample. I deliver every day,” she said. She was persuasive so I accepted the gift. 

Gezina: Milk bottles?

Enzo: Real glass. They clinked when I put them in the fridge. 

Gezina: Did she sign you up for a daily delivery?

Enzo: She'll drop by in a couple of days to pick up the bottles.

Gezina: Aha. That’s when she’ll catch you. You’re in a delivery chain now.

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Voice-over

The lockdowns and states of emergencies are changing ordinary life. Milk deliveries seemed a thing of the past, together with thefts of money left out for the morning milk. Meiji offer daily deliveries of milk, yoghurt, fresh eggs. This could be the return of a pleasant part of the past.