Groceries on Friday

 

Blessed by Neighbors

Last night, neighbor S's daughter N texted my daughter, asking if we'd like some extra pantry items!  N had been given some pantry items by a family she knows who are going to Australia; N wanted to share some of it with us!  How kind is that?  This morning, S brought over a grocery bag filled with all what is shown here!  Boxes of macaroni and cheese, pasta, a container of beef broth and one of chicken broth, instant soup mixes, gravy mixes, evaporated milk, a tube of condensed milk (never knew such a thing even existed!), ranch dip mix, a jar of whole nutmeg, a jar of minced garlic, three individual size containers of jam, a box of hot cocoa, a box of crackers, some drink mixes, and a big bag full of powdered vitamin C supplements!  Such generosity!  

In the afternoon, I picked up the groceries we had ordered, yesterday.  Today's pick up was perhaps the smoothest to date.  My pick up slot was between 2 and 3 p.m.  At 1:00 p.m., I received a text asking me to authorize substitutions for two of the items I had ordered, which I did.   I pulled into the parking spot at 2:14 p.m. and called the store to let them know I was parked outside.  Within minutes, a store employee was loading the trunk of my car with my groceries.  I checked the time when I pulled out of the parking slot - 2:18 p.m.!  Less than 5 minutes!  

Today's groceries included stocking up on ground coffee for daughter, since her favorite brand of coffee was on sale, a tray of chicken thighs @ $.99/lb., fruits (bananas, mangoes, blueberries), vegetables (cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, sugar snap peas, onions), snacks and treats (including a frozen pizza for dinner), as well as some non-grocery items (hair conditioner, a jar of petroleum jelly, multipurpose liquid cleaner, and snack size zippered plastic bags). 

I also bought a package of frozen pollock fillets to give to friend R, after she said she liked the fish curry I had made with them (no bones!).  I took it and some of the vitamin C supplements I had received from my neighbors over to her.  I had called her to let her know that I was on my way and she was waiting outside her apartment building, with a bag containing the empty containers from when I took some curries and cake over to her, last week, and two cans of sardines in tomato sauce because we had reminisced about having sardines on toast during one of our phone calls earlier in the week.

Later in the afternoon, M came over to tend to the garden.  He did some weeding and mowing and afterwards, I made us some tea.  I gave him some of the packets of vitamin C powder, too.  

Brunch had been one of the leftover curry puffs from yesterday.  Dinner was some of the frozen pizza with a fresh orange (picked earlier in the evening) for dessert.

It was a partly cloudy day with a little bit of drizzle (not enough to make much of a difference); a bit on the cool side, with the day time high in the mid50s and night time temperature dipping down to 40F.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Neighbors S and N sharing the pantry items they received
- Being able to pick up groceries curb side
- A safe drive to the grocery store and friend R's and back
- R giving me the cans of sardines
- M tending to the garden for me

Today's joyful activities included chatting very briefly with neighbor S when she dropped off the pantry items and with friend R.  

How was your Friday?  Have you done any grocery shopping in March, yet?