Field Notes- Saturday, September 2nd. Gas in the car, New bookstore, Groceries in a new store.

 The Path Not Taken?

Daughter showed up and figured out the gas tank lock- inside the car not on outside (security?)  She mentioned bad characters doing damage to cars thru gas tank......new to me.

First the gas.  She paid inside and was worried about Holiday increase in gas price.  $40 to fill. That was okay.  Then the new Barnes and Noble bookstore (just months old) and the section full of RomCom books. I chose a nice stack of books.  They did NOT have any of the ones I ordered at the independent bookstore (the owner called to say three had already arrived- more after the holiday) so all the ones I bought were new additions to the Rom Com Bookcase in my house.

Daughter and I noticed bad driver behavior.   Not stopping at stop signs etc.  Saturday?  People from Away?  Daughter also had to put up with steering wheel placement and seat height....Her  father's car. Husband sits high with steering wheel between his knees it seems.  I think it hurts for his arms to be high on the wheel.  I got used to the high seat in every car we ever owned and I had to drive.  The steering wheel is something "new".

I found the frozen cheese Pierogi at this grocery so I have that to look forward to.  I also bought Bran Flakes-trying their store brand.  Daughter found a gallon of Oat Milk (our regular store had none this week).  I got a prepared Chinese meal- Orange Chicken and Fried Rice.  I also found large cans of Marzano Diced Tomatoes and a few other things new to me, which I have forgotten.

I apologized to a woman in the aisle where I was sightseeing the products.....I told her I was sightseeing in a new grocery...she laughed and said she was actually a TOURIST also.  Like a real one.

A good day.  We have gas.  And yesterday I transplanted the potted tomato plants into the very old and very fertile compost fenced area.  The compost is very very nice (I have made compost back there for 20 years....) and it was very black and moist.  I think the tomatoes might decide to live and thrive for another few weeks.......lots of infant tomatoes on each plant.  the plants can grow over the side of the wooden pallets. Four of them making a nice structure to fill with compostables.......vegetable peels, tea bags, shredded paper, coffee grounds and soup I didn't want to eat (laughing)...  a good day.