From the Supermarket

Ahoy! I didn’t think I would be posting at all while I’m away, but it turns out that not having a constant connection to the internet leaves a person with loads of time to do other things — like writing stuff to put on one’s internet website. My plan at the moment is to get coffee in the afternoon and use the free wifi to post this.
Being away from home has already given me such a feeling of control over my own time — strange, since, in theory, I always am in control of how I spend my time. But there’s no garden to tend to up here, no errands I ‘have’ to run, and, again, no internet to steal away my attention. I think the solitude might be a bit crazy-making if I didn’t have the cats up here with me, and I’m sorely missing being able to listen to public radio — but it’s okay for the time being.
On the topic of crazy, I went to the thrift store in Hinckley yesterday and bought some plates and dishes, even though my parents already have plenty in the cupboards. But A) I didn’t have the perfect bowl for yogurt or ice cream and B) I like my dishes to be white, for photography purposes. I’m a little bit too excited about the oblong, ex-diner plate I found, and the milk glass bowl and Fire King cup are pretty good, too. There are stranger ways to weird, I guess.
I stopped at the grocery store on my way back to the cabin yesterday, for a couple of essentials, and I noticed that they have the cutest donuts ever. They’re smaller than ones I usually see, and about as big around as they are tall. Part of a perfect ‘retreat’ breakfast, along with yogurt and fruit (including frozen raspberries that my mom picked this past weekend).
Yep, so that’s all good. Now. . . just three-hundred more submissions to read. . .