All over H and half of Georgia (as the Southern saying goes) is where I\’ve been today; or so it seems.

I began by deciding to brave this morning\’s chill to ride to the salvage store; and it was worth it!

As usual, my first stop inside the store was at the grab-bag bins. I made a small bag; and right there I made some big savings.

Today those bins had a lot of Fit Crunch Bars. I took seven; and one bar still had the original price sticker on it: $3.99. Talk about sticker shock! After I factor in the four other items I put in my grab bag, I got those bars for 27¢ apiece. You can see why I love that store, right?

There\’s more! I found Gatorade Super Shakes, $1.34 each; and got two. I\’ll try one after tomorrow\’s ride, and see whether I prefer it to protein powder in milk. I like to try something different now and then, anyway.

I got my load home from the store; and then I headed for the bike shop to pick up my road bike. While I was there, I got a new pair of cycling shorts, too.

I got home again; and then got busy running around the kitchen, making Hoppin\’ John. This time I used feta cheese; and fire-roasted canned tomatoes. Months ago, I bought a one-pound bag of frozen field peas at the salvage store. Today I used it for the \”HJ\”, and got finally it out of the freezer.

After I clean up from making HJ, I have to start running around the kitchen again. This time it will be a sweet potato mash. It really does feel like I\’m rushing all over H!