Break from Routine
I’m taking a break from routine today; but it isn’t a coffee break. That’s because I don’t drink coffee!
For a change, I decided to skip the salvage store in favor of Whole Foods. I needed to buy a back-up jug of laundry detergent; and I can’t count on finding fragrance-free detergent at the salvage store. Ditto for dishwashing liquid; and I also wanted to see whether my favorite sunblock was on sale. I needed some fresh produce, too; and I wanted yogurt.
As it turned out, the sunblock wasn’t on sale; but I bought some, anyway. I might not get back to Whole Foods for some time; and I don’t want to run out of sunblock. I really need it during those long Sunday excursions. With cooling temperatures, however, I’ll soon need leg warmers and hence less sunblock; so the three tubes that I now have should last quite a while!
I took the trailer to Whole Foods, because a large jug of detergent is a bit much for a pannier. When I started to load up the trailer to go home, there were both panniers in the trailer! That’s where I store them when I’m not using them, and I forgot to take them out before I went to Whole Foods; but actually it was good to have them. Delicate things such as bananas don’t seem to get as much battering when they “ride” in a bag.
Taking It Easy
After I got home from Whole Foods and put that haul away, I rode to Walgreen’s; and again I took the trailer. I wanted to stock up on paper goods, but I wasn’t sure the panniers were big enough for that bulky stuff; and large packs of paper towels and bathroom tissue can get pretty heavy when I have to carry them for over half a mile.
I’m trying to get back on a proper diet; but got a pint of ice cream anyhow. That was also a break from routine; and another reason not to walk to the store! Of course I didn’t want that ice cream to get too soft; and the faster I could get it home, the better.
Last night the forecast predicted North winds of at least 15 mph; and I didn’t feel like fighting such a breeze all the way home on top of the levee. The wind felt strong enough even down here at ground level; and by 10:30 am, the temperature had dropped from 74 to 68 degrees. That’s sure a break from routine! For months, it’s been much warmer than that.
Not riding to the salvage store meant I have a bit more time at home to take it easy; and after a while, I’ll do some cooking and wash the dishes. Always dishes! There’s never a break from that.