A Winter Mantle for 2014

I’m trying to get as much done here at the farm as I can before the family arrives next week. Russell, so sweetly decides to make a run into town to get me more liquid iron, and he asks if there’s anything else I’d like. I tell him bananas.

One little item…

But then I remember there is a sale on blackberries and clementines so I call to ask him to pick that up, too.

Three little items…

He doesn’t do much shopping at our local Sprout’s so finding the liquid iron was a bit of a chore but after rounding up two employees, the liquid iron was plucked from the shelf and safely deposited into the shopping cart.

Next were the blackberries. Two ninety-eight was the price tag. $2.98?? “A bit high but she wants them,” and into the cart they went. Next were the clementines. “Hmmm, this 5-pound bag is a better bargain. Does she really want this 2-pound bag?”

That’s when I got a call.

“Okay, so the clementines aren’t a bargain. Forget those. Blueberries for $2.98? No, they’re supposed to be $.98.”

I carefully check over the newspaper insert and see that the blueberries are part of a 72 hour sale that doesn’t start till Friday so the blueberries are rejected.

That night I’m hearing about the wonderful pomegranates that were purchased for the kids, “and I got some kiwi’s, too.”

“But where are the bananas?”

♥At least he remembered the liquid iron.♥