Stock up day. Trips to Lidl and Prinos, the greengrocer. Lidl, home of one of our favourite multigrain seeded breads as well as perfectly drinkable French wines at €3 ($4.56CAD). Whole grain spaghetti at 90 euro cents for a kilo ($1.37 CAD). A pail of Greek yoghurt, olive oil, chocolate. Stop at the Russian shop on the way back for pepper spread and herring fillets. This a little trickier, as the languages of the shop are Greek and (I think) Bulgarian. Whereas we are capable of purchasing in English, Polish, and probably French. Thus the overlap is imperfect. But lots of good will on both sides.
Sky overcast as we leave for the second errand, though it’s only four short blocks away. Prinos always an aesthetic delight of colours and shapes. Prices always a delight too, now that we’re into entirely local produce. So sun-dried olives, red peppers, carrots, bananas, onions, courgettes, tahini, bananas, parsley, two heads of garlic, three conference pears, nearly a kilo of clementines, over a kilo of tomatoes and a lemon come to a grand total of €10.82 (16.45 CAD). Going away for the winter isn’t free, but there is a rebate. And everything fresh. Umbrellas up as we return, though it’s not raining heavily.
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