Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Shopping and Showering

I do most of the grocery shopping and do well enough for the most part, but there are exceptions.


I purchased French Coffee because it was on sale. Right now, I am glad that I don't live in France. I don't normally put sugar in my coffee, but even with sugar, this coffee is too bitter for me. Live and learn . . . perhaps.






We tried Chapmans  Premium ice cream, Chocolate with Salty Caramel & Peanuts. It was quite special. After finishing the container, I carefully chose it again on my next shopping outing. When it was time to treat ourselves to a dish, I discovered that I had picked up Butter Pecan instead. It was very good but not what I wanted. I do this too often, reach for one item but look away and grab the wrong one. It's a silly habit that has sometimes led to very weird things in my shopping cart.



Bought some brats for the bbq. Cooked them, took a bite and found my mouth aflame. I did consume a few but passed the rest on to JJ who likes things spicy. I don't mind a bit of heat, so I tolerated it to some extent, but my spicy wife doesn't like spicy food, so off half of the sausages went to my grandson.





The final item isn't shopping related, but I didn't expect to have to put on the heater to warm up the bathroom sufficiently for a shower in the middle of June. It really is disappointing for the mid-year shower that I look forward to every year. I will now have to live in anticipation of my annual autumn shower. :)




7 comments:

  1. What an interesting ice cream dilemma. And ice for your quarterly bath as well! I usually have the "slide to the side for the wrong thing" happen with words. The other day I clearly said the yard was being vacuumed, rather than mowed, when talking on the phone. I had absolutely no idea where that came from, and said so, since I heard myself say it. Sometimes I don't even hear it, and people say something back to bring my attention to it. Friends must be used to it by now.

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  2. Yeahhhh I have done that at the store too. You are right, a bit disappointing. Coffee is so expensive here that buying anything but the least expensive is out of the question. However, last year when I heard coffee was going up in price I did stock up on the brand I like. No spicy for me but Mr. M. loves spicy hot.

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  3. Oh, I can relate! I have jalapeno potato chips in the pantry right now, who put those in my cart? Plain or BBQ I can understand. I'm convinced another shopper thought it was their cart.

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  4. In Italy they have tiny shots of espresso. It sounds lethal

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  5. I love French roast! The more bitter, the better as far as coffee goes is concerned for me!

    Hmm. You only take a shower at mid-year?!? I have heard of folks who take a bath once a week…. whether they need it or not…. but never only biannually. 😉

    PipeTobacco

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  6. I don't think I quite understand the shower one but the others I can relate to. I buy medium roast; dark roast is sometimes too bitter for me although it's John's preference. I haven't had butter pecan for a long time (like it) but the one you were supposed to get sounds heavenly!

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  7. That ice cream looks good. I hear you on the heater. Last night I used both down comforter and quilt to sleep in!

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