Shopping Around in Frederiksberg

A few years ago, out of curiosity, I asked a group of young women (ages 17 to 24) what it was they did to relax....what they loved to do.  I was taken aback somewhat when their reply almost to a person was "shop."  Once in a while I enjoy shopping....once in awhile.  If it is a social occasion....especially with one of my daughters, I like it.  But mostly it is drudgery I prefer NOT to do.  Online shopping is - in my humble opinion - a wonderful thing.

I went shopping today.  I had written down the best prices of all the ingredients we will need for Wednesday's lunch plus which stores in which they could be found, and I set out on foot (with the very tried and true and trusty rolling cart) to all of the nearest stores.

I found avocados for roughly 70 cents apiece which is an excellent price.  Most stores this weekend, they cost 80 to 90 cents.  I purchased 6, still wanting to compare sizes at other stores, not to mention price.  At the next store I found the pork shoulder, which was at a clearance-sale price and purchased 25 pounds.  The meat and avocados and a few other items maxed out the cart, as far as pushing it around, so I came home.

After finding space in the refrigerator for all the meat, I went out again and found other things that are quite necessary.  I missed SK though.  It is nice to have someone to visit with while I shop, and to bounce ideas off of....it is also nice to have someone who can carry a lot of stuff and push heavy carts around!

He is still in bed....having spent most of the day there.  He got up to eat a little bit a couple of times, and he actually drove me to two other stores that would have been a 45-minute bus ride with a transfer midway.  He sat in the car at both places and I hurried in and out.  I think though that he wasn't really ready to even do that.  He is really miserable, and I believe he still has a low-grade fever.  He doesn't feel warm to the touch, but he is clammy and feels like he can't get warm.

It is really disheartening to someone who hardly ever gets sick.  I don't even remember the last time he saw a doctor for a sick visit.....and I will be surprised if he actually relents and goes on Monday.  If he is not better, it would be a good idea though.  But I have heard from several others (and it has been my experience) that this hangs on for at least a couple of weeks or more.

Well, I have gathered Easter decorations for the tables and have rounded up enough table cloths to serve a sit-down meal for 60.  I have the first batch of sweet pork in the crock pot (it reheats very well), and I have 8 pounds of black beans soaking.  I have experimented with the lime-cilantro rice in the rice cooker and it works great.  I have made the final list of things to purchase on Monday, including the plates, forks, knives and cups.

I have ingredients for sandwiches, which I will take to church tomorrow.  One Sunday a month, after our block of programs, we have our SOS meeting, which stands for Sandwiches and Family History (the Danish words for both really do come out as SOS...."og" is and).  For an hour, we work together on family history and we hear the hows of many projects from experts.  It is delightful.

I am certain that SK will not be attending tomorrow, and I think that means I will take the bus....or 2 buses....to church.  That is alright.  You know I love being outside here.  But I may have to take my trusty cart again to get everything there.

Monday's shopping - it will be a lot of stuff - will be the last big shopping trip for me for awhile. And I like that just fine.