Shopping for Fruit
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99393)
Atlanta, Georgia
June 15, 2020 5:41pm CST
We went to Sprouts this morning looking for good ripe fruit. Lately the fruit I buy has been too green and I have to lay it out for days before it starts to soften.
I found some beautiful plums at Sprouts that seem to be about ripe along with peaches and pears . I laid them on a large platter on the counter so I expect to eat delicious fruit in a few days.
In the meantime we have apples and watermelon that must be eaten soon or they will be over ripe. I cannot bear to throw away good food so I will probably eat apples and watermelon today and tomorrow.
Hope all of you are well and enjoying the pleasant weather. I see it will be even cooler tomorrow and the next day. I plan to enjoy it while I can. I'm still reading Jan Karon's At Home in Mitford. Do you have any interesting reading going on?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jun 20
This reminds me of the Sunday market where fresh fruits and vegetables are in abundance. That market is still closed due to the lockdown.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
16 Jun 20
@RubyHawk yes, we miss the Sunday market and still no word until now about their opening.
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@RubyHawk (99393)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I hope they will open soon. As far as I know no food stores were closed here. And now everything seems to be wide open. I'm afraid we'll be sorry but people have to earn a living.
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@much2say (57741)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jun 20
I love Sprouts! It's one of my go-to stores. I hate food going to waste too . . . I've really been trying hard to make something out of any over ripe fruits. We're going to make hand pies out of the apples leftovers. I haven't done much book reading lately . . . it's more about online reading about gardening and cooking!
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@much2say (57741)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jun 20
@RubyHawk Oh yum! We are going to take some last end strawberries and blueberries to make smoothies after we get back from our walk. Oh I think we even have some overripe bananas we can toss in there too. This pandemic has especially made me be more mindful about using every bit of food!
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@RubyHawk (99393)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Jun 20
@much2say your smoothies sound good. I bought a watermelon that wasn't the best. It wasn't ripe enough and I made smoothies with it today. I put it in the blender with a few spoons of ice cream and it tasted good. I'll use the rest of it the same way.
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@RubyHawk (99393)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Jun 20
@sallypup I like a lot of the old movies. They don't make movies now as they did back then. But sometimes I see an old movie that I really loved and it's not as interesting as I remembered. And sometimes they remake and old movie and they completely ruin it.
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@amitkokiladitya (171910)
• Agra, India
20 Jun 20
@RubyHawk I hope I get a good evening
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16990)
• China
16 Jun 20
Sounds like your lockdown has been lifted.I eat an apple every day.
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@jstory07 (145050)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Jun 20
@RubyHThis one is on a farm and there is lots of parking.
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@RasmaSandra (86782)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jun 20
I am re-reading a book by Danielle Steel. I like her writing style and enjoy most of her novels.
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@just4him (318811)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jun 20
I'm glad you found some fruit at Sprouts. Enjoy the apples and watermelon while the others ripen.
I don't have a lot of time to read right now. Enjoy your book.
@Deepizzaguy (111697)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jun 20
I am having a good time grocery shopping with my relative and going to the local food bank to get our monthly meal on Friday.
