I had been up bright and early this morning (or, to be more accurate, it was dark and early) because I had to access the internet at 7.30 am and get ready for an 8 o'clock coaching session. I watched the sun rise, as I chatted by Skype with someone in Hungary, and by the time we finished, it felt as if the day was well underway. Remembering that it was Wednesday, which is our local market day, I decided to drive there and pick up some fresh fruit and vegetables. Although I still miss the summer fruits that were so delicious in Cape Town, February in Spain is a good time to pick up bargains in winter fruit and veg.
Armed with my wheelie cart, just like all the Spanish ladies, I picked up 5 kilos of juice oranges, 4 kilos of tangerines (naartjies), 2 kilos of kiwis, 2 kilos of tomatoes, a kilo each of red and green peppers and a kilo of strawberries, as well as a huge cauliflower and some sweet potatoes! My display of "fresh produce" was so impressive that Nicole (a young American who's spending a few months in our home) came out to take some photos. Not in the photos are our lemons, which were picked this week from a friend's tree.
Twelve year old Gabriela is still in bed with 'flu, and wasn't too impressed yesterday with a (supposedly mandarin flavoured) vitamin C tablet that I gave her. So this morning I made her up a plate of "fresh produce vitamins" and these were received with considerably more enthusiasm. With my shopping done for the day, and my emails answered for the morning, I'm heading home again now to use some of the vegetables in making us a chicken curry for lunch.
