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The Great Pumpkin Debacle
Nov. 2nd, 2014 06:53 pmAlas for the failure of the quest for pie! Yes, Safeway was sold out of pumpkin pies again today. It was one of the three reasons I went back. Well, they had pumpkin pies, but only the large ones that were not on sale. I wanted the small, bargain pie that they were out of. Bait and switch! Shameless! No way am I spending seven bucks on pie that will go stale before I can finish it, or will make me sick if I finish it before it can go stale!
But perhaps I would find a pie of the right size still on the shelf if I got to the store earlier in the day. My propensity for leaving the shopping until late afternoon might be what is depriving me of pie: the fault not in my Safeway, but in myself that I am pieless. Still, the store could have baked more. They must have known the pies would be popular. Yes, I feel much better blaming them than blaming myself— especially since I have no pie with which to reward myself for my critical self-reflection.
Though the pie was gone, the trip was worthwhile on the whole, as I got to see lots of trees turning red and gold, plus cheese was on sale, too, and there was plenty of that. The soup that was missing from the shelves on Friday was there today as well, so this week, and next, and maybe the week after, there will be soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm already looking forward to lunch tomorrow and I haven't even had tonight's dinner yet. I'd call that a good day.
( Sunday Verse )
But perhaps I would find a pie of the right size still on the shelf if I got to the store earlier in the day. My propensity for leaving the shopping until late afternoon might be what is depriving me of pie: the fault not in my Safeway, but in myself that I am pieless. Still, the store could have baked more. They must have known the pies would be popular. Yes, I feel much better blaming them than blaming myself— especially since I have no pie with which to reward myself for my critical self-reflection.
Though the pie was gone, the trip was worthwhile on the whole, as I got to see lots of trees turning red and gold, plus cheese was on sale, too, and there was plenty of that. The soup that was missing from the shelves on Friday was there today as well, so this week, and next, and maybe the week after, there will be soup with grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm already looking forward to lunch tomorrow and I haven't even had tonight's dinner yet. I'd call that a good day.
( Sunday Verse )
