June 7, 2008

Off to an even later start this morning. It's closer to 7 o'clock when I leave home but I'm not rushing, I'm taking things slow and easy. Got an okay parking spot. Bought some oranges first thing($150.00), then forgot about buying the hardier stuff first and bought julie mangoes & papayas. They cost $300/doz. & $50/lb respectively.I bought 1/2 dozen mangoes and five pounds of papayas. Makes sense.

Return of the Mango thief
Well guess what? The mango thief paid me a visit. He not only used my stick to pick my mangoes he walked out of the yard with a crate of beer bottles on top of his head.
And where were the dogs you might ask? I'm asking the same question? My car was there but no one was at home. My neighbour saw him going past from her window. But of course he pays her no mind. He never did the week before when she saw him in her mango tree. In front of her he comes down with the bag of mangoes then poceeds to climb her pear tree and pick the green fruit, then calmly walks around to the front, pulls her gate and walks through. Such audacity. She says he rested the crate on the wall and jumps over my front wall and proceeds up the road with my bottles on his head quite unconcerned. I will have to have words with my dogs. This is not acceptable. Strangers walking into your yard like they own it.


Gift of Breadfruit
My aunt in St. Thomas sent me some breadfruit with 'Mr. T' who sells the jelly coconuts. I was just about to buy one from someone nearby when he says he has a bag for me. I open it to find five breadfruits. Of course we'll have to find a few people to share them with. That won't be too hard. Most people like roast breadfruit. I had to make two trips to the car with them. That was nice of my aunt and 'Mr. T' for bringing it. It was a big bag. It's been a while since we've gotten any stuff from country. It was certainly appreciated. I bought three coconuts from him and added something for his bringing the breadfruit.

Soursop Woes
The soursop I bought the week before was not good. I had to throw it away. I told the vendor and she gave me another one. That was nice of her. I hope this one is okay. I like soursop drink with lime. I've not had it with milk since I discovered the lime version.

More Shopping
One of my regular cucumber persons had some. I had to ask, because again I never saw any, but it was at the stall next door. So I got some for $60/lb($10.00 more than last last week again). Speaking about cucumbers, I got one from a 4H boothe in Mandeville at Choices Expo on Thursday. It was about 15 inches long. I'd never seen one that large. Apparently it was grown using green house technology. This seems to be the way to go.
I bought a dozen black mangoes, this time for $80/dozen. They looked nice and firm.
I also bought chinese jimbelin (star fruit), the sweet one this time. They were $80/dozen. I bought hot peppers, the purple variety. They were $60/dozen. If you buy a pound you get a much better price, but then they spoil because I hardly use them. If I had someone to share them with I would buy the pound. I've done so in the past and given away some to friends.
I bought another dozen oranges for $100.00 this time. Sometimes if you walk around a bit you might get some better prices. This is so important these days with the price of food going through the roof.

It's almost 9 0'clock, the sun is hot and I'm tired; time to go home. I had thought about having words with the parking don but he took the $50.00 and didn't mention any increase. I didn't say anything either. I thanked him and drove off.

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