The other day my friend and I were walking down the street towards her house and almost missed the basket of avocados in the doorway of a store. The sign in the basket said "10 for $1." Yes, $1 for 10 avocados and they were big ones. I'm happy when I can get 4 big ones for $1. Well of course we got 10 of them. We shared them because neither of us could think of what we'd use 10 for all by ourselves. I know, they freeze, but that requires room in the freezer and I have mine pretty full right now.
Then, right behind the avocados were a box of lovely tomatoes. There wasn't a price on those so I asked. They were $1 per kilo (2.2 pounds). OK, I can do that. There are prices like that fairly regularly (well at least for the tomatoes) and when they're in abundance you can get lemons 20 for $1. That's when I make the most lemonade and lemon pie (key lime using lemons instead).
I've been here two years and I still get excited about the price of fresh produce.
I may have photos soon.
Welcome back to the world of blogging, my friend! We have missed you. We hope all is well.
ReplyDelete10 avocados for $1? That is a great price. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you and find you're doing well. Have missed your posts.
ReplyDeleteYour tomatoes were a great price, but not quite that great. 1 kilo is 2.2 lb. :-)
ReplyDeleteI know--the font makes it look like there's no decimal point but there is, really there is. Is this a good reason to change fonts? Maybe. I'll think about it.
DeleteI know--the font makes it look like there's no decimal point but there is, really there is. Is this a good reason to change fonts? Maybe. I'll think about it.
Deletea great deal, but not quite that great! A kilo is 2.2 pounds, not 22 :-)
ReplyDeleteWhere is Cynthia? Were did she go?
ReplyDeleteShe's still here, just being incredibly lazy about writing. I'll try to do better but don't hold your breath. I'll post about my activities one of these days.
DeleteShe's still here, just being incredibly lazy about writing. I'll try to do better but don't hold your breath. I'll post about my activities one of these days.
DeleteHi Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if you can tell me what the internet is like in Cotacachi? I teach english over Skype and I want to move to Cotacachi but I want to make sure the internet is good enough for me to Skype with me students. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
The internet is generally good. It's the "generally" part that makes it a little dicey. I know people who work from their homes here and have quite good luck with it but if you absolutely, positively have to be there, I wouldn't count on it that much. The strength is good--I watch Netflix movies and with the upper end speed I can generally watch an entire movie without buffering. On the other hand, I sometimes have trouble Skyping with a friend because the signal sometimes fluctuates downward during our call. If you're going to be able to come visit before you move here that will help. You can try it out for yourself and see what you think. If it was me, I'd go for it but I'm a risk-taker.
DeleteThe internet is generally good. It's the "generally" part that makes it a little dicey. I know people who work from their homes here and have quite good luck with it but if you absolutely, positively have to be there, I wouldn't count on it that much. The strength is good--I watch Netflix movies and with the upper end speed I can generally watch an entire movie without buffering. On the other hand, I sometimes have trouble Skyping with a friend because the signal sometimes fluctuates downward during our call. If you're going to be able to come visit before you move here that will help. You can try it out for yourself and see what you think. If it was me, I'd go for it but I'm a risk-taker.
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