September 22, 2010
The last day of summer!
It is hard to go wrong with masses of beautiful, shiny fruits or vegetables. That's why well-arranged produce departments are always so appealing - with symmetry, color and balance.(Beauty and the inherent danger that plucking one piece from the middle will bring the whole display down in a loud, embarrassing, crowd-satisfying incident.) I bet these artichokes sold well on Saturday. And if you bought a Portobello mushroom at the West Palm Whole Paycheck on Saturday I hope you washed it well. I listened to a lululemon-clad blond stick mommy explain to her toddler son that, "Yes, mushrooms do grow in the dirt" as he fingered a large mushroom cap. When he dropped it on the floor she said, "Brush it off. It's all right - they need to be washed anyway." Egads!
Thanks to a Gentle Reader for writing that he knows people in Connecticut who do indeed refer to Whole Foods as "Whole Paycheck". I knew my peeps would not fail me!
Stop by the Cultural Court House on East Ocean Boulevard tonight if you would like to mingle - it is the closing reception for the popular Robert Holland and Thomas Winter Photography Show. There will be a siege of painters, photographers, graphic artists and writers starting at 6.

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