Pineapple Joy

Friend Power!
I'm so lucky to have my New York pseudo-family.

I was feeling a bit better today and took a walk to Pioneer, my retro grocery store know in the UWS neighborhood for cheap beer. Since I'm not a regular beer drinker, I go for the cheap specials. This week, Florida's Natural for $2.99, five boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix for $2, and three cans of chicken broth for $2. What-a-deal! Add my ultra-pasteurized milk and I was good to go. I think the check-out gals are all from Niger and they speak French which is fun. Sunshine and wind felt good on my walk.

Came home. Did some work via the web connection - gotta love telecommuting. Around 6pm my doorman delivered a surprise. A friend from work lives on the UWS and her son is having his Bar Mitzvah this Saturday and she dropped off an invitation. So nice! A lovely triple-matted gold, bronze and dark blue card with embossed modern lettering on a cream cotton paper - so regal and beautiful. But to my surprise, she also dropped a fabulous pineapple! Makes me think of the song from Cabaret:

If you brought me diamonds,
If you brought me pearls,
If you brought me roses
Like some other gents
Might bring to other girls,
It couldn't please me more
Than the gift I see;
A pineapple for me.

I'm so happy!