food shopping, of a sort

I just ordered dried lemon peel, caraway seeds, and the Penzey's sunny Paris seasoning blend, plus two Penzey's gift cards because they're on sale: two $25 gift cards for $37.50 instead of $50. In the past, I've used those discount gift cards quickly enough that it's been well worth giving Penzey's what amounts to a short-term loan with a pretty good effective interest rate.

It's not as convenient to shop there as when Adrian lived in Arlington (less than a mile away on Mass. Ave, an easy trip on the 77 bus. Penzey's makes a few herb and spice blends that we use regularly, and I don't have another convenient source for dried lemon peel or smoked paprika.

Also, I like their politics: liberal rather than radical, but there's no "both sides" nonsense in their denunciation of Trump and the Republican party as it is now, in just about every email along with recipes and which spices are on sale this week.