adulting

[redbird]

The landlord texted us a week ago to ask if we wanted to renew; we replied with "if the rent is the same, definitely." It sat there for a week, and then I texted him again, to ask him to send us the renewal lease.

In reply, he said that the last two years had been costly, and he's raising the rent by $50/month, do we still want to renew? I wrote back to accept, then decided that between that and doing a bit of tax-related arithmetic for my mother, I had earned a reward.

So, despite the rain, I took a bus to Watertown and bought chocolate (at the place I'd checked out a couple of weeks ago), and then went to Sophia's Greek Pantry (which is appropriately named( and "Super Vanak," which has Mediterranean and south Asian foods. We now have pita, taramasalata, and olives; this was more exploration than grocery shopping, so I didn't get yogurt, cheese, nuts, or spices. Things to consider getting include dried shallots, curls of dried orange peel, and dried celery leaves, as well as more common things like pistachios.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

I love Sophia's Greek Pantry ever so much, and I do recommend their yogurt. They also have quinces in season and so much gorgeous honey. And so much gorgeous preserved fish but I'm not allowed to take those home. ;)

[otter]

what a fun exploration!

[jenett]

That almost makes me wish I were commuting again! (I hadn't realised Seta's Cafe had closed, but Super Vanak looks like a great thing, and I'll have to check it out sometime.)