Today was one of those days...those quiet rainy days. Nothing grand or out of the ordinary to do, but such a wonderful day to do nothing.

But the nothing soon gave way to the everything...and I found myself in the middle of a wharehouse parking lot, dodging raindrops, and joining in the celebration of the rituals of ordinary Saturdays.

Together we wander the aisles, looking for the bargains, the surprises, the "must haves", and the "can't do withhouts"!

We collect our portions and return home to place our bundles on pantry shelves, in garage freezers and a lucky few ingredients make their way straight to our ovens...and just like that we are home, back where our day began.

We see again those precious faces that were our very reason for venturing out into the world of gathering and lifting, coaxing and manuevering groceries from well stocked shelves to trunks of cars.

Home again...what a simply grand celebration!