It’s a invasion!
So there’s a park behind our house. There are some very tall pine trees in the park, all along our back fence.
The pine trees are dropping needles and cones all over my back yard and patio.
It’s all coming back to me now
So you should know that I am not a “shopper”. I live in shopping mall heaven — I’m ten minutes from the Broadway Mall, 15 from Roosevelt Field and 25 from Whitman Shoppes — but I seldom go to the mall. I prefer to shop on line. And when I do venture into a store, I usually know what I want and buy it as quickly as possible. I’m not one to browse through stores just to see what’s for sale. There’s a local chain, Baked By Melissa , that specializes in mini cupcakes. They’re primarily in Manhattan. A few years ago Becca introduced me to their product - delicate little cakes, exquisitely decorated, very tasty. I walk past their shop on 7th Avenue whenever we go to the theater. Well, last week I remembered that they used to have a second shop on 7th, right next to the original shop, but selling gluten-free versions of all their cupcakes. The gluten-free shop closed, but the company continues to make a gluten-free version of their product. So I thought that gluten-free cupcakes wou
We have a pine tree next to the condo. I know your pine needle pain. (Some have attempted to kill the tree because of this, but you didn't hear that from me.)
ReplyDeleteAlways an unpleasant surprise in the new place whenever you move and nothing you can do because the adjoining property is owned by the town or county, I'm assuming. Hopefully it's just twice a year.
ReplyDeleteTwice a year?
DeleteYes, the pines are owned by the town, they’re in the park. They serve as a barrier between our yard and the baseball diamond. Very pretty, actually, but the needles …
tree's can get huge.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on.