One of my go-to phrases in recent years is that the favourite F-word for seniors is “free”.
This week, I visited a new boutique that opened here while we were wintering in Texas.
It’s a unique shop in that almost all of the many products from chocolate to liquorice to glassware are imported from Holland. As far as I know, there isn’t a large Dutch population in this area, so it’ll be interesting to see how the store makes out. I wish them well.
I made one small purchase and as I was leaving, the shopkeeper told me to select a fresh cut flower bouquet from the many that were on a table near the door.
The arrangements were made by a home business florist in a nearby town, and were no doubt brought in for Mother’s Day. It was nice to realize that the shopkeeper chose to gift these bouquets (while they were still good) to customers vs tossing them out once they were wilting.
What a lovely gesture, and …. free sure works for me!!
Radically Retired 
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