One-stop shopping

I was looking through the news on my computer before calling it an evening when I noticed on msn.com that some of the Wal-Mart stores will be putting in medical clinics.

Boy, it really made me re-think my day. It all began in Wurtsboro, where I had a closing. I had a headache, so I decided to stop at Wal-Mart on my way home to pick up aspirin and some dog food.

It was all a very routine day. But what if it went in a different direction? What if when I got to Wal-Mart it wasn’t a headache at all? What if it was something else?

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Pay more for the cheese

The other evening, my husband and I sat in Narrowsburg Roasters on Main Street enjoying our tea and coffee. The shop’s gracious hosts had set out a sample wedge of cheese and some crackers. After a few savory bites, we decided to purchase a wedge of our own, it was that good. I balked a bit at the price, but then realized I had to walk the walk. Buying the cheese, produced by locally owned and operated Calkins Creamery, one of the region’s oldest dairy farms, established in 1841, was a way to support sustainable agriculture in our area.

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The box

Months ago, the box was a gift to the young man. Late one night, three movers delivered it along with some slightly more useful items, such as a television, two very good speakers and a larger bed. The gifts had come from a friend of his father, who was moving and no longer needed them. The young man was thankful to have received the items.

He liked the box; it was classy. It had doors on two sides, wheels and polished wooden trim. Though he was unsure exactly what to do with it, he knew he would think of something. The young man was clever like that.

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