Last night on our way to dinner, we passed the neighborhood fruit and vegetable market. Sam mentioned she needed to stop any buy some bananas. So we stopped. Bob reached high on the shelf and broke off a small bunch of bananas, put them on the scale and paid a total of 5 pesos or about 42 cents for 7 bananas. What a deal!
While Bob was paying for the bananas, four little Mexican children were giggling and looking at us. One of them said hello in English. So Sam engaged the children in a little chit chat using her best Spanish. They talked about the children returning to school in the morning from Christmas vacation. They were all siblings, three girls and one boy. Diego was the youngest and in kinder, Maria in 1st grade, Sandra in 3rd grade, and the oldest, Paula in 5th grade. Their mother was with them and helped them answer some of Sam's questions. As we were leaving, they all yelled out, "Buenas Noches"..."good night".
The little things in life that make us happy.
A nice walk, inexpensive bananas,and laughing children .... perfect examples of life's simple pleasures. I count reading your blog among my little pleasures .... it is a pastime that makes me happy :-)
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