The other day, I bought a few small items and got unpleasantly surprised by the price I had to pay. It added to my gloomy mood I was in since the earthquake in Turkey last week.
The first item was a tiny pack of sewing needles.'These needles are made in Germany', said the saleslady. What happened to China, give me chinese needles - these are expensive, said I. She smiled; no chinese needles in her shop.
Next, I fancied a loaf of light, sliced wheat bread . Unlike standard bread, light bread (fewer calories) is not under price supervision, so it's subject to constant raise by the supplier- informed me the vendor. Got it.
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The third item was a bag with potatoes. In winter, I often eat boiled, mashed potatoes topped with cottage cheese, or some piquant topping like sardine in chilli sauce. I like the red potatoes grown in Turkey. Immediately after the eartkquake, here, at the grocery store they shamelessly raised the price of these potatoes , probably in expectation of shortage and/or difficulty with importing them .
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To cheer myself up, I turned to Pink Martini, no, not the drink but the music - something dramatic with a drop of fun. The drama in the youtube video was provided by an old, powerful song (Amado Mio - my lover), great voice, and stunning performance of the singer, Storm Large.
The drop of fun was provided by a short pianist ( the leader of the american, successful Pink Martini band) attracting attention with his over energetic piano playing, and a taller, standing trumpetist attracting attention with his long hair. The live audience added nice background to both , drama and fun.
After running the youtube video a few times, I felt better.