Sunday Adventure Part 2 (of 2)

Part 1 backwards

This begins Part 2.

The next stop on my Sunday adventure was a Eastern European/Middle Eastern grocery store. I’ve been here a handful of times before, but not in a year or so. I love looking at where the various products are made: Lebanon, Croatia, Turkey, Pakistan. I saw some Bulgarian cheese that very much interested me, but I knew I couldn’t keep it cold in my car all day, so it will have to wait for next time. : (

I purchased the following:

Pakistani cream soda. This is like cream soda to the extreme. Quenched my thirst very well in the heat (more on that later)

 

Fava beans. A little exotic. Doesn’t taste half bad either. I always have been fascinated with Arabic; would have taken a class on it if it had not conflicted with others. It’s such a beautiful and fascinating script. You can even make pictures out of it.

Orange cream biscuit. In my experience with these, it’s about 90% biscuit and 10% cream, but usually the biscuit is sufficiently good enough to not complain much.

Raspberry non-fermented malt beverage. I like how it taunts me with the giant advertisement that it’s 0.00% alcohol. Not that it mattered; I wasn’t looking for alcohol today anyway. It tastes like a sparkling water; in fact, that’s what I thought it was at first.

After that, to a place called Texas Thrift. Big as Texas, almost, and one of my favorite thrift shops because it has a bunch of stuff. And not all clothes (which doesn’t interest me all that much). Found this and immediately knew it was completely calling my name.

 

Its sister piece, as follows

 

Juice unfortunately did not call me as strongly, and so didn’t purchase that one. Honestly, I don’t really know what makes something just make me want it. It’s just a gut feeling; when I get it, I often buy it because it doesn’t happen too often. I guess I’ll hang Waffles here in the kitchen or something. Possibly along with the cookie recipe (photo another time).

Then over to half price books. Yes, there are like 15 locations in DFW, and yes I have visited all but about 1 or 2 in my lifetime. Didn’t find the books I was looking for though at this one, although a couple came close. Probably betraying the types of books I like to read, I’m looking specifically for books on two subjects: the history of the Balkans from Byzantine times to 1914, and an account of 1918 and the end of World War I on the western front, specifically, the reasons the Germans started to crumble. Yes, I’m a history guy. I have plenty to read in the meantime, so I don’t feel compelled to buy something, that again, doesn’t call my name.

One more thrift store, which consisted of a really blurry picture of a Monet I saw and two others I debated about getting, but decided not to (and I can’t even remember the artists and works at present; my phone might though). At this point, the heat was starting to get to me. I much prefer going on these adventures in the fall when the weather is nicer, or even the winter, since I don’t mind the cold much at all (another story to tell another day regarding that). Only a few more weeks, and I will enjoy driving around a little more. I already made it through the worst part of the year; soccer has started in Europe, and football here in about two weeks, both will keep me plenty occupied through the end of the year. Now I just need someone to share in these odd, quirky adventures with.

 

Oh, I did hang Waffles in the kitchen, btw.  Kitchen-ish.

 

Tonight will be tomorrow (make sense?) Preview:

Oh yes.  Blurry swan.  Must visit before sunset next time.