Lesson Number One

 I've always used my own grocery bags for philosophical reasons, but yesterday I realized that there's also a very practical reason for having recyclable bags. My grocery bags from San Diego didn't rank high enough on my list of things to pack to actually make it into my backpack to Mexico, but I didn't think much about it as we boarded the bus yesterday, headed for  the MEGA supermarket, to stock our kitchen. On the bus on the way home, each of us loaded down with multiple plastic bags chock full of absolute necessities (like pomegranate juice and watermelon), the bottom fell out of one of the bags. As I chased the jelly down the aisle, and retrieved other various groceries from helpful passengers, I made a mental note- get some grocery bags! I think I'll get a couple of those cool mesh bags you see all over the Mexican markets. One with Frida Kahlo on it would be nice.