The almonds, mixed with raisins and honey, easy to chew, were packed in a plastic bag. Then she was ready to visit my father. But nobody came to take her to the hospital not on that Sunday, nor on a later day. It was too late. They were left for days in that plastic bag.
Almonds can remain fresh for a long time.
And memories too. Having a cup of Colombian blend coffee I go to Cody's bookstore where I pick a book from the new release pile browse it, or listen to a poetry reading sipping from a red wine glass. In April I would watch the Cherry Blossom festival with the drummers sweating on the moving platform the women in kimonos stepping a very precise distance like military men. I had a sausage and paid a two dollars donation, and went on to the sushi booth.