Anyway, I kind of like the check-writing concept, the notion that I have money safely resting in a bank somewhere, that all I have to do is write out a piece of paper to access it. I like the writing part, too, filling out the lines, ripping off the check, entering the correct information in the register. Makes me feel important and organized and secretarial, makes me feel in charge, that I know what I'm doing. My house is set at my comfort level, not too neat, not too messy, not too clean, not too dirty. Food is different.
Food is daily.
Not like toilet paper you can buy in bulk. Not like vacuum cleaner bags you can stash away. But the world is not without angels. The other day a woman I know stopped by with her three children to look at the garden. I have three more.