Why do I do it to myself!

Nectarines! I love them, my daughter adores them they are delicious.... as long as I DON'T buy them from Woolies. Why do these 'fresh food people' insist on murdering these lovely fruit? They never ripen properly, are devoid of juice and flavour and waste my money.

Note to self : DO NOT buy stone fruit from Woolies. (Actually, must stop buying all fruit and veg I can't grow from Woolies)

I don't know why I did it. I must have been brainwashed somewhere along the line, lost in the convenience of buying all under one roof, gases upon entry to the store. There must be a reason for my lapse in judgement to do something so silly.

I have gotten nice fruit from one of the local fruit and vege stores, and even the IGA has done a better job previously, but for some unknown reason I bought nectarines from here. Silly woman! But never again. Never ever again.

If only I had access to markets where all fruit and vege is local, and handled with care, and of good quality. Some is great, like the local asparagus I bought on Sunday, beautiful, freshly picked, not sat somewhere for a week with the ends shriveled up and dehydrated. I even found a bag of vine ripened, lovely tomatoes (so Hubby tells me, I don't eat raw tomatoes), but so much all comes from the same place, often put in cold storage, gassed or put in packaging. I like to pick things up, feel them, smell them, choose my own pieces. I don't want plastic between me and my capsicums or cucumbers, I want to feel it fresh and firm under my fingers. I want a farmers market like I hear about so often in the big cities and down south! If only there was one nearby. *pout*