82 dollars and thirty four cents

Today is the Thursday before the Friday that is the Holiday before the Saturday that is the Presidential Election Day in Nigeria and that made it a good day to do some food shopping.
Here's the shopping list:
3 baguettes
4 hamburger buns
1 loaf of rye bread
1 loaf of white bread
6 small tomatoes
2 red peppers
2 yellow peppers
1 little container of cherry tomatoes
1 head of butter lettuce
1 head of broccoli
1 head of cauliflower
3 tiny containers of sour cream (an oh-so-rare find)

The price? N10,540 or $82.34 or an average of $3.17 per item. The finding of the veggies (fresh broccoli! cherry tomatoes!! fresh cauliflower! yellow peppers!!) and the sour cream (!!!) was so exciting that $82.34 seemed like a bargain. People even said "Wow, that was a good deal!" After a few hours of reflection, and the realization that $82.34 is a very great deal of money for the little bit purchased, there is still a small voice inside saying "No, no, it WAS a good deal."

We will need to stay indoors and hunker down again this weekend. We will get to eat fresh veggies with dip, cook up a stir-fry and make salad. 82 dollars and thirty four cents may have been the right price - if it will help to make a tense, possibly violent weekend in Africa seem sorta-kinda enjoyable.