You all know the story of the stone soup, right? (And if you don't you know how to google things probably). Today I had an experience like that. I had received a bunch of lettuce the other day from a friend who had found it in the dumpster, so I had volunteered to bring salad to my small group get together this evening. The only interesting part, I only had lettuce, and anyone who brings salad to a function knows that you can't just bring lettuce. You need something to bring colour and flavour to the salad.
As I was washing the leaves in the sink at the clinic after getting off of shift, one of the other midwives asked about what was going on. Explaining that I was bringing salad to an evening get-together, she 'tsk'ed me, saying that I couldn't just bring the lettuce, I needed tomatoes and cheese with it. Then she went over to her food stash and pulled those things out, handing them to me. Next, chopped onions were offered, and then some extra spinach. A carrot also appeared on the counter beside the growing bowl of salad.
So now, because of the generosity of others, I am able to share what I have with others in a 'respectable' fashion :)
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