I'm writing the 112th post of the Meijer Chronicles, from two states south of the nearest superstore.
I've moved from MI. never again to feel the whoosh of the automatic doors, to hear the senior citizen store greeter cough-clear his throat and then rasp/wheeze a "welcome to Meijer" greeting.
no more crazies, no more discovering foreign-to-me (with no actual hobby) bits and bobs in bins, and in aisles I've never traversed. no more observations of Meijer associates living day-in, day-out drudgery...
am I okay with that?
😭
*distraught sniffles* idk... maybe?
I mean humanity inside a grocery store are the same everywhere, right? right?!
this is the closest grocery store to me now.
side note: ever curious about font-age, I just couldn't place what this font could possibly be... clearly not the beloved helvetica, so of course, I googled it: Opificio Bold 👀
no opinion yet, but safe bet I'll be mulling it over for the next few months.
I now live in rural Georgia, or in the "country" as locals refer to the area, amongst citizens who would like you to remember that they live in "Appalachia Georgia," or another accepted moniker, "North Georgia." never in conversation, or any other form of communication, insinuate that they are a suburb of At-lan-ta. *southern gasp!!*
full disclosure: I have shopped at Publix before.
I lived in Florida from 1994-1996, and the local store was a small Publix. during that era in America, grocery stores were relatively small, utilitarian; not the flashy behemoths lined along the edges with nail salons, Subway, eyeglass outlets, Starbucks, Auntie Anne's pretzels, banks, and/or small animal veterinarian care. (<---- this enclave/office in Meijer was always empty, as in lights out, no employees, much less domesticated animals. 🤷🏻♀️)
so, I felt confident I knew what to expect.
😏 <--- that's my "oh, my sweet newly-North Georgian, summer child" smirk.
so with a fond farewell, I wave buh-bye to Meijer, and hope y'all will join me on my new southern, yet North Georgia, adventure!
check it out ---> tracinellmovedtogeorgia.blogspot.com
