Again, California is in the news. So now we’re not supposed to eat bagged spinach. I had some a just a few days before the news broke. It was one of the brands on the list to throw away. No problem here. Although it might be a good way to lose a few pounds. Painful, but successful.

I haven’t been to a store since the spinach scare to see if the spinach is missing. It sounds like other bagged salads may not be in stores either. I read that the farmers are saying they will lose an entire crop—one-third of their yearly crop. All this spinach is grown just 20 miles south of here.

I’ve seen the vegetable farms from here to Monterey and to Los Angeles. A good way to pass the time and stay awake while driving to either place is to guess the crops…onions, garlic, carrots, etc.

I wonder how long there will be no spinach. It looks like I won’t be eating any for awhile. I hate salad, except spinach. Non-bagged is an option, but I’ve never been able to get rid of all the sand. I’m not very fond of biting sand grains.

Unfortunately, this is the big news. So we get to hear about E. coli and it’s symptoms. Gross. Just what I need to hear about in the morning—diarrhea and death. After the incident with the cat, I’ve had enough of bodily functions to last months. For now, I will be avoiding spinach and refusing to allow my cats to eat tasty spinach leaves. I don’t think I could deal with their vet bills.

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