On the other hand, it was a very good time to be food shopping. I had the place almost to myself.
I bought more eggs and bread and dinner fixings for tomorrow night (tonight will be leftovers) and some for the week to come. I avoided the Thanksgiving-themed napkins that were 75 percent off. Yes, they're a good deal, but I won't be able to find them next year.
In that way, emboldened, I enter the holiday shopping season.
(Alas, I did not shop at a picturesque farmer's market this morning.)