To celebrate the mortgage being paid off I had bought some luxury foods. Like, cheeses and sun-dried tomatoes in oil, and a piece of beef. After the celebrations I've been back to the self-sufficiency mode, which is nice at this time of the year when both the garden and the woods provide fresh food. Despite running out of coffee I decided not to visit the supermarket, just to have a period of bare basics with no luxuries. And today I was thinking how beans is the main source of protein, and that it would be nice to have some more variety. Then the telephone rang - it was the elder fisher lady asking if I'd like to have some perch which she caught. "Yes, please" I replied and went to pick up the fish. As usual, she invited me to stay for coffee and chat, and so I had both the protein and caffeine today without spending money at the supermarket. When living simple life it is this kind of little things which start to feel like real luxury =)