this bagel has a story to tell

19 hours ago the bagel pictured above

was served to a hungover (i'm making this story more interesting kathy)

52 year old woman at a coffee shop at jfk airport 

in new york 

for breakfast

she knows (and loves) 

a friend in cape town who loves new york bagels

(actually new york but the bagel are great)

and she was not that hungry (i am sure she had a hangover)

so it was lovingly wrapped in a ziplock bag (she always carries them when travelling)

and put into her handbag (she always has space in her handbag)

and brought through customs 

and hand delivered in person

this evening

in a pub in newlands

in cape town

over a bottle of perfectly chilled sauvignon blanc

the bagel was placed in another 52 year old's handbag

and later as she sat at her computer

not quite sure what story to share tonight 

as the wine she had just shared

in a pub

in newlands

 had made her mind race a bit more than usual

then

she thought to herself

"what about a story of a new york bagel?"

she took the bagel out of her bag

and out of the ziplock bag

and smiled to herself as she saw that the

miniature philadelphia cream cheese was also smuggled 

and packed into the ziplock bag

she then took a picture or two 

downloaded them to her blog

and as she sat composing the story of the bagel

and sipping on her tea

she decided that it was a good time to eat

the new york bagel which had been lovingly

delivered from new york 

to cape town

in a ziplock bag