We finally went to the new-ish Whole Foods in the next town. I expected a wide range of organic high-priced foods, and shoppers who take themselves way too seriously. They did not disappoint.

While I'm looking at the endless shelves of organic vegetables, without a single recognizable brand (Bird's Eye? Hanover? Buehler?), I overheard the woman behind me say to the stock boy:

"Can you tell me where the gluten-free flowers are?"


When I stopped laughing, I thought: WTH?! Aren't all flowers gluten-free? Are we talking those fancy edible flowers? Or is this a case of someone who just will not have even the flowers in her vase with the offending gluten?