Less than a year after being torn down to the ground, my nearby country village store -- the West Hollywood Pavillions -- reopened yesterday. What a beautiful transformation! It's no Draeger's in San Mateo (the most gorgeous grocery store I've ever been in), but it now is the beautiful, large modern store the neighborhood has long needed.

I bumped into my friend, Dave, who seemed tickled to already be on his second visit to Pavillions, having been there the night before during their "preview."

I doubt everything will be on sale for long like it was yesterday -- but it's fun while it lasts.