An Apple

Bitter cold wind today.
My friend has arrived back from overseas 2 days ago and has a terrible flu'.
So I have done some shopping for her and made her some soup, but did not cross the threshold when I delivered, as she did not want me to get it and pass it on.

She is a person who has always eaten an apple everyday (an apple a day keeps the doctor away), but I guess she could not keep this habit up whilst traveling!!

Thinking about apples - we have them in the supermarkets all year around.
This one will be last years season, and kept in refrigeration with the appropriate gases etc. I wonder if they still hold their vitamins as they do when freshly picked from the tree? Are these gases kind or cruel to us - I wonder???