What's for Tea?

Though we're living a very different life here in many ways, life here settles down into a routine as well.  Part of my daily routine is getting groceries, I'm delighted to say! I have always enjoyed this chore. It's even more fun when the shops offer different things than what you're used to.

I go daily because the bread tastes so yummy when it's fresh, and because my groceries come home on this trusty fold-up (notice hinge in middle) bicycle, and so I can only carry so much.  I even brought home our Thanksgiving turkey in that basket on the front. There's only been one mishap--my newly bought quiche jumped out of the overly full basket as I went over a bump and landed on the pavement. Oh oh. Felt a little odd picking up chunks of quiche off the road.

 

We were delighted with the choice of cheese! 

 

Temptingly inexpensive! We could gain a lot of weight on this stuff.

 

 

 

Many varieties of pot pies,

 

 

 

and honey.

 

But no "Aunt Jemima" for Ken's pancakes, so it's either the real stuff or molasses!

 

Still can't resist a bargain, especially if it involves ingredients we've never tasted.

Move over, ketchup, we've taken a shine to brown sauce. It's a bit



Move over ketchup. We've discovered brown sauce. It's like a mixture of barbecue, ketchup, and worcestershire. Yum.

 

Some things never change, though. We are on our fourth jar of peanut butter in six weeks.