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What we are snacking on. Don'tcha love that teeny Weck jar?

While Kerry toiled away in emerg I played in the kitchen. A bacon, mushroom, asparagus and cheese frittata. I used 3 eggs which Kerry got from a farm just before coming up here and all 3 were doubles.

It is actually quite cool here and I am wearing a borrowed sweater. Soon enough I am sure we will be complaining about the humidity and the heat.

So apparently the grocery stores are open for limited hours today. Make sense since this is a tourist area and boaters are always pulling in and restocking their supplies.

I was hoping for something other than blue cheese since I don't think Kerry is a great fan. No worries. They do look tasty. Thank you. Oh and by the way I spit my coffee all over my iPad when you suggested that I look for "a slightly stinky, semi-soft washed rind cheese" on "Moanitoulin"

Any thoughts on what might work in place of the Taleggio? Even when I asked my well stocked cheesemonger who carries almost everything known in the cheese world at one time or another could not come up with this cheese. And chances of finding it on an island in the wilds of Canada are pretty much zero.

And some of the ingredients we brought up. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out where our main focus might be in terms of world cuisine. I suspect Kerry is going to teach me how to make Kibbe judging from the two packages of Bulgur that I see there!

I sent Kerry off with a grocery list to pick up on her way back from the hospital. She just sent me a text to say that the grocery stores or not likely open today since it is Canada Day. Duh! We have more than enough food to make it through. No worries. The dining room table from two angles. Most of this is stuff we brought up from down south. I have no clue what is in there. And finally there is a box in my bedroom containing the ingredients I want to play with.

For all the booze up here and all the talk of booze up here, neither Kerry nor I are serious drinkers. I usually limit myself to one or two drinks at any one time bearing in mind Dorothy Parker's ditty. The extensive bar up here is more about choice than it is about excessive consumption.

Kerry has gone off to the hospital to perform indispensable life-saving chores or at least to hand out a few antibiotics here and there and has left me with instructions to post photos of this that and the other thing for your amusement. I think I probably deserve the title if not the salary of a PA (Physician's Assistant). First, for @JoNorvelleWalker. The only new booze we brought up so we can make a legitimate Widow's Kiss. Our partially unpacked bar. The remaining three boxes of yet to be unpacked bar supplies and booze along with a box crammed with ingredients that we may not unpack but just dive into as needed.

Good morning. It's cool and a bit showery at present but there are hints of much improvement as the day progresses. From my vantage point in my favourite arm chair I am seeing early revellers walking along the road in their very red t-shirts. Even one dog went by in a red garment. Not expecting to get up to much today. Kerry is on call and right now is madly unpacking the condo and the stuff we carted up here. I try to stay out of the way as I am rarely much help.

Think "Chicken and Egg Donburi".

GGGGRRRROOOOAAAANNNNN.

We are only partially unpacked. There may or may not be oil somewhere in this condo. But we were hungry and finding oil was the least important thing on our minds. I scanned the refrigerator spotted the ghee and said "Ha" that will work.

Don't judge. I already told you I'm a cheap date. Our first shopping Our first meal. Definitely not 11 Madison Park but it filled an empty hole. And I met all the challenges including no oil of any kind. Ghee works.

Kerry has gone off to get a few groceries so that the driving for the day will be over and we can have a cocktail! First a few words about the bridge which as most of you know is a swing bridge. Apparently it is no longer swinging and consequently boat traffic is now not able to make the passage until they can get it fixed. As the bridge is the only access from the mainland to the island here you can imagine that its inability to swing is causing some problems. As they try to sort the problem out road traffic to and from the island is also being seriously impacted. But for now we are safely on the island and we will have to see how much of an impact it's going to have going forward. @TicTac, Debb's restaurant could teach many diners a few things about customer service and food preparation. They really bent over backwards to accommodate us. Kira's wheelchair can be quite an obstacle and I am somewhat hobbled myself. They even recognized us from a previous visit and we certainly don't go there often! My sunny side eggs were cooked to perfection which not too many places manage to get right.

We are here. Give us a chance to catch our breath and then we will answer questions etc.

Just about to enter Espanola. Almost there!

Here is Kira looking very dubious about the whole situation. we stopped at Debb's in Barrie for breakfast. Kerry had the eggs Benny on a cheese biscuit and I just had eggs bacon and home fries. Toast we shared with Kira along with bits of our breakfasts. we are now about 50 km south of Sudbury so still a ways to go.we are now about 50 km south of Sudbury so still a ways to go.

Fasten your seatbelts. It is that time of year again. We are a day late and a dollar short as they say but I was able to attend my granddaughter's graduation last night. We are on our way to Manitoulin via Sudbury. As always our vehicle is packed to the gunwales and then some. I hope we have both remembered all the essential things. As if we really needed more in a fully-stocked townhouse! Mostly we will be carting ingredients that will be hard to find up there. We are both unduly attached to our Joules so they are packed. Kerry does not leave home without the Thermomix. The Instant Pot and the Cuisinart Steam Oven are already there waiting for us along with most kitchen toys that one might need. Kira is securely strapped in her seat. Wouldn't do to forget her! I expect will stop somewhere for breakfast and one of us will remember photographs.

Quite an amazing looking meal. I am quite envious.

Me neither. Was defeated by the math. Edited to add: But CONGRATULATIONS @FrogPrincesse!

Just love your Aligrater!

As an ex journalism student and a writer I am a great supporter of the New York Times in principle. One of my favourite treats at one time was to buy a copy of the New York Times and enjoy it on a Sunday with my coffee and it usually lasted me most of the day. I loved to read the book section. But even then many years ago it was six dollars a copy here and I have no idea if it's still available and what the price may be. But as the owner of hundreds of cookbooks both hard copy and electronic and access to thousands of cooking sites via the Internet, five dollars per month is just not value for my money. And I don't think the Times will be able to sustain it for very long.

Yes. And I own a rather nice one. But I drag it out on only rare occasions. Mine at least needs to be treated with some respect and would not take well to flour and other stuff that would likely be floating around.