Dupont:

Mayo: bet it depends on the brand and the amount of preservative, and whether or not any already soiled implement was introduced at any time. I hate the stuff but R loves it and I solved problem of soiled implement (a concept beyond his ken) by purchasing the sort that is kept upside down and is squeezed out through the lid - easier if stored appropriately - upside down is right side up so the stuff sinks to the neck for evacuation!

We dashed away to Beaver on Thursday to give R a break from business. Found our little home in good shape, quickly started a good fire in our wonderful wood stove and had left overs from QC for supper. Reading and wandering about; R did all the thrift shops - more books! Open mike Cafe Friday night - terrific squash soup! I shall have to make some. Wandering/reading on Saturday, a large shopping at Harvest Moon, bulk food store where I have shopped since 1981; supper at The Curry House - so good we went back for lunch on Sunday and Monday!

Drove out Monday -way out! to a church that had been sold to check out what was still on offer, then drove a new back road, circumnavigating the vicinity of a large lake with lots of residences - for a very nowhere area. Emailed a nearby musician friend in case he might be interested in the beautiful, in good condition pump organ for his music room. (Just got an email that he is looking at it Thursday; "music plus exercise!")

Coming back on Tuesday we did a back road and found an interesting area with functioning waterpowered mill, a place to revisit in summer. R tended to business, visiting a business to which he had sold a machine and, yes, they would like another one! On this road we rarely travel, came across the factory of the cheese I like and I was able to by a large block and a couple small ones, and a bag of cheddar curds to nibble en route - all without calcium chloride!

Then we continued to the highway (401) and went on it until we saw a notice of a nine minute delay. We got off, found a better gas bar than usual and had mini pirogies, stopped at a thrift shop and then headed east on side roads to avoid the "delay". Two hours later, having toured a marvellous old mill town and wandered north instead of east, we finally returned to the 401; there was no longer a "delay"! And, at the next rest stop, I took over the driving so we would arrive home the same day!

Which we did. Car is unloaded house is mostly back in order, BF was routine, we brought in much needed stove wood to dry and I drove R to the office to get back into the morass. And came home to recover and catch up, with good fire in stove and lots of rain outside! The break did help R some.

Thawing chicken for a nice supper with lots of brussel sprouts, some zukes. onion, green pepper and spaghetti sauce - with rice.