Milles de gracias to our wonderful friends Alain, Jocelyn, and Sapphire in Grey County for hosting our second annual Thanksgiving extravaganza. The weekend was peaceful, sunny, glorious. Ventured through the crunchy woods while the grain fed organic 16 pound foul from Butcher By Nature (along with maple roasted squash, sweet potato rosti, chocolate banana fritters and vanilla panna cotta) simmered. Tasty despite the golden price tag and 8-hour roasting marathon. I made a mental note to switch to cracked corn fed turkey from Loblaws for next year. Washed it all down with a fabulous 2000 Lagar Viejo from Bodegas el Molar, available only at the SAQ (www.saq.com) on this side of the pond. www.bodegaselmolar.com.
Sunday was delightful as we picked Northern Spys for our friend Graham at his folks apple farm.http://www.smithsapples.com/ Outstanding place! They only sell to the public via their farm and all labour is local. I'll upload of a photo of our apple-picking stint, just like the Cider House Rules.
Ventured out to Port Elgin's Pumpkin fest (got loads for free gourds, a pumpkin, and a ji-normous zucchini.) where we drooled over an original 1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible---identical to my Zio's before Judas Iscariot sold it off. It made me nostalgic for rides with the ragtop and buying my cousin's first Mr. Turltle pool at Towers. http://www.pumpkinfest.org/fest.org/
We strolled along the beach overlo
oking gorgeous Lake Huron where Antonio rediscovered my heart ------------------------------------------------------------------>>>>>>>On Monday morning I retired my brown velour weekender and took a turn as a Mennonite farmer's wife (clad in sequins and designer jeans). Picked loads of beets, onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, sage, and oregano all waiting to turn into soul warming soups and comfort preserves.
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