We rode our port runners (bicycles) for the first time this afternoon and found a great gourmet market about two miles from the marina, Woodburns of Solomons. Bob bought chocolate chip cookies while I picked up fresh vegetables and milk. They also have a super deli, butcher shop, and fish market. All of the little specialty grocery stores and commissaries we've found along the way have kept us in fresh produce. I have probably stowed enough away to feed us for our entire trip! I must have been remembering my old Girl Scout motto, "Be Prepared." It was working overtime during the provisioning process!
Actually, thinking about the Girl Scouts reminds me of another funny stream of consciousness story. My friends and I joined Girl Scouts because the Boy Scouts met on the same evening in the basement of the Greenwich Community Center. I was elected Treasurer of our Troop. Each meeting we paid our dues, I think it was a quarter, which I faithfully recorded in the ledger. No one ever mentioned subtracting what we spent. When I left my elected position, we had more money in the treasury than ever before – until the scout leader balanced the books!
Parmalat Update
Just in case anyone was wondering, I have opened one box of Parmalat -- by mistake. I thought it was the Swanson's Chicken Broth I needed for soup. However, the Parmalat is being put to good use as additional ballast for DeLaMer.
At the grocery store today I spotted instant pudding. My next-to-youngest grandson, Gavin, made his famous recipe of vanilla instant pudding for us several times this summer. Remembering that, I bought eight boxes. Bob’ sweet tooth will be satisfied and I have a new use for Parmalat!
Laundromat Update
Every washer and dryer since Harpswell has cost three to four quarters per load. I am proud to report that I have successfully mastered Laundromat 101. I can only conclude that the higher prices in Harpswell must have been to cover the cost of instruction.
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