Groceries

I've had a request to show what the grocery store looks like here. Here you go Kelly!
We've been taking the bus to the local grocery store. It's about a 7 minute ride. The grocery store is very similar to the ones in the US. This one does have clothing, electronics, and a small household item area. You can see pink clothes in the back of this photo.


This is just plain funny, I literally fell on the floor laughing when Jason showed this to me! "Trapped Wind!!"Normal aisles. But the darn carts! All 4 wheels swivel so it is hard to steer and you end up wrestling with it to keep it from moving sideways= hassle.
This still freaks me out...eggs are not refrigerated, here they are, on the shelves next to the olive oil.
We've been very impressed with the amount, quality, and affordability of produce. Here's part of the produce section...
I've never seen this at Publix! Brussel Sprouts on the stem.
Check out time on Sunday evening.
There are Cafe's everywhere, even in the grocery store. You can get hot meals, coffee, and other small things. Reminds me of the diner that used to be in the back of Kmarts.
Real live Hot Cross Buns!!
You bag your own groceries here and there's a campaign to reuse and reduce the number of plastic bags.
Getting the groceries back on the bus and home again can be tricky, especially when the bus is crowded. This trip we had L since we were on our way home from a day out so we used her stroller. The bread got a little squished, but not too bad for a rainy evening.
Most grocery stores do have the option of ordering online and having them delivered to your house a few days later. Delivery is about $8 or if it's a big order and mid week it's free, but those slots are taken pretty fast. We've done delivery once but you have to really plan and I hate to spend $ on it even though as we're struggling on the bus I always swear we're doing delivery next time!

Food prices here are not very different from the US. Tonight we got roughly a week's worth of food including diapers & formula for a total of 100 GBP which is about $140. Not bad for 6 of us. Eating out is more expensive but that's true at home! It is different that there's a slightly cheaper price for take out (or take away as they call it) than eating in the cafe. You pay for the service and use of the table. I should order tonight for a good delivery spot next week...nah!

The Things Kids Say...

• V was reading about Ponce de Leon and how he was looking for the Fountain of Youth. I guess all these English names are getting to her...she kept saying the Fountain of York.
• Jason has been telling Sherlock Holmes bedtime stories and V calls him "Home Smith"??
• We were playing checkers and N says, "You can only move 'iagonal'" Her version of diagonal!