Oops, before we move onto the blather of the day, I feel it necessary to correct some impressions about the Canadian pizza from yesterday's post. Although we call a bacon + peperoni + mushroom pizza the Canadian, it does not have Canadian bacon, just regular bacon. In point of fact, we do not call that kind of bacon Canadian; up here, we call it peameal bacon. And I don't know about the rest of the Canucks out there, but we never have peameal/Canadian bacon.
None of this matters, of course, but I thought it was worth mentioning in passing.
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Onto the topic du jour.
The bathroom sink wasn't holding water, so I referred the problem to Madame Sue because she had already demonstrated that she was familiar with how the stopper pluggy thingie worked. When she pulled it out, there seemed to be the scanty remnants of a washer. Long story short, we drove to Almonte (silent e) where she found washers at Home Hardware.
She got the washer in place and used her pliers as a prop in one of last weeks' purple themes: two birds with one stone, as it were
Who knew? Canadian bacon isn't actually Canadian. Next you are going to tell me French toast isn't French.
ReplyDeleteIt must be nice to have a handy wife for home repairs. That is something I haven't experienced.
Also consider English Muffins.
DeleteOh, I think you are the ultimate Mr Fixit and I don't think you require any assistance. I, on the other hand, am severely lacking in that department.
DeleteAnd I always wondered how you Canadians fixed your hammy bacon into a round roll to call it Canadian bacon. Nice info. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI prefer the first photo. I like the contrast of the water falling into the river. I figured Canadian bacon wasn't actually Canadian, since, as was said, there is French toast, English muffins and probably multitudes of others I can't think of at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI love an icy waterfall. There's just something primal about it.
ReplyDeletePretty falls. We have viewed the mighty Mississippi a lot further up-river, and have always wanted to check out Almonte, particularly to visit Gilligallou Bird. Perhaps on our next foray to Ottawa.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the first waterfall, and never knew you all didn't have any Canadian bacon. whew, that's another bubble of my knowledge gone. But I will continue to know French Fries aren't indeed French, but I don't remember where...and these days just about everyone claims them!
ReplyDeleteHurrah for Sue. Interesting about 'canadian bacon'. I have never had bacon on a pizza before and I like a thick crust pizza. But...if I have a chance, I will raise a slice of Canadian Pizza to you and your handy wife.
ReplyDeletePeameal bacon? I shall astonish my friends with newfound knowledge.
ReplyDeleteSue is a good one to have around! Whoa, those waterfalls are amazing. Peameal bacon does NOT sound appealing.
ReplyDeleteI like the black and white. I didn't realize that bacon meant bacon and learned something new! Peameal is an unfamiliar term to me.
ReplyDeleteWe love Canadian bacon and make a breakfast sandwich we call a Nova Scotian (because we had it in a coffee shop in Halifax tho they didn't call it that.). The sandwich is an English muffin, fried egg, slice of cheddar cheese, slice of Canadian bacon with mayo and chipotle pepper. I have found a chipotle mayo but I like my version better - mayo with sprinkle of the chipotle pepper. We always have to be careful with the first bite because the yolk is runny. Yum!
ReplyDeleteWe never have peameal bacon either.
ReplyDeleteI like the waterfalls with colour best.
There's French toast,too. A lot of things sound posher if they're French
ReplyDeleteLove the falls. I never tire of such photos!
ReplyDeleteAlmonte looks quite lovely. Those falls are great!
ReplyDeleteI like the color the best.
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ReplyDeleteThe black and white makes the foreground shadow better.
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