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Monday, May 18, 2026

Ah Fudge It

We had been planning to drive up to Pakenham to look for fudge with little hope of scoring any. When I checked online, I could spot baked goods in the header picture but no fudge. Nevertheless, we were prepared to make the drive on a very lovely spring day.

However, at the last moment, Shauna posted that we could purchase fudge in Lanark, a village in the centre of Lanark County, or close anyway. Off we headed, 30 minutes west instead of 30 minutes north. Please include an 'ish' with both directions. :)

When we got there the cupboard was bare. No, that is a nursery rhyme. We did not even get to check the cupboard because the store was inexplicably shuttered on the Sunday and Monday of the holiday weekend. But I can't blame them too much as the village of Lanark is not a major tourist draw.

We took a selfie to prove to Sha that we went and that we shouldn't have gone.
Naw, it was a decent day for a drive.

Ironically, we had just driven into Lanark on the previous day after leaving the fudge-less Balderson. If we had only known then about this Village Treats shop, we could have obtained our fudge then. Alas, this became our first fudge-less anniversary as far as I can recall.

The countryside was many wonderful shades of green, but we just rolled on by, However, I did take a pic at a brief stop in Almonte by the Mississippi River. 

Ya gotta luv the greens at this time of year.

However, all was not lost, for there was still pizza to be ordered and enjoyed at supper. Or perhaps all was, indeed, lost, for the wrong pizza was delivered -- thin crust with bacon instead of thick crust with bacon, mushrooms and pepperoni. I had it opened and in progress before I realized.

No fudge. Wrong pizza.

What can do you?

I am not sure that our marriage can survive these two dreadful blows. 


33 comments:

  1. Wear a red shirt. Enjoy the greens in their startling blast of color after the long grey season. Drive around. All my advice you're already doing! So of course all is not lost for your marriage! Just think how good that fudge will taste eventually!

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    1. Good advice. I tink I can do that. 😀

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  2. Well, make the best of it. Enjoy the pizza! Different, but still good.

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  3. It wasn't your day!

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  4. Oh my gosh, what a fun day though! Any day I can spend out and about with my love is the bestest day. Sorry about the fudge!

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  5. Sorry about the fudge and Pizza. Today will be better.

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  6. I am chuckling, AC! Fudge and pizza. What a combination. So sorry it didn't work out, but now you have an excuse for another nice drive, right? And happy anniversary!

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  7. Oh, you guys are in trouble! Love and photography -- will it be enough without fudge and the proper pizza? We must stay tuned! Really, I suggest a do-over for your one week (or one month) anniversary and try again for the fudge!

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  8. I hate to break it to you, but your marriage is doomed. And you'd hardly got started on it. Maybe you should have planned on truffled larks' eggs in aspic or something easy like that.

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  9. I think you'll make it ;).

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  10. I can't believe that's your first fudgeless anniversary!

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  11. Be strong, you two! You can overcome this anomaly!

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  12. I couldn't let you two go without fudge on your anniversary, and with my comment on this page (which isn't here now) I included a link to my never-fail, easy-as-pie fudge recipe. Maybe because of the link it got put into a spam folder? -Kate

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    1. Or was that comment on your post the day before? Anyway, as long as you have that recipe, that's all that matters. -Kate

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    2. Yes, I think so. No, I will not make it. 😉😲

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  13. I guess you didn’t want the fudge enough to go the other way to your first destination, or to make some yourself, so clearly you are confident in the strength of your marriage, as well you should be.

    It never occurred to me that Ontario would have their own Mississippi River. And why not?

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    1. We, as in Sue and I, call it the Unmighty Mississippi. It's a tributary of the Ottawa River which is a tributary of the St Lawrence River (which is pretty mighty), which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

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  14. I like the sound of your pizza better; I still like thicker crust. I wish I lived closer; I would make you some fudge. Who knew it would be that difficult to procure?

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  15. I love fudge so I would be sad if I didn't get it.

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  16. Fudge should not be this hard to find!
    Also this: you two will be fine. And this too: teach your grandkids how to make fudge.

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  17. I guess among many, this anniversary should stand out.

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  18. I suspect as others have commented that you will overcome the fudge-less anniversary and it’s another reason to treat yourself later. I would have been disappointed in getting the wrong pizza, hooe it tasted as good.

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  19. But this anniversary will stick in your memory because of all that has happened out of the ordinary. If you ever get that fudge take a photo to prove it to us all.

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  20. You have another story for the grandchildren.

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  21. I am feeling very guilty because I knew the closed and open pattern of the Choc shop in Lanark Village. And you could not ask for better choc fudge. I did not get on here early enough yesterday to flag it for you. The village restaurant closed down a while back and what used to be a double counter retail outlet for Village Treats choc became first a coffee stop and then a lunch counter, picking up staff from the local CHC at noon. They are now very busy doing that, but still sell fudge. Only they run on working person hours, not tourists any more.
    You could do worse than go back and try on a weekday, only dont go at noon.

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  22. It's a nightmare scenario when even the pizza can't be trusted.

    Clearly a reliable fudge supplier needs to be identified in time for your next anniversary.

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  23. Yep, you need a recipe, especially for your snow packed winters. Linda in Kansas

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  24. A fudge-less anniversary and a tragically incorrect pizza order sound less like a marriage crisis and more like the universe testing the resilience of true love

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  25. What started as a simple fudge hunt turned into such a charming little spring adventure. I love how the plans shifted at the last minute — sometimes those spontaneous changes end up making the day even better. And honestly, a beautiful drive through Lanark County with the possibility of good fudge sounds like a win regardless of the destination.
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  26. Sometimes there are 'happy accidents' it seems that this may have been one. It looks like it was a beauty of a day anyway.

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  27. Perhaps you will survive! It is a great time of year to drives. Once I get my garden set. But the bugs!!!

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  28. Oh no, what a comedy of errors for your anniversary weekend! No fudge in Lanark-ish, and then the ultimate betrayal of a thin-crust bacon pizza instead of the loaded thick-crust masterpiece? After 57 years, I’d say you both deserve a major do-over to properly celebrate. At least the gorgeous spring greens and that view of the Mississippi River in Almonte-ish made for a lovely drive!

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