I am surprised how many large supermarkets there are here and every mall I have found has a Safeway. Almost everything has English and French on it so it feels that you are learning to read French by osmosis. Most basic things I have looked for, to eat, can be found. Still looking for the lemon juice, but I guess they put it in a different place than I am looking. Pate has now been found but Chris suggested it needed pepper and the kids will have to put up with chedder rather than Red Leicester cheese.

I am used to going to the market for my fruit and vegetables and so think they are expensive and it is not always clear which are in season. The seafood in the stores have been much better although their smoked salmon is different from the English version. As this is cattle country, beef is much cheaper than I was expecting with whole chickens and lamb being harder to find.

As expected I am finding I have to read the backs of packets, to check what I think I am getting, is what I am getting. Although I am surprised how many products have peanuts or hydrogenated fats in, the UK must be more label conscious or we just need to send Jamie Oliver over here.