First-Aid For Your Liver

This past Sunday, we drove over to Cardiff in Wales to go to the IKEA there. I'm afraid to put what I REALLY think about IKEA since I've learned twice now that my blog gets read by more than just family and friends. Damn you, Google.

We were running late getting back from Cardiff and it ran past 5 o'clock. We knew that most of the stores would be closed and we didn't have much - if anything - to make for dinner. The truth of it is that every single store in town is closed by 5, some by 4, and I think one closed at 3. ASDA, Tesco #1, Tesco #2, Morrisons, and Sainsbury's -- all closed. There was one last hope: the über-Shell station. We made the trek back out of town and sure enough, it was open and busy with lots of folks in our same predicament.

It's a petrol station, but so much more! We grabbed a beef roast, some duck eggs (a frequent part of our diet now -- they are firmer and a bit stronger in flavor. The yolks are heavier and creamier) , some veggies, and so on. The über-Shell has everything - including an affordable and diverse beverage selection.

While there, I grabbed a bottle of cider by the name of Black Fox. It's an organic cider, locally made, that appears to go through a longer and more involved process. I liked it a lot, at first. It's not overly sugary like most of the ciders I've tried and has a stronger kick. That was until Rachel mentioned that she thought it tasted like an old band-aid. Once she said that, my brain re-wired and that's all I could taste. You know that strong sorta rubbery smell when you open a band-aid -- well, unfortunately the lingering taste of Black Fox has a striking resemblance to that. Ew. Ew. Ew.