Home in Canada
The milkman rings the doorbell. Monique buys nine liters, which should be enough for the week. Then the butcher arrives and fills her order from the back of his truck: a small roast beef, four thick steaks, and some pork chops. The rest of her shopping-groceries, vegetables, and fruits Monique buys on her weekly trip to the super market. The kitchen has large food cupboards, and in the basement there is a huge freezer for the meat and frozen food Snowstorms can block the roads for several days, but there is no danger of starvation at the Vanasses’