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stouffviue suntribune thursday jan 29 2004 7 roaming around with jim thomas when doc is sick all is not well there are many things in this big wide world i take for granted my wife is one on my return from a 20kilometre paper trek shes there with a word of praise and compassion if she isnt i wonder why my cars another on the coldest of mornings i expect it to start with the flick of a switch if it doesnt i wonder why my physicians another whatever the illness be it serious or slight he has the answers if he hasnt i wonder why and so it goes those everyday occurrences on which we continually rely unfortunately the river of life doesnt always flow smooth ly every so often rocks and rapids impede its progress and when this happens particularly with men the roof caves in were concerned confounded and confused so its been for me ever since late last summer when doc graham turned the key in his office door glenns been my care giver for what seems like for ever truth is hes only the fourth personal physician ive known in a lifetime while this may sound strange our association was more than doctorpatient it was a mutual admiration society i admired him for his patience and he admired me for my petulance solid proof opposites attract doc graham had a book on me possibly the thickest book on file and while a pharma cist could decipher his scribble it knowingly contained every thing from a minor sore throat to a major circumcision the former lasted two days the latter prevailed 60 years for me an office visit was mostly routine simple pulse and bloodpressure checks requiring 10 minutes at the most however should someone cancel or arrive late he would take the time to talk so hows the family he would ask calling all six sons and daughters by name his advice to me do what you like and like what you do always concluding the conversation on a positive note youre doing fine just fine whether i was or wasnt i always felt better going out than coming in but the negatives didnt escape him either he was well aware of a little idiosyncrasy called needles and my aversion to same i knowyoure not going to like this he would say but you need to have some blood work done your cholesterols still too high weve got to get it down it was through his insistence plus an understanding nurse a comfortable cot and a cold glass of water i finally overcame this fear he had more faith in me than i had in myself ill always be grateful while newer breeds of physicians call offices and hospitals home such was not the case with doc graham on several occasions on answering our door we discovered a rolypoly gp standing there black bag in hand just driving by he would say but we knew differently for my son paul 14 was then battling chronic asthma attacks so severe he twice barely survived our concerns were his concerns his presence eased our fears while medical doctors are trained to treat the sick they themselves are supposed to be immune to maladies or so we sometimes think sure a barber grows hair a shoemaker wears shoes and a farmer drinks milk but an ailing physician never wish this were so theyre human too doc graham included while his form of illness described as a heart attack has been kept under wraps the snowcovered ramp lets everyone know all is not well at docs place daily people some former patients stand on the sidewalk and stare hoping against hope theyll see some movement maybe a light any sign of activity no luck all is dark the door is locked the way its been since august so whafs the latest when will doc be back not for six months and maybe not then a friend told me saturday her voice tailing off to a whisper so at 6383 main street a vacuum remains an eerie empti ness that may never be filled i hope not jim thomas is a stouffviue resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years whats for fc dinner there are moments when i feel like an athletic misfit not so much for how i play sports with more enthusiasm than skill but for how little i understand about football i do know that this is super bowl weekend but only because its what all my hockey buddies talk about point spread one thing i do know is that we sell tons of extra lean ground beef this weekend chili seems to be the meal of choice to watch super bowl by if youre more of a fan than a cook well have doreens swa vw chili on sale this week in our frozen w flsr qlfyl area itll serve 2 3 and its real j fg 0ji good reg 1095 pkg this week and keeping in the neanderthal aspect of the game well have our pile o bones on sale as well these are prime rib bones which have been marinated in our teriyaki or you can get them au naturel anyway you get them theyre delicious filling and rather neanderthal w li reg 399 lb jgj k cooking instructions will be available gambazom to me this is one of the worlds best cheeses because it combines that smooth creamy texture of camembert and that equally creamy and smooth texture plus amazing flavour of gorgonzola now if you havent had gorgonzola cheese in italy you just need to its worth the air fare anyway its a great cheese which like all cheeses is better if you temper it somewhat another suggestion slice manouchers baguette with ripe bartlett or bosc pear from germany reg 529 100 g some some of onto a piece off this week orange roughie bikini a bit tight youll need some or this for dinner and maybe more than once its a very low- fat and at the same time delicious white- fleshed fish reg 1395 lb u1v bcumv- tuaav igloff mj week california navel oranges these are definitely more flavourful and juicy than the oranges that have been available lately and a sharp a b lb price m f this too week ti cream of carrotsotjp this is one of if not the bestselling soups we make we start by making our own chicken stock use local carrots while theyre available which are nice and sweet we use cream and its spiced just right fe f 0 reg 549 ea serves 34 o 25 off 1jxcs week smoked black cod occasionally we smoke some very wonderful black cod from british columbia one of those occasions will be this friday noon and saturday if you want a real taste treat step up to the deli counter and get some its wonderful ausages i believe that these are unique to our store and theyre so good what to serve with them more mmf a guinness or any rfa r f other beer thats m pgh close jrj hr 01j reg 399 lb this week cailameiy this caramel week is a sequel to the first we had about a year ago it was drama or the highest order we were sure wed be nominated for something great our prob lem at the time was the long period of time it took to make caramel and cool it sufficiently to use it in recipes we realized too late the amount that wed need for our special wed wildly underestimated the popularity we had a pot of caramel simmering on every hot surface in die store and a lineup ofpeogle waiting very patiently for their dessert of choice things change and this time for the better we bought a range just for making caramel and weve perfected its manufacture so here goes the sequel caramel milk chocolate sandwich cookies we sell these in packages usually on the round about in front of the meat counter 95 they get high praise 0 toasted pecan caramel cookies this is a thinner not thinning cookie that is hard to eat just one of it seems to me that there are so many more in a pack its actually hard work 95 to finish a pack at a sitting 0 caramel pecan crunch cheesecake im a texture guy ill eat one item at a time rather than combine different textures but this cake has proven me wrong combos can be good i ani informed that our customers have proven me wrong 1 495 4 a95 as well its a very good seller jlz im caramel apple pecan coffee cake this is essentially a bundt cake drizzled with warm caramel not only does it look really 1a9s good it tastes terrific w ea caramel apple scones this is not your average hardtochokedown scone 49 these are amazingly sumptuous 1 ea caramelapple butter tarts these are our amazing butter tarts 99 129 with a bonus of spiced apples and caramel o 16 or 1 ea pralines and cream cakes this has a chocolate oreo crumb crust and a white chocolate mousse filling layered 1095 with caramel and caramelized pecans o or xo caramel pecan pie this would be one of our old time favourites they have a pastry crust and are best served slightly warmed with a dollop of j 99 a95 vanilla ice cream 4 or jlu we feel so confident with our caramel skills that weve put this whole selection on sale this week at 13 off this week village grocer quality foo0s specials in efeect until closing sunday february f hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770