Ice cream by the pound

Another afternoon at the beach with Spot and Ollie. She Who Must Be Obeyed accompanied Spot and I while Ollie’s mom and dad accompanied him. The boys were on their best behavior –Spot not as amorous as the last beach day and Ollie, well, Ollie was just being Ollie. Very hot for us parents but the boys had gallons of crystal clear Lake Ontario water to drink and if they drank too much they just heaved it up and drank another gallon.

After the walk it was suggested by Ollie’s dad that we find a place to get ice cream and relax in the shade. “Avondale’s on Stewart Road,” says I, and off we went.

Does anybody remember buying an ice cream cone for X number of cents or dollars for the single, double or triple scoop? Four ice cream cones might cost you five/six bucks max. Not so any longer. One pays by the weight of the ice cream and the cone.

We (actually Ollie’s dad) purchased four single scoop cones – black cherry, rum & raisin, orange sherbet and coconut. Thirteen dollars and thirty cents for four single scoop ice cream cones!! And the thing is they don’t last any longer than the old pay-by-the-scoop ice cream of a few years ago. On the plus side they were scrumptious.

I hope the kids doing the serving are being paid a decent wage. They were being run off their feet.

Next time I’ll hit the Dairy Queen. Get me a soft ice cream (large) dipped in chocolate. Besides, the soft ice cream is easier for Spot to eat.