Author Archives: candace

Japan – First few days

Posted on March 11, 2012 by candace

The journey to get here was long, much time spent sitting, napping, reading, watching in flight TV, eating (they fed us three times on the 13 hour flight from Toronto to Narita). The heat on the plane was cranked, the … Continue reading →

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Counting down…

Posted on March 5, 2012 by candace

Counting down the days until spring. I was walking from the kitchen today and happened to glance down and see a visitor helping himself to my rhododendron bush. It made me think of garden season. Frank is counting down to warmer … Continue reading →

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Winter-ish

Posted on February 16, 2012 by candace

Cory returned home from Japan on Friday Feb 3 (actually, he got in at around 12:45 am on Saturday; I was happy he was coming  home but it was hard to stay awake that late after working all day). He … Continue reading →

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January

Posted on January 31, 2012 by candace

We have been having a really great winter – a lot of mild weather, hardly any snow or storms. We’ve only had our driveway plowed three times. If I gotta have winter, this is how I like it. I was … Continue reading →

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Soba Noodles With Peanut Sauce

Posted on January 27, 2012 by candace

I saved this recipe from Fitness magazine years ago. I was living on PEI at the time, I remember hunting around for Soba noodles; they were not easy to find. It is a vegetarian dish, the protein comes from the … Continue reading →

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First Snow Day of the Year

Posted on November 27, 2011 by candace

This was Wednesday, Nov 23 around 8:30 am. Noon. 4 pm. I was very happy that I had listened to the warnings on the radio and decided to work from home for the day. By Friday, the weather warmed up … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on November 15, 2011 by candace

Dear Cory, Admit it; you got yourself sent to Japan so you would not have to deal with that pile of firewood that has been sitting in the driveway since the end of September. It’s all stacked now – thanks … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 6, 2011 by candace

It’s been hard to be  enthusiastic about the garden this year – it was not a good growing season at all – and putting the garden to bed is always the least fun part. I finally got out yesterday and … Continue reading →

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The Garden Shed Has Landed

Posted on October 11, 2011 by candace

One misty, foggy evening last spring, Cory and I were driving home and I was struck with inspiration. The perfect idea for a garden shed in our tiny yard. I didn’t want anything too big, or anything utilitarian looking. Wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Feeling Like Fall

Posted on September 11, 2011 by candace

We had a sunny weekend but that fall feeling is in the air. And I’m still waiting for tomatoes. The plants in the deck planter are not looking so good and the tomatoes are still mostly green. I thought the … Continue reading →

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