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I haven’t spent as much time in the garden this year, probably because I didn’t plant as much. But we’ve been having a beautiful summer – a good balance of sun and rain so far – and things are growing … Continue reading →

I love this time of year, when everything turns green. I always feel like I wait and wait and wait for spring, and then things start to happen so fast. My poor rhododendron is doing it’s best to survive the … Continue reading →

Frank was a large cat with soft paws and a tiny meow. He had the thickest, softest, silvery fur that felt lovely to bury your hands in. He was a solid armful of cat. He liked me to follow him … Continue reading →

Have to say, after an easy winter we’ve been having a pretty decent spring. Thursday and yesterday were beautiful sunny days that almost felt like summer! I can see things starting to turn green. We’re coming up on my favourite … Continue reading →

September was a month of watching and waiting…Watching tomatoes and peppers grow, tomatoes starting to ripen, building a barricade to keep the deer from that plants at the back of the house, coming home from work and watering everything…And also … Continue reading →

It has been such a good garden year. I started almost everything from seed, the exception being cucumbers because I just never got around to it. I got a late start, due to the weather, followed by my slow pace … Continue reading →

Either the raccoon got himself a microchip, or Frank & Zappa are aiding and abetting. Adding insult to injury: On a morning when I could have slept in, Cory woke me 45 minutes early and informed me that I left … Continue reading →

Let’s catch up, shall we? A lot of April was spent waiting for the snow to melt. Watching and waiting. It has to happen eventually, right?

Jamie Oliver has a Facebook page now and he posted an article giving tips on making Hot Cross Buns. Ah! I have fond memories of the Hot Cross Buns from my elementary school cafeteria (I have an awful lot of … Continue reading →

At the beginning of March, we actually had a brief interlude of warmer weather and no appreciable snow fall. I started tracking the level of snow in our yard based on the drift under our bedroom window and how much … Continue reading →