It is almost ridiculous how much I love having a garden. As a kid and young teen, I put on a serious sulk every time I had to do anything in the garden, and my dad gradually shrunk our huge garden and fruit orchard each year to make it more manageable as he realized he was the one […]
Archives for July 2016
Monday Moments: Roadkill
The cat. When he’s not trying to eat my children, or stocking up his collection of dead rats under the trampoline, he likes to lie directly in our main walking path and play dead. Don’t be fooled. You can see in the first picture he sleeps with at least one eye open, and he can go […]
Roasted Bacon Potato Salad
No sour cream, no mayo, no celery, no peppers, no dill. Those were just some of the requirements I faced every time I brought up the topic of potato salad. Add to that a husband that just doesn’t eat cold food in general and potato salad, something I’ve loved since childhood, has pretty much been […]
Monday Moments: Camp Out
There are so many little things that fill me with joy these days. The fact that my kids are, for the most part, getting along, something I did not anticipate for the beginning of summer holiday adjustments. The fact that my hydrangeas are in full bloom, as are all sorts of other hydrangeas throughout the neighbourhood, […]