I’m making ratatouille in the slow cooker to freeze. I went out to the garden to pick the last of the basil, some parsley and oregano but got distracted by the beautiful morning light.
Fall is here. I love the disheveled look of the garden – everything grown too big and falling over, the scattered leaves, [...]
On Sunday the Triptych , finally finished and assembled, was dedicated to St. John’s United Church during the morning service. It was exciting to see it all put together for the first time, and to see people’s reactions.
Members of the congregation getting a closer look.
I spoke during the service but felt less than eloquent. This [...]
Recent days have been distinctly lacking in blog worthy material, so I bring you something from last month. Behold the Chocolate Socks.
The yarn is chocolate brown and very yummy. (Can’t seem to photograph the brown in a way that brings that across, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. ) I made [...]
Beautiful broccoli. I accidentally let one of my broccoli plants go to flower but I’m rather glad I did. Who knew it would be so beautiful? And the bees seem to be enjoying it. I sampled some and it’s quite tasty. Not surprisingly it taste of…..wait for it….broccoli! I think it might even make a [...]
Rose Hips! These lovely little beauties were historically used as a boost of much needed vitamin C in the winter months. I have been intending for a while to pick rose hips a but whenever I tried to picture where I had seen wild rose bushes I drew a blank. Last week I suddenly remembered [...]
I just returned from the Partners for Care Farmers’ Market. (They don’t state the hours but I read somewhere it is from 10-2.) I have been hearing about this all summer and I’m glad I finally got a chance to go. It’s mostly made up of folks who are down at the Halifax Farmers Market [...]
It sometimes seems funny to me that I went to “Art School” and never learned how to paint. The fault is mine, of course, as I didn’t take any painting classes. In retrospect, I think this because I had never really painted, and just assumed it wasn’t my thing. Recently I’ve been thinking maybe I [...]
(I realize this could be anywhere, and we always take the same picture but what can you do??)
I have just returned from a visit to see my sister in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Here are a few high points!
We went for walks. I love that Signal Hill and a trail along the headland are just a [...]
Peeling apples in my hand-made, wedding shower gift apron. (I think I’m a better cook when I wear this apron.)
I have never made apple pie until this weekend. Strictly speaking it was Apple Galette, a sort of rustic apple pie. The idea was to use up some of the apples we picked on Saturday. I [...]
I didn’t expect the smell. It’s the thing that first hit us as we stepped into the sunny orchard; the sweet scent of apples. It was a perfect day for our little apple picking outing at Gates U-pick. This is just the beginning of the season so you should go here too. We had a [...]
