I’m sitting in my favourite chair under the gazebo in our backyard, where it’s currently 36F / 97F. Beautiful. There’s a slight breeze that might explain the absence of mosquitoes. They’re ridiculous this year. I resorted to burning those green coils I haven’t seen since my parents used them back in the 1960s. They’re probably…
I’ve just been out puttering in the garden. It’s a holy place. Truly. This morning, I harvested dill, tucking it away in the freezer for when I want to make borscht; and parsley for soups when the weather turns. I planted another couple of rows of radishes, and just puttered. Pulling the odd weed, dead-heading…
It’s mid-July. These are full-on hot summer days. We’re on the other side of a heatwave that, with the humidity, has been tough even for us heat-loving Kamloops folks to appreciate. These are stormy days. Saskatchewan weather has been, shall we say, interesting. One evening, as we settled in to eat dinner and partake in…
My goodness. It’s been almost two months since I tapped out a post here. How did that happen? I didn’t intend to take a break, but it appears that’s what’s happened. The longest break since I started blogging in 2008, in fact. But here I am, back again, to this space that always feels like…
It’s spring. Isn’t it? ISN’T IT? Would someone please clue Mother Nature in. I’m joking, of course. Yes, it’s spring and here in Saskatchewan we’re just experiencing the push-pull into it. All will be well. All is well. Joining with Susanne to look back at some sweet things from the past week. When I was…
When I’m making the bed, I open the blinds down to let the morning sun fill the room. Later, when I’m in the ensuite doing my hair, blinded by the sun, I’ll close them temporarily but for the moment I pause to look at the frosty roofs of our neighbour’s houses and notice the contrast…