Delighted to join in on another Wednesday Hodgepodge with Joyce at From This Side of the Pond and others with a March-centric pre-spring post. 1. As the saying goes, ‘March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.’ Did your March come in roaring or like some other animal? Every month carries with it…
It was -16C when I got up yesterday morning—the first one in March. This morning, it’s-1C. I’m not sure if that qualifies as either a lion or lamb, but what it is to me is an exhale. We made it. The worst of winter is behind us. We’ve come through the dark months and there…
We’re almost two months into this year that seemed shiny with possibility just a few weeks ago. Anyone else feel like the shine tarnished almost as soon as 2026 was out of the gate? Eight weeks ago, we were setting intentions, loose as we may have held them at the time, and basking in the…
Yesterday was a holiday—Family Day—and many people were off work. When we lived in a larger centre, I wouldn’t go to the shops for love nor money on a weekend or holiday, but it’s different living in our small city now. We went to the store to pick a couple of things (milk, yogurt, cottage…
Following the intensity of summer, and before the cold, dark days of winter, autumn tiptoes in, bringing with her a palette with shades of orange, umber, and gold to dress deciduous tree leaves in for one last glorious show before they let go and fall into a crispy blanket on the ground. I love that…
I fill one more yellow bowl with ripe tomatoes (you know, one of those big old Tupperware ones that everyone has). I’ve roasted batch after batch with garlic and aromatic herbs, tucking them away in the upright freezer downstairs. It’s satisfyingly full for this time of year, with beets, borscht, carrots, beans and tomatoes in…