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this weekend around our place 26 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
We hosted a backyard wedding ceremony. The girls and the dad picked a couple of bushels of tomatoes (half of which we gave to neighbours) and some cucumbers and dill for pickle-making. I’m trying ou...
Saturday 18 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
Outside my window: It’s sunny and beautiful. It’s starting to get hot, so the horses are hiding out in the shade behind the barn. The dog is sleeping on the patio, having tired himself out barking at...
today (and a little bit of yesterday) 10 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
Outside my window: It’s sunny and pleasantly cool and is supposed to stay a pleasant temperature for the rest of the weekend. The dad just mowed the lawn around the house, so it smells like fresh cut...
our best chocolate chip cookie recipe 9 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
Yesterday I spent the afternoon in the kitchen baking a few sweet things to take to the island cottage with us this weekend. The girls have some friends coming to stay overnight tonight and we had tho...
slow living update – July 2 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
I’m following the example at Slow Living Essentials again this month, and using her slow living format to summarize my month. For most of the month of July slow living was the only way to combat the ...
Easy Basil Pesto 26 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
With the recent heat wave, our normally lazy weeknight dinner making ways have ramped up to extraordinarily lazy dinner making ways. Pesto on pasta has been a recent favourite in our house. Even the t...
an easier way to freeze peas and beans 17 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
It’s been very hot here this week. Today, with the humidity, it’s supposed to feel like 41C. And, as things usually go, the peas and beans are ready to be picked all at the same time. So, we were out ...
today 13 Jul 2013 | 11:11 pm
Outside my window: It’s sunny and warm, but the humidity has finally cleared away. We’ve had the air conditioning off for two days now and have the windows open again, enjoying the weather, slight br...
today 4 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am
Outside my window: It’s hot and humid and smoggy outside. We never get smog out here, but this is apparently due to forest fires in Northern Quebec or the eastern counties. It’s unpleasant. The kids ...
slow living – June 1 Jul 2013 | 08:28 pm
Now that June is finished, I’m following the example at Slow Living Essentials again this month, and using her categories to summarize my month. June was slow for many reasons this month – one of the...
