Made by MeghanThere is this huge fig tree at the back of our yard. It has huge leaves. It is currently fall therefore the tree is currently shedding its huge leaves. The rose/garlic bed might like to be mulched. I am not totally sure about this as I am still learning how to “read” the soil and […]
I supposed this is odd for someone who has been baking as long as I have, but this is the first time I’ve attempted to make applesauce. I used a super simple recipe from my very well worn copy of Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (mine is a soft cover – printed in […]
My lovely friends Janine & Thomas came for a visit over Thanksgiving weekend and brought a pile of these tasty McIntosh apples from their family orchard in Kelowna. After arranging this beautiful bounty in a large bowl and admiring it on my counter for a few days – what colour!! – I decided I wanted […]
It has been crazy busy around here, and, though I have planned a number of posts for the blog, and even taken a few illustrating pictures, I haven’t managed to write any of the individual posts. So here is a teaser of some upcoming projects: These are fresh chocolate mint leaves soaking in condensed milk. […]
… sleeping curled under a knitter’s loom. Needless to say I did NOT get this scarf finished last night.
Spending the day combing through my works in progress, and, not only can’t I decide if this should be the short story that I intended to write or if it has the legs to be expanded into a young adult novel, but also, I can’t decide if this should be my next project either. I […]
This is my very first time attempting to grow sunflowers. I wanted to collect the seeds so I planted two edible types. Last week, just as the tallest of the bunch was almost ready to bloom, some critter (who I hazard to guess is black, furry with a long tail and has a propensity for […]
This recipe was referred to as the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe on a Knit & Bake forum on Ravelry about a week ago and I, being a rather obvious fan of chocolate and cookies, thought I would give them a try. Here are the results: My thoughts: really tasty, but certainly not more so […]
Still working on perfecting this recipe, but I thought I’d share a picture at least:
What’s that? Could it possibly be that the tomatoes are trying to ripen? Thank goodness… the garden has been such a write off this year that we were beginning to think we wouldn’t get any harvest other than some early spinach, lettuce and, so far, ONE zucchini. FYI – yes, that is red mulch you […]