Made by MeghanSpending 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. Â I […]
This is my very first time attempting to grow sunflowers. Â 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. Â FYI – yes, that is red mulch you […]
The last few days have not been kind to the garden–lots of rain and lower temperatures. Â Powdery mildew is trying to take hold of the squash plants, and I am seriously worried that what was shaping up to be a bumper crop of tomatoes will now be a breeding ground for blight. Despite that, this […]
This was my first triangle shawl and I absolutely loved knitting it. Â I have done a number of Anne Hanson, Knitspot, patterns now and les Abeilles is definitely up to her standards – well written and so pretty. The colour, Peony, is a big departure for me, as was the yarn; first time I tried […]
First up, a very fun knit from the Early Fall Knitty 2010 – Coquille by Mary Lou Egan. I knit the small size with 2 skeins of Crystal Place Mini Mochi (colour:108 – neptune rainbow), but the consensus on Ravelry seems to be that the shawl tends to take more yardage to complete (both sizes). […]
Just found out that the first act of my feature script LOVE LIES BLEEDING will be read at the Cold Reading Series this Thursday, July 29th. Logline: Pamela just wants to reunite in the afterlife with her dead fiancé, Grady. Problem is, Grady was a secret agent, and his coded emails have infuriated both his […]
Last Saturday we went berry picking at Driediger Farms in Langley. Â We picked strawberries, which were really close to being at the end of their season, and raspberries, which are just at the beginning of their season. Â We also grabbed four pounds of blueberries; already picked… we must have come home with almost 15 pounds […]