lOn Sunday we turned our clocks back an hour to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time. Even though we gained a precious hour of sleep on Sunday morning it's not a transition that I particularly enjoy. Now that darkness moves in so much sooner I find myself craving a...
Everyone was a little worried about the weather. A forecast of rain can dampen Halloween spirits but our community was determined and came out in full force to brave the elements. When we arrived at the farm there was a short deluge and then we had a break from the...
On our way to the pumpkin patch I was congratulating myself on getting everyone out the door with lunches packed and time to spare. Not only were we going to be arrive early, a rarity around here, it was a beautiful morning. We were all quite excited to find and carve...
In the last month we've been getting accustomed to our new fall rhythm. The weeks have become quite busy with learning activities and fall festivities. Our learning community has been exploring the outdoors and learning about the bounty that this season brings. We've...
There are many opinions about the risks and benefits of computer use by children but I am not about to discuss them in this post. My husband is a techie who enjoys computer games so it makes sense that computer games have a place in our home. Around here games...
A couple weeks ago Teddy had an accident. Over the last couple weeks I have retold the story of his accident many times but as time has passed my retelling of the story has become simpler, more distilled. Now, when asked about the cut on the side of his face I might...
A couple weeks ago we participated in the Freakn' Farmer up at Covert Farms, but today we took part in the FREEkn' Farmer over at our friends' farm. You see, the Freakn' Farmer increased their child race admission prices considerably from last year and that dissuaded...
As you might have surmised, if you don't already know, we are home learners. Currently we are enrolled home learners which means we receive some money from the provincial government and in exchange we report to a learning consultant (a registered teacher) who supports...
It is always a special honour to be asked to be a godparent. As parents I know how carefully my husband and I considered who we would ask to be our children's godparents when chose to have them baptized in the Catholic church. We wanted someone that would be there to...
Welcome Fall! I have felt your steady approach, your gentle but firm embrace. We have yet to feel your frosty touch but the coolness that you carry along has slowed growth in my garden significantly. I have started to harvest more aggressively, trying to put away as...
The Freakn' Farmer is a freakn' fun race! It's an obstacle course similar to Tough Mudder but better because after the race you get to indulge in farm fresh food and drinks (including wine and beer!). I had registered for 5km race but due to a terrible accident that...
Our adventure up north is coming to an end. Tomorrow we make the long journey back home and this time I get to do it all on my own. I am a little nervous about the drive but grateful that I am feeling well enough to do it. My eldest is...
After a month of intense canning, renovations, hosting visitors, and a couple trips to the emergency room I was more than ready for a some time to recuperate and relax. At this time of year my best chance at taking time off is taking...
Lately I have been visiting my garden right before the sun sets. Tomorrow will be different. There is definitely some harvesting and work to be done in the garden. I spotted some gigantic squash tonight, a large cucumber, many tomatoes and plenty of swiss chard and...
This space has been rather silent in the last couple weeks. We've been busy preserving food, visiting friends that have come from afar and renovating our home, which never truly seems to end. In the last weeks I've been freezing apricots, swiss chard and basil...
Last year, apricots came and went and few made it through my door. It's a mystery as to how that happened because there are apricot trees everywhere around here. This year I promised myself that I would get apricots, even if I needed to do some guerrilla apricot...