Once every few months I have a surplus of avocados. It's a great problem to have, one that I wish happened more often. Since I hate wasting food I have devised an easy way for using up lots of avocado very quickly: chocolate avocado mousse. This mousse...
There's nothing quite as refreshing as a big rain storms after a week of hot sunny weather. You can feel the earth sigh in relief as water seeps down into the ground. As I walk around my backyard the fresh smell of damp earth and cedar hang in the air. The soft mud...
- 1 -March Against Monsanto is happening worldwide on May 25th. There wasn't a march happening here so after some encouragement I started a Facebook event page. I didn't know what to expect since I'm fairly new to the area, don't have extensive local connections...
Flowers and willow branches were gathered for making flower crowns. The flowers were sorted by colour and the sweet scent of lilacs hung in the air. The children worked carefully as they weaved flowers and ribbons into their willow circlets. My eldest needed a little...
It's the beginning of May and we are experiencing the fullness of spring. It feels more like summer with temperatures reaching close to 30C (86F) during the day. I have been meandering around my yard in Thai fishermen pants and bare feet willing my recently...
My recovery from surgery continues at a slow but steady pace. For some reason I feel worse in the morning but better as the day unfolds. This morning I was doing my nasal irrigation when suddenly I felt hot, nauseous and light headed. I scrambled to the...
Disclaimer: Every person is unique so it follows that recovering from nasal septal reconstruction will be different for each person. Below is a description of my own experience and things I found helpful as I recovered from the surgery. I am...
The baby rabbits opened their eyes a couple days ago; this normally happens ten days after being born. When the kits start to open their eyes I check each baby rabbit to make sure both eyes have opened. Any closed gooey eyes could indicate nest box...
Our family went on a road trip to the west coast for my first 10km race, the Vancouver Sun Run. It was a fun race, and I finished it in 1:01.16. I don't have any pictures of the race. It's difficult to take pictures of yourself while running and my husband stayed...
We had an opportunity to learn about rocks at learning circle today. The children were shown examples of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and then given pieces to identify. There were some amazing rocks and fossils on display and it was a fun learning...
The tomatoes and peppers have been transplanted into four inch pots and seem much happier. We finished building and installing the raised garden beds. It has taken us a lot of time and effort to get to this point but I am enjoying the process. We filled one...
Both our does (female rabbits) have kindled (had babies) for the first time this year. I am always a little nervous when kindling time draws near. I feel the tension and excitement as the does busily build their nests. I check on them every couple hours so...
I started this quilt before Teddy was born, a year and a half ago, and finally finished it after Easter. I bought the Boogie Monster fabric up North and didn't get enough so I had to be creative with large borders to make the quilt big enough. There was...
The weather has been wet and we've been sick with a terrible cold. This means we haven't gone out much and we're all feeling a little restless. My children have been keeping busy emulating Walk Off the Earth on a guitar that use to be my brother's and I've been...
We've still got the sickies going on over here. Now it's Teddy's turn and he's been miserable. I'm running out of my favourite cold remedies! At least my two older children are on the mend which is obvious to me when they show up covered in mud.Today you can find...
TomatoesZucchiniRhubarbI wanted to do a garden update on the weekend but it would seem that the weekend is already over. I haven't planted anything outside because we are still in the process of making the garden beds. It's a good thing too because we had a wicked...