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Eating, gardening and living through the seasons
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When life hands you limes...
You make lime-date muffins, of course!The other day H brought home a couple of limes, knowing how much I liked them. He calls them my "special lemons".Why yes, I guess they are special. Limes carry so much of the tropics and hot places where they for...
The tree
We put up the Tree two weeks ago. It's an old tree that H inherited from a friend and rather than buy a fresh, cut tree or a potted one, we are using it to save $. We're on a very limited budget. Still, somehow we managed to pick up a few lovely addi...
First snow
We woke up this morning to find a thin dusting of snow on the ground. It looked magical. So, in honour of the event, I donned my snowprint/animal print winter dress (and my Santa elf hat -- I bought it yesterday along with a Santa hat for H) and hois...
Moroccan chicken with eggplant, tomatoes and almonds
Recipe was adapted slightly from Bon Appetit. Slightly time consuming, but worth it. Make sure you cook it down -- you don't want an overly watery soup. And take the time to roast the almonds; it's the complex mix of textures and flavours that make t...
Underwater
After the nearly nonstop rains of the past two weeks the ditches and creeks are clogged up and this has caused some serious flooding in our front yard! Behold, our very own homegrown lake! Or a green lagoon....
When trees make lace
One mild afternoon in early November, H and I took a walk in the woods near our place. We were recovering from bouts with the flu, and needed to get some fresh air. The sky was that peculiarly brilliant blue of autumn, which while lacking the glare a...
