The holiday season for me, is all about gathering my family together. It’s our time to chat, relax, play games, sleep, eat, drink and just be merry. In this age of constant to-do lists, work schedules and obligations, it is so … Continue reading
Bean Learning
In anticipation of this weekend’s rainfall, I made sure to collect all of my drying bean pods off of their vines. I could tell that the pods were ready for harvest because as I plucked at the dry shells, several of them … Continue reading
A Kale Tale
I have Curly, Lacinato, Rainbow Lacinato, and Red Russian Kale varieties growing in our garden. There are aproximately 8 plants each of the 4 varieties for a total of 32 producing plants. The two of us could probably get by with … Continue reading
August ~ Press Pause
It’s mid-August and my gardens resemble a jungle of vines and glossy leaves rather than a vegetable plot. This is what I have been waiting all winter for 🙂 The sweet taste of fresh-from-the-vine bursts of flavours are frequent, daily indulgences as … Continue reading
My Mistake
I started my own Cauliflower this year. Everything was going along smoothly, the seedlings were looking good and I spent quite a few days hardening them off. A couple of weeks ago, I planted several out in the garden. The first … Continue reading