Just the other day I was thinking, “Gee, I probably should have thinned out those radishes a couple weeks ago…” Then my elderly neighbour said, “Just thin them by harvesting them!” Like, duh. I didn’t even realize they were ready yet! All weekend we’ve been munching fresh juicy radishes from the garden, spring onions, as…
Month: May 2009
Spring eats
Amid the humming of my neighbour’s air conditioners (yes, that’s right, they have their A/C’s running, their doors and windows are open, and it’s all of 23 degrees C outside), I’ve been busily getting the last tasks of planting done around the house this weekend. I mentioned back in early April that I’ve been reading…
A little mosaic from last weekend…
This weekend has so far been perfect gardening weather, and today Chris and I took care of some major chores, not the least of which was replacing the back door to the garage (yay Chris!). This project involved recycling the original front door from the house and lots of trimming and fitting, and more trimming…
Completely out of season
Well I managed to get some knitting done this past weekend, at the cottage, where it got down to MINUS THREE DEGREES on Sunday night. Sheesh. I was freaking out about my tomatoes at home because even Toronto had a risk of frost. Thankfully I was able to reach someone with a key to move…
Growing things and sewing things
I’ve finally begun disseminating the tomato and chile seedlings. I just repotted a second batch of seedlings because I had run out of room earlier with the first batch. They’ll take a week or two to catch up but the ones I repotted about three weeks ago are huge and need to go in the…
Finally some knitting content
I don’t know why lately but knitting has been super low on the priority list lately. Maybe its gardening season, maybe its utter exhaustion due to my job. Normally the knitting helps with stress but I’ve been rather disinterested in it lately. I’m sure this will change once we head off to the cottage next…
Oh noooooooooooo!!!!
This morning, as I was just taking my first few sips of coffee and wondering how much darker it was going to get with the impending storm, I started hearing a rumbling coming from the west…it grew louder and louder until suddenly golf ball sized hail began to crash down on everything! It was rather…
How to make a memory
I don’t know if it’s the stress of the past very hectic work week, or just that enough time has passed since we said goodbye, but this week, the loss of my big dog Zeus seemed to become more acute. I wanted to share something here that I thought others might find useful, something that…
Neighbourhood celebrity
I know I’m only perpetuating this, but I finally got a super shot of the little winged terror this morning. CityTV did show the clip again last night but didn’t include Chris’s interview. But my neighbours made it on. Guess they made for a more interesting interview. Oh and it’s posted as a “top story”…