Looking for a little afternoon distraction? Perhaps its time for a tea and a Peek Freans Lifestyle Selections Blueberry Brown Sugar cookie, and your weekly episode of As the Cookie Crumbles, the brainchild campaign of a friend of mine and his marketing team, created for Kraft Canada. As the Cookie Crumbles – Episode 1 –…
Month: September 2008
For the love of tomatillos
It’s a rainy day in the neighbourhood and I’ve been up to some serious cooking. I made what may be my final batch of salsa for the year, although there are still a large number of tomatoes out on the vine trying to ripen so I may have to put those guys to use in…
For your noggin’
I’ve managed to whip up a few little FO’s over the last few weeks which I’ve finally gifted so I can post about. One is Calorimetry (how on Earth are you supposed to pronounce that?) from Knitty for my friend Alice. This colourway was just right for her and her amazingly curly reddish hair, which…
Learning to Salsa
I’ve dabbled in canning here and there periodically over the years, but last summer I was bitten by the canning bug, badly. The inspiration was probably due in part to my ever-increasing infatuation with local food, as much as it was to harvesting my first real crop of homegrown veggies. I had an abundance of…
Happy birthday to me!
For my birthday, I got to meet my nephew! Magnus is finally home and he’s doing great. And apparently I’m one of the first to see him with his eyes open (with a little coaxing from his mama).
The fruits of my labour
I’ve had the chance now to enjoy tomatoes from all the various types I have growing and I thought I’d make a few notes on them. Probably the tomato I am least happy with in flavour is the Yellow Pear heirloom variety. It is a low-acid variety so that probably accounts for the blandish flavour,…
Zeus Yarn by Vergeknits
About a week and a half ago I received a treasure in the mail. I’m not yet sure what I’m going to do with it, but its already a very important memory for me. My big monster dog, Zeus, an 11-year-old Saint Bernard, is certainly enjoying his golden years and I know its unlikely I’ll…
I have a nephew!
Word came last night at about 11:30 that my new (and first!) nephew has arrived! Magnus Daniel Mulholland was born at 10:18 pm on September 3, 2008, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz. This has been a difficult pregnancy for my sister-in-law due to blood pressure problems so the delivery was induced after some stress tests…
Lakeside rejuvination
The blog has been quiet on the home front because I’ve been lounging at the cottage. I know, I’m spoiled. And this year especially. We had a full week with only one day of rain, which was really only a misty wet day, which was kind of pretty in its own right. Fall is coming…