Last fall, my husband drove to St. Paul to help a friend tear down his barn. Though he was ok […]
Unique and Rustic Garden Markers
I have had gardens at most of the homes we have owned. I have tried so many different things to […]
Creating a Wildflower Garden
When the house we currently live in was built, there was a cement stone facade put on certain areas of […]
End of Winter Tasks to be Ready for Spring
A month from now there will be tasks like dethatching, preparing the ground for planting and cleaning up animal poop […]
Saskatoon Juice Made With my Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer
This summer I wrote a blog about picking Saskatoon berries on our property and in our neighbour’s yard. I froze […]
Out With 2022 and In With 2023
I have to admit that I was on the fence back in August when it came time to renew my […]
Coffee Filters as Tea Bags for Your Foraged Flowers and Herbs
In early September I collected rosehips from the many wild rose plants on our property. Most of the hips I […]
Collecting Some Wheat By Hand
We were out for a walk around our property on Sept. 1. A wheat field was planted on a small […]
Foraging For Rose Hips in my own Backyard
On our property, in the trees, we have wild roses. I never really understood why Alberta’s flower is the wild […]
My Chokecherry Harvest
In the spring I came across two trees on the edge of our driveway and the fire pit that had […]