We drove to Edmonton last weekend to attend the wedding of my nephew. Our two sons living in Fort McMurray […]

Having a Game Cafe in our Basement For the Last Year
Last fall our local board game café had to shut its doors for financial reasons. We were regulars at the […]

It Turned Out to be a Corny Week
I started my week still working on using up more apples. I also decided to use some of the stuff […]

Planting Certain Vegetables and Herbs as Helper Plants
I am starting to realize that planting flowers in the garden is really important to keep pests away and attract […]

Making Zucchini Flour…is it Worth the Effort?
I planted eight containers with zucchini seeds this spring in the house. All of them sprouted and I ended up […]

Handy Items for Living Out in the Country
There seems to be an ongoing discussion with visitors to our property about what we should be calling our way […]

Berry Picking Season is Half Over
As I have the last two summers, I spend a few weeks in July/early August picking wild Saskatoons and wild […]

The People I Visit When I am out Gardening
My garden is not just the place where I plant vegetables, trees and flowers. Going out to water, weed or […]

Sometimes an Image Just Speaks to You
I enjoy scrolling through Pinterest looking for craft or project ideas. A few weeks ago, I came across this image […]

Another Busy Week For Us Outdoors
It has definitely been a different spring/early summer in Northern Alberta. After two years of virtually no rain, we are […]