Home & Garden: November 2023
November is one of the ‘ber’ months, it gets chillier as the month progresses. It is also called a shoulder month – a month between summer and winter. The weather gives us a taste of what is to come. On … Continued
Recipe: Deconstructed Cottage Pie
One of the meals I like to keep in the freezer is mince/veggies/potatoes or my version of a de-constructed cottage pie. The potatoes are cooked and mashed and frozen in portions in muffin tins. When fresh veggies are in season … Continued
Home & Garden: Mid November
Leaves, leaves, leaves. The majority have fallen down and it took as a few days of raking and filling bags. Lots were mulched and added to the wild areas of the garden and the rest were added to bags to … Continued
Books: A Friend for Christmas
My favourite author of the Sgt Windflower series, Mike Martin, has two wonderful books out for children. A Friend for Christmas is the story of a rabbit family and how they survived during the winter. Robbie, even though scared, would … Continued
Books: The Christmas Beaver
The beaver is Canada’s national animal. Not everyone appreciates the beaver, and many think it is a nuisance. The beaver is the symbol on the Canadian nickle. The beaver, Baxter, can communicate with the jay in the story but not … Continued
Home & Garden: Into November
The last few days of October returned to normal temperatures for this time of year. Now that most of the leaves are down from the popular trees, the gorgeous yellow maple is visible. Can you see the big squirrel nest … Continued