Remembe’ring’ Where They Are
I always say I will remember where I plant certain things, I might remember for a few days but eventually I forget. Plants that vanish after blooming, like tulips, trilliums, crocus, daffodils and a few others are sometimes hard to … Continued
Books: Sea Glass Cottage
I enjoyed reading Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon. This title intrigued me as I am a collector of sea glass and wondered why the cottage was called this. I could also relate to the knee surgery that Beth had. … Continued
Recipe: Chicken Pasta
I usually deliberately prepare extra when I cook food. That way I always intentionally have left overs. The extra food goes into soups and casseroles. Another thing I do is save the water that veggies (potatoes, carrots etc) have been … Continued
Recipe: Adapting the Banana Bread Recipe
Banana bread is a favourite in our house, but since I am now gluten free I needed to adapt the recipe. I halved the recipes and made one batch using gluten free flour and one with regular flour. The challenge … Continued
Crocheted Wind Spinners
I had lots of fun making crochet wind spinners towards the end of last summer that I made more over the winter using up odds and ends of sport weight yarn. These are made in the same way but came … Continued
Stitching: Embroidered Pillow Cases
I really enjoyed stitching 3 sets of embroidered pillow cases this winter. Embroidery is a skill I learned many years ago but it seemed to fall by the wayside. Two of the sets I added an iron-on pattern and one … Continued
Recipe: Impossible Pie
Rainy April days. The grass is getting greener, the plants are growing especially the rhubarb. A perfect day to warm up the kitchen with some cooking. I adapted an impossible green bean pie recipe from an old Bisquick cookery book … Continued
Recipe: Avocado on Toast
Have you ever wondered if you can freeze avocados? I recently read a tip that said you most certainly could freeze fresh avocados. So of course I had to try it out. I have in the past purchased bags of … Continued
Craft: Painted Eggs
This month our library started an Adult Craft Kit program. A new craft, with instructions, a video, and all supplies can be picked up each month. April’s craft was a painted egg. Perfect timing for Easter. The egg had to … Continued
Garden Books: Herbs
I have a collection of gardening books related to herbs on my shelves and during the winter these books get lots of use, reminds me that gardening season isn’t that far away and it is a great way to choose … Continued