August 27th, 2011 Rebecca told me she needed cookies so being the impulsive indulgent mother that I am, she got to make some for the first time. August 28th, 2011 Soon these tomatoes and tomatillos will be Salsa. August 29th, 2011 Pesto and Roman Candle tomatoes. August 30th, 2011 A white tomato that we grew […]
How to Can a Bushel of Peaches in 7 hours with Some Swearing, a New Pot and 29 Jars
As mentioned in last week’s peach lemonade post and in our #canning play by play on twitter, we spent most of last Tuesday turning 1 bushel of gorgeous, perfect, marvellous Red Haven Ontario peaches from BizjakFarms into 29 jars of assorted canning goodness. I feel like this post is a little late as once […]
Waiting for Jack: Two visits to see Jack Layton in Toronto
Waiting for Jack May 1st, 2011 Waiting for Jack August 26th, 2011 There are so many great photographs and articles about the outpouring of emotions surrounding the death of Jack Layton, leader of the NDP and Canada’s Official Opposition that I wasn’t planning on posting these here. After looking through some photos I decided I […]
project 365: week thirty three: August 20th, 2011 – August 26th, 2011
August 20th, 2011 Rebecca and her BFF at the Brickworks Blueberry Festival. August 21st, 2011 Buying a bushel of Bizjak Peaches at the Leslieville Farmer’s Market. August 22nd, 2011 1 Bushel of Peaches + 7 hours = 29 jars of assorted summery goodness. August 23rd, 2011 Collecting and Sorting Mizuna Seeds. August 24th, 2011 Pizza and […]
Cheerful Cloth Napkins and a Giveaway So You Can Have Some Too
Sometimes the simplest things can make you happy. Like 20 year old cloth napkins stolen from your mother. Or actually using all those vintage handkerchiefs for something. Trading seeds for napkins on etsy is also nice. As is receiving kitchy gifts in the mail from Rosa. Matching dishes with napkins is strangely satisfying. Gillian of […]