One of my daughter's favourite things to do is to watch birds in our yard. We are lucky, we have seen grosbeaks, waxwings, finches, robins, chickadees - and I think we even have a nest of wee little flycatchers in the tree right outside the kids' bedroom window that is currently full of cheeping … [Read more...]
Corn Muffins right from the backyard!
Last week, She's So Green blogger, Samantha, gave us a few great tips on container gardening. This was a post that is close to my heart. I am a huge fan of uber-local eating and over the past few summers, have slowly been converting my backyard flowerbeds into my own little urban farm, growing … [Read more...]
Stop and Smell the Tomatoes
Someone has hit the fast-forward button on my days. I blinked and Brinley turned two. Then I blinked again and Avelyn started first grade. Then I blinked again and Karenna had her first day of Junior Kindergarten. And I blinked again and the summer was gone and fall has arrived and I am just feeling … [Read more...]
Garden Fresh
This past sunny weekend found me in some of my favourite places...chilling by the soccer pitch, freezing by the baseball diamond and elbow deep in dirt in the backyard. The temperatures don't seem summer-like, but I think it's safe to say that we can look forward to frost-free nights, and that means … [Read more...]