Pizza is my favorite food. It’s my favorite food to make from scratch. It’s my favorite to go out for. Frozen pizza is even my favorite store-bought food (and one of the only ones I’m willing to eat)! Since pizza varies so much depending on where it’s from—homemade, pizzeria, grocery store, etc.—I don’t mind eating … Continue reading
“You could make zucchini bread.” Those were Madame’s parting words the other day as she left for work. I looked at the large zucchini sitting on the counter. I smiled and sighed. Waiting in the garden were two more. (And this is in spite of the squash vine borers!). Zucchini is wonderful, but it is … Continue reading
Same picture, just looking more closely. Gardening is a huge part of my life. Gardening is also a source of tension in my life. It brings me great joy yet often brings great sadness too. I suppose it is a bit like children. Well, maybe not quite like children, but the point is most … Continue reading
Ok, so I know I’m stretching things with my Wednesday variations but anyways… here’s another song about plants. It’s called “If I Leave You Too Long You Might Rot.” I think the title pretty much sums it up, but if you want to know what I’m talking about give it a listen: Oh yeah, that’s … Continue reading
While we were visiting my assistants’ Granny and Boppa we found this spider lurking between the leaves of a lettuce plant in their huge garden. In the video my young assistant is more interested in finding out more about the deer that had been visiting the garden the night before…. As best as I can … Continue reading
Well, I realize this would sort of be the antithesis of Wordless Wednesday, but at least it still keeps it simple. Here is a short and mostly useless video about how good vegetables are when eaten fresh from the garden: Continue reading
Flipping through my mom’s copy of The New Moosewood Cookbook several years ago I was instantly drawn to the spanakopita recipe. It was the copious amounts of feta cheese that drew me in. I made the dish with some of my parents’ garden-fresh spinach and was amazed at how the dish just “ate” the spinach. … Continue reading
I know that last week’s seedling update was not good. It was also somewhat dramatic. I’ll keep today’s update simple; as stated in the title, “All is Well.” And even though we had nothing to do with planting them, there are a few lovely flowers to enjoy right now. The seedlings are still acclimating which … Continue reading
Thursday started off normal. Well, it started off normal but a little bit windy. My Assistants and I rode (aka I rode and they sat in their chariot behind me) to the Early Years Centre. After a nice morning there we headed on towards Uptown Waterloo to meet up with Madame for some coffee and … Continue reading
A few weeks back I built a hoop house for helping get some of my early spring greens started and that went well and now is covering lots of little plants that seem quite happy! However, for plants that I can’t risk leaving out overnight (like peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, ground cherries, eggplants, etc) I … Continue reading
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