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25 Sunday Aug 2024

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the strawberry plant, from last year, is doing very well…

we found a hamper at the store on July 5th, after either the birds or squirrels had eaten the ripe strawberries before we got to them, lol…

I kept the cover on them until a few ripe ones were ready to eat and then after we had those ones, I took the cover off so that the flowers could be pollinated…

as a number of yellow/green berries started to appear, the cover went back on the plant…

on Thursday I could see the ripe berries, through the screen…

removed the cover and picked three beautiful strawberries…

they were so sweet, yum…

vegetarian…

22 Thursday Aug 2024

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went to De Luca’s on Portage Avenue for lunch the other day…

ordered the vegetarian mushroom, spinach, and cheese pizza, along with half of a shared Greek salad…

it was delicious…

and I brought some home which I had for lunch the next day…

so good;-)…

Pineridge…

25 Thursday Jul 2024

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it was a beautiful day for an adventure yesterday… and we hadn’t been on one for awhile…

my adventure buddy and I drove out to Pineridge Hollow for lunch and a wander around the new shops that are there…

we had a lovely drive out and only got a little lost, lol…

we were just in time for our lunch reservation so we ate first… we shared a number of things…

rosemary and salt beet chips with a goat cheese ranch dipping sauce… my oh my, those were addictive…

next we shared a small Pineridge salad with mixed greens, apples, candied pecans and smoked Gouda tossed in a maple Dijon dressing… I forgot to take a photo before we dived in, lol… the small was more than enough for the two of us… and it was delicious… actually it was my favourite of all we ate…

she had the pulled pork tacos and I had the carpaccio – seared beef tenderloin, pickled rhubarb, strawberry gastrique, fresh herbs, arugula, pistachios, and a garlic scape aoli…

it was fun to try something different;-)…

and because we hadn’t eaten enough, she had schmoo and I had panna cotta with haskap berries…

we could have just had the beet chips and salad, maybe with a bit of chicken in it…

but we enjoyed everything and had leftovers to bring home…

from there we wandered through the shops and picked up a few items before heading home for naps, lol…

trimmed…

23 Tuesday Jul 2024

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yesterday a friend brought me a large bag of fresh green beans…

this morning while I was watching a tv show I trimmed them all and put some into two pots…

I cooked the first batch for my lunch…

then the second for supper, with a few leftovers for tomorrow…

they were delicious…

I do love fresh veggies;-)…

testing…

09 Tuesday Jul 2024

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we’ve come to that time of summer when the sparrow babies are testing out their wings…

it can be a dangerous time in the garden, because many of them believe they can hover, like hummingbirds, lol… which they can’t…

they come very close to my head as they manoeuvre around trying to follow their parents and land without injury…

they think they can have dust baths on cushions and land on a dime…

but they still want mommy and daddy to feed them…

develops…

06 Saturday Jul 2024

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this morning I spent some time in the veggie garden… formerly known as the shade garden, lol…

there are peas starting to fill out the pods and the bean and cucumber plants are stretching up to the arch…

I’ve been doing some reading on tomato plants and decided to trim back the bottom leaves to give them more air…

I was surprised at how many branches were removed…

I guess we will see what develops…

Gibson’s…

26 Wednesday Jun 2024

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had a wonderful day on Saturday…

we had ordered bread and some goodies from Village Green Bakery online and went to pick the order up…

while we were in the store next to the bakery I came across a butterfly net which will work perfectly for catching fish in the pond…

next we went to Saffie’s in Albert Beach and found an adorable long dress – purple – with pockets… woohoo…

across the street at Gibson’s Glass & Art, I found a beautiful purple mug and a delightful stained glass dragonfly…

lovely treats and reminders of our excellent week at the cottage…

father…

16 Sunday Jun 2024

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was thinking of my dad as I was making scrambled eggs recently…

he was a great cook and always used a fork when scrambling eggs… he said it made them fluffier… he always added a touch of milk or water as he prepared them…

it was a lovely memory around Father’s Day;-)…

he was a very special person and I think of him often…

squash…

12 Wednesday Jun 2024

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this was the garden when I planted the seeds on May 14…

and here are photos from today…

the black planters are coming along very nicely… the tomatoes at each end have started to flower, the peas and beans are thinking about climbing the trellis, and the cucumbers have popped through the ground…

the vegetables in the gray planter are coming along, although the squash seed has not sprouted yet…

this is rather amazing, considering all the rain we’ve had…

snacking…

11 Tuesday Jun 2024

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Sunday morning I saw a deer in the field across the creek… I pointed it out to my neighbours so a couple of them went over to watch it…

apparently it had been eating their hostas…

later in the day we had a visitor at the bird feeder…

I had wondered why the seeds in one feeder had gone down so quickly, lol… eventually I opened the door and it headed across to the lane and out of sight…

today I was looking out the window only to see it back again…

as it came to the feeder I knocked on the window but it didn’t care… finally I opened the door to encourage it to leave the birdseed alone… and off it went…

I’m happy to see wildlife but don’t want to encourage eating of sunflower seeds… I may have to bring the feeders in for a few days to discourage the snacking…