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Pauline’s…

27 Monday Apr 2026

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had a delightful time with my friends on Sunday to celebrate my birthday;-)…

we went to Pauline’s Bistro for their Sunday French High Tea…

there were a number of teas to choose from with tasty savoury items and dainties…

the platter I shared with a friend included a candle to celebrate my birthday;-)…

I really enjoyed the scones, but my favourite savoury bite was the: Thank You For The Truffle – Wild Mushroom Pâté, Black Truffle Oil, Thyme, Grilled Cherry Tomato…

it was very tasty…

my favourite sweet was: Sophie’s Sweet Surprise – Pistachio Sponge, Raspberry Confit, Pistachio Cream, Vanilla Chantilly, Fresh Raspberries…

we each wore a piece of our mothers’ jewellery to celebrate them… brooches, earrings, a necklace, and rings… we had fun sharing stories of the pieces we’d chosen…

lots of laughter and great conversation as we enjoyed our “tea”…

what a special treat;-)… and what a gift these women are in my life…

slightest…

11 Monday Aug 2025

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a few weeks ago I picked a beautiful ripe tomato from the tomato plant… when I turned it over it had blossom rot and I had to toss it..

last week I picked another one that had just started to turn the slightest shade of orange… it went onto a shelf in the kitchen and turned nicely red, and when it was turned over the bottom was perfect;-)… and it made a lovely open-faced sandwich…

today I took off the next tomato, this one is a bit smaller, but I am hopeful that it will ripen without the blossom rot;-)…

hoping that this will turn into another beauty…

pollinated…

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…

concoction…

12 Sunday Nov 2023

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now that I have access to the waffle maker, I keep wanting to make other things in it… and with the colder weather, I want warmer things to eat;-)…

I found a recipe online for an omelette, so I decided to give it a try…

it was simple, yay, which made me happy…

I did wonder about using three eggs, but decided that for this first time I would try to follow the directions, lol…

it had a breakfast sausage, but I just used half of it… it also called for red pepper, but I didn’t have any so used extra onion instead… and I used more or less the amount of cheese mentioned…

hmmmm, maybe I did change it quite a bit, oopsie…

as I poured the concoction into the waffle maker, I realized I had been right, two eggs would have been much better… there was some leaking at the edges…

it came out pretty good, but I think using less egg would have helped it cook better… so I am going to make it again tomorrow;-)…

last…

24 Sunday Sep 2023

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between the bits of rain yesterday, I went out and picked the last of the beans…

well, I think it was the last of them… I’ve thought that a few times, lol…

cut them and boiled them up for supper… they were delicious, even if they were a little on the overgrown side…

barn…

27 Sunday Aug 2023

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drove out to Dugald on Thursday to pick up some roasting chickens from a new place – Hoogies Ranch…

it was a lovely drive and the weather vacillated between sun and cloud…

besides two dogs wandering the yard, these cute barn cats were very friendly…

so far, we’ve had one of the chickens and it was delicious… there was lots for supper, a chicken salad is in my future, and chicken vegetable soup with dumplings has been requested;-)…

I’m sure we will order from them again…

waffles…

23 Friday Jun 2023

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came by a waffle maker not long ago and we decided to bring it with us to the lake and try making some…

this particular one had no instructions, so we went on YouTube to figure out the process…

not sure why, but I’ve never had, or made, homemade waffles, so it was a fun learning experience… a friend sent me their favourite recipe, which I printed off before leaving home… what I didn’t do was actually read the recipe, lol… so, we went to the store here to pick up a few of the necessary ingredients, like regular milk and baking powder, but we couldn’t find cake flour, so made do with plain…

it was fun searching the kitchen to find the items we needed for the process…

once everything was gathered, it didn’t take long to produce some rather tasty waffles.. we had fresh strawberries and also picked up whipping cream…

delicious and fun, although it does take a while to make them, lol…

a great experiment, and maybe supper will be chicken and waffles…

already thinking about other things that it might make;-)…

Gather…

16 Friday Dec 2022

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once we left The Leaf biomes, we checked out the gift shop and then were able to get a table in the lounge portion of Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar…

the space looks fresh and has some very cool lights…

we were happy to get in because online it appeared there weren’t any spots available until January 😳…

the food was good as was the service… I had pork tenderloin and my grandson had the risotto…

they were both tasty, although I found the pickled carrot purée a bit spicy, lol… the risotto was very tasty…

we ended the meal with two desserts which we shared, lol… I chose the flour-less chocolate fudge cake and my grandson the chocolate mille-feuille…

in the end we liked what the other person ordered best😂…

had a great time and enjoyed the entire evening… can’t wait to go back again…

slathered…

10 Tuesday May 2022

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today’s lunch was smoked salmon and cream cheese on mini bannock…

I get Bannock in a Box and then bake a couple of them at a time so that I have bread available when I want some… for whatever reason, I do not like fresh bread that has been frozen, unless it is for toast…

Costco has the salmon and it is also frozen…

it only takes a little while for it to thaw… and the packages are good for one serving…

I baked the bannock and when it was cool slathered it with cream cheese and the salmon and sprinkled on a bit of dill…

it was delicious and a wonderful treat…

dimsum…

15 Saturday Jan 2022

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had some very nice dimsum for dinner recently…

I love dimsum but appear to be out of the delivery area for any of the restaurants I like…

not too long ago I found some frozen when I was shopping online at Gimli Fish so I ordered three items…

finally got around to having them… they only took about five minutes in the microwave and were tasty…

going to order those again;-)…