Bye Bye Boat….

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Deborah

Here I thought Fall was officially here when I tore the garden out October 1^st…..nope…I was wrong.

Fall officially arrived this morning, October 14^th. The day the boat came out of the water for the season.

The day dawned gray and gloomy, fittingly enough for such a sad task we had to do today. The cloud cover was so low, you could almost reach up and touch the water laden clouds. As we had our tea and coffee first thing in the morning, I picked up Saturday’s paper, which had spent the night on the coffee … Read more...

GangUp Challenge Results are IN!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Deborah

As promised, today is the day. The day I showcase the results of the ‘Cooking Challenge’ that I threw out 10 days ago…. And boy, did the 10 days flew by fast. Doesn’t help that there was a holiday (Canadian) shoved in the middle of it to make it that much more harried for us in the Great White North.

BUT…

Here we are and let me just say, I am thrilled with the results. There are some extremely talented ‘Home Chefs’ out there that were not at all intimidated by the list of ingredients. This round was one of … Read more...

Time is Ticking!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Deborah

Wednesday will be here before you know it so get your GangUp Challenge recipes and pics into me before the end of the day tomorrow!

I am excited to see what everyone came up with in the list of ingredients! (For a refresher, you can click here).

I will be compiling the results and featuring them in Friday’s blog post (October 12, 2012).

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Deborah

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadian friends and family. In honour of our holiday feast, I am giving you all a little gift. Instructions on how to create your own table decorations for your feast this weekend…..

Mini Gourd Tea Light Candles

I am all about cheap and DIY. Mind you, I draw the line at wanting to build/make my own car, it would take me an eternity and I am sure, not at all road worthy.

But there are some things that you can create in less than 10 minutes for pennies rather than paying 10 bucks at a … Read more...

End of the Road….

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Deborah

For the Garden that is…sniff, sniff….

Spring time is my favourite time in the garden. I get to play in the warming soil, carefully prepping and planning what I am going to plant where. The days fly by into Summer and then I am cursing how fast the herbs can grow. Soon, I am able to start harvesting tomatoes, peppers and lettuce and the herbs are shoved to the back of my mind, until they rear their green tentacles once again to menace the garden.

Fall arrives and brings with it that nip in the air and I spend days … Read more...

Raising the Bed

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Deborah

This is not what you are thinking, I am not hanging my bed from the ceiling, hammock style, although that is not such a bad idea…..except for when it comes time to get in and out of it….

I am talking about a raised garden bed.

Up at the Homestead, I am limited on actual garden space due to something called a septic system taking up a good chunk of the flat/cleared land that makes up our plot. The remainder being very rocky, covered with trees and not much dirt. Don’t even try to dig through the moss and lichen … Read more...

The GangUp Challenge

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Deborah

Last week when I sent out a post about the site being down for a day or two, I alluded to a surprise for when I was back up on-line.

Today is the DAY!

Well, it was supposed to be last Friday…but hey, sometimes you just can’t help delays…

Over the last couple years, I was an active part of a cooking website and ended up being the chosen ‘ringleader’ for showcasing a recurring cooking challenge (something about good writing ability..pfft…no one else wanted the ‘job’ me thinks). But, I did have an added quartet of gals that I have … Read more...