It is Wednesday and inquiring minds want to know…
Do you prefer…
Pancakes?
Or
Waffles?
Secondly…WHY do you prefer one to the other?
Please write your comments below as I am putting together an unscientific study to be compiled into a post at a later date.
Many thanks for your cooperation!… Read more...
I feel like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz…..
Last week I went for my annual checkup…you know, that place you go once a year to be told to lose weight, eat more veggies, exercise more and stop drinking so much. After sitting in the waiting room for 26 hours (I know why they call it a waiting room, I take my knitting with me to pass the time), the nurse takes me into teeny cube room #1 for weighing and measuring…like your a trophy Bass or Muskie.
Weight was ok, exact same as a year ago – … Read more...
Here in the Great White North, we are exposed to many, many creatures….some good, some bad, some cute and ever amusing and some are just downright scary (i.e. Dock Spiders), but out of all the critters that abound at the Homestead, the favourite ones I like to watch are the birds. Many different birds call Northern Ontario home during the summer, some of them migrating thousands of miles to breed and raise their young alongside the year-round avian residents.
My lovely daughter and son-in-law, knowing that I am an avid bird nut, gave me a birdhouse as a gift for … Read more...
Rain, Rain GO AWAY!
The 3-D weather (Dark, Dreary & Damp) lately has made it feel like I have been transported to Ireland (no offence to Trishie et al). It is so damp I think I have moss and mushrooms sprouting in my hair, just like my lawn, and I am impatiently waiting for the well deserved heat and sun of Summer to make an appearance.
Meanwhile, we continue to BBQ despite the rain (or snow, we Canucks are hardy folks who love our BBQ’s) and this weekend is no exception as Sunday is Father’s Day. One of the traditional … Read more...
I admit it…. I am a Crossword Puzzle-A-Holic. I love the puzzles in the USA Today paper (when hubby heads stateside occasionally, he brings them back for me – Woot!), and when we are at the Homestead, we grab a copy of the local newspaper as they have 2 puzzles in every issue. One is fairly easy, but the other is pull your hair out difficult, and when conquered, I feel like a World Champion…able to leap tall puzzles in a single bound.
Sunday mornings I can be found with at least 3 cups of tea and several Crosswords to … Read more...
OK..maybe not at this very instant….but hopefully in the middle of the winter that will be here all too soon. I can hope, pray, beg and plead and maybe, maybe…I will get to go…..
Meanwhile, for those that follow me on Facebook (if you don’t, here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Northern-Homestead/110250042496781) you know that I started my latest knitting project a couple weeks ago (yes, I still have the knitting bug).
I came across this gorgeous pattern on the Ravelry site, (seriously, if you have never been to this site and are an avid knitter/crochet person, you are missing … Read more...
Open a jar, close your eyes, sample a spoonful of this bright, flavourful salsa and you would swear you were dining al fresco in Mexico. It is that good.
Excellent served as a topping for grilled chicken, fish or pork, it also makes an excellent alternative to plain salsa alongside a bowl of crunchy home-made tortilla chips.
You can vary the heat by adding more jalapeños to your liking, or if you have wimpy taste buds, remove them entirely. Either way, I bet you will love the taste. Enjoy!
Ingredients
2 large, slightly under-ripe Mangos (if using the smaller … Read more...
Hubby and I started bicycling last weekend on the country roads surrounding the Homestead. We are doing our part to be more active as we get older, plus, as much as we love walking, biking in Northern Ontario in the summer means you can go faster than the Deer Flies can fly. Seriously, these insect vampires will leave welts as they take a chunk out of you. So hubby pulled his bike out of mothballed storage and I pilfered (ok, I asked first) our daughters bike as mine had rusted out eons ago.
The first day was fun, exhilarating, and … Read more...
We are approaching the middle of JUNE already??!! Didn’t I just make a menu board up a few days ago for the 1st week of June? Sheesh, life is so busy that one day flows into the next and snowballs from there….speaking of snowballs, talk about COLD here lately, may as well drag the parka out of storage if this cold front hangs around any longer.
Meanwhile, I am still on my BBQ kick, actually, we BBQ all year round, but it somehow tastes better when you can tend to the BBQ without said parka and mukluks on. We have … Read more...
‘She put the Lime in the Coconut, she drank ’em both up’…
Who doesn’t love the Coconut Song performed by Harry Nilsson? This is one of those songs that you either love or hate, kind of like anything done by Weird Al Yankovic. For those Muppet fans of yesteryear, this version I remember vividly and still laugh hysterically every time I watch it.
The Coconut Song has been stuck in my head for the past week and I haven’t been able to shake it. Probably something to do with a mental image of me being set amongst palm trees with … Read more...