Winter breakfast: oatmeal, wild blueberries, banana, maple syrup, cream. Mmmm? Grrrr.... It's all supermarket stuff, from thousands of miles away, from the bowels of factory farms and processing plants. "Wild blueberries" in President's Choice designer ziploc bags—what does that … [Read more...] about Winter breakfast: Mmmm vs Grrrr
Archives for February 2013
Kombucha watching
Not much to look at, right? Wrong! I spent a good FIVE MINUTES staring at the kombucha tea mother, gently swirling and undulating right after being placed in its tea-and-sugar bath, the watching-chickens effect. I like the look of the mother, although some people find the whole … [Read more...] about Kombucha watching
More books arrive
No matter how digital things get, books arriving by mail is always...a treat! I did download the ebook version of The Intelligent Gardener over a week ago, it's now on laptop and smartphone, but still wanted the hardcopy...and now it's in my hands. Sepp Holzer's Permaculture was … [Read more...] about More books arrive
Snow still
Still snow. Been trudging rather than shoveling because I keep expecting it to be gone by the end of the day, but no. Instead, it's been topped up a few times since the fairly major snowstorm two weeks ago. One sure thing, the days are getting longer! … [Read more...] about Snow still
Simple cookery
This is about as simple as it gets this with a stove and a pot: turnips, simmering in water with a little salt. There's a quite a bit, and I'm not sure what I'll be doing with it afterwards, besides eating it—maybe freeze some. Possibilities, possibilities. They're from Shannon's … [Read more...] about Simple cookery