Hanging onto summer
Summer isn’t over yet, but it sure feels like fall with all the squash and pumpkins at the farm stands. I wanted a light meal, but didn’t quite feel like having pasta so I picked up a spaghetti squash and made this into a main course. This would be a great side with some roast […]
The Picton Fair
I grew up in Picton and every September we eagerly anticipated the Picton Fair. The Picton Fair website states that this is one of Ontario’s oldest agricultural fairs, presented by the Prince Edward Agricultural Society (established 1831) and held annually at the Picton Fairgrounds with the first fair taking place in 1836. When I was […]
Aisle be seeing you
Some of my life’s most embarrassing moments have unfolded in the supermarket. Although the first incident I can recall clearly was my husband’s fault, the humiliation fell squarely on my shoulders. My spouse stubbornly refused to push our grocery cart, until his retirement, when he began to peruse the supermarket flyers and decided it was […]
The three sisters
We have been growing fava beans in the garden for a few years now and they are quite delicious. They are a little more work to prepare, but well worth the effort. We have been eating them just tossed in herb butter, but last week I felt like making succotash so I looked up some […]
The back roads
This construction on County Road 49 is prompting me to drive different roads to avoid the chaos and delays. The other morning on my way to work, driving one of the back roads in the County, I saw a person walking their dog. There was a car coming toward me so I slowed right down […]
City of the Dead
Designed during Queen Victoria’s reign, Picton’s Glenwood Cemetery was consecrated in 1873 by the Rt. Reverend John Travers Lewis, Bishop of Ontario. Victorian symbolism abounds within its gates, and a reservoir on Ridge Avenue is inscribed with the words “City of the Dead.” Reflecting the concept of a city or community, Glenwood has designated streets […]
Late summer bounty
In my garden right now: rows of beautiful peppery arugula, not that tasteless baby stuff at the grocery store pretending to be arugula. All my herbs and edible flowers are in abundance and my tomatoes are ripening on the plants. I just planted three varieties of golden beefsteaks and one red plum, but we also […]
Beaded lizards
I remember a time when I stepped out of my office and a person at the front desk either read the nameplate on my door or recognized me from my picture in the newspaper. The person said to me, “Are you Debbie?” When I replied that, yes, I am Debbie, she said “I really like […]
The golden years
From rock and roll to riser seats is a short journey. More than 60 years ago, a high school classmate and I danced the night away at Ted Curl’s Teenage Dance Party in Picton arena. Elvis was the King, crinolines, white bucks, duck tails and beehive hairdos were all the rage and the future was […]
Island Time
I’ve been thinking about this lately. We love visiting islands and this year we took the RV to Isle de la Madeleine. To get there we had to first go to Prince Edward Island to catch the ferry, which took five hours to get to the islands. What a beautiful place with white sand beaches […]