Slow cooker ribs
I bought a new slow cooker and had a craving for beef short ribs. I never buy them because they are so expensive and whenever I see them at the grocery store they are very sad looking for the price. Thin and fatty with more bone than beef. I prefer the thick English cut, which […]
Hosta myths
Arguably one of the most popular and probably the most used perennial in our gardens, hostas have become a landscaping staple. That said, there seems to be as many misconceptions about this plant as there are varieties. I recently attended a horticultural society meeting where two patrons got into a heated argument about when was […]
A special place on the fridge
Ahh, Sunday. When I was a working-outside-of-home Mom I absolutely dreaded Sunday. While Friday night and Saturday were hectic for me, on Sunday I was precious hours away from the workplace. Sunday meant another week of making lunches, making sure the kiddos had lots of clean socks and underwear, checking to see if all of […]
Here’s to the Mommy month of May
Mother’s Day! The first time I was really aware of Mother’s Day, in the truest sense of the day, I was about eight years old. I’m not sure what it was that fired in my brain, but I remember thinking the thing my mom must have wanted the most was a bouquet of flowers. It […]
Asparagus season
It’s asparagus season and I’m thrilled to be eating fresh from the ground asparagus. I’ve had two meals from my garden and several from my favourite asparagus grower, Doug, whose asparagus is just as handsome as he is. I had Mother’s Day off for the first time since I can’t even remember and Mom and […]
Seed vs. Sod
I recently received an abbreviated question from a reader and though that this is a problem many new homeowners struggle with. Hi Carson, My husband and I, along with our three hard-working teenage children, built our dream home (contracted it out ourselves) four years ago on a acre property in Cow Bay (20 minutes from […]
The Keys
The Gym Sisters had lunch together on Friday. As is often the case, we had no problem landing on a topic – or ten. One of the most poignant was a very, very short discussion about dementia. We three are in our eighth decade. Half past seventy for two of us and the “baby” Sister […]
While in Italy
While in Italy we only spent two days in Bologna, but we did enjoy some specialties of the area. My husband wanted to try tortellini in brodo. We went to a restaurant for lunch and they were serving cheese tortelloni in brodo. The difference between tortellini and tortelloni is size and sometimes filling. Tortellini are […]
Backyard Builds and Cookies
Every once in a while I find myself longing for a bit of warm weather. However, the older I get, the faster time seems to pass. Why would I wish Spring away when it seems to be flying by? So, instead of pining for Summer, I’m going to make the best of what’s going on […]
Mr. and Mrs. Baseball
In small communities, we often celebrate outcomes. Wins. Banners. Championships. But the real story of sport isn’t written on scoreboards. It’s written in early mornings at the ball diamond. In countless volunteer hours that go unnoticed, and in the quiet, steady presence of people who simply never stop showing up. In Prince Edward County’s baseball […]