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Have you tried cucumber kimchi? Me neither. My first try. What else can you do with over ripe cucumbers without cooking and messing around? This is simple. Made and will chill and have at supper. Makes for a pretty jar, n’est pas, mon ami? Can you tell I’ve been watching a lot of Poirot?My harvest from the greenhouse this morning.Shelling peas and drying herbs. Not an abundance of peas this year but the basil, lemon and orange thyme are plentiful. Then there’s the chocolate mint. The ants are keeping it in check.Bee balm is lovely in a tea and in a vase. Both very calming in the evening.I forget about time when I step inside the greenhouse. I have bitter melon joy this morning. The scent of leaves and flowers is divine. There are 2 little bitter melons on the vine. I picked 2 leaves to make tea. And another Armenian cucumber well on its way. I see a few eggplants and a chocolate pepper that’s still green. I started them late and everything is crowded, hampering abundance I’m sure. Next spring I will try to do better. Lastly the fuzzy melon is in bloom. Not sure if it will melon. My first time.I’m falling more behind with #dyicad2021 every day. But here’s my geisha series from weeks ago. The guy framed them and is hanging near the front entrance.A cool and cloudy day after blistering hot days. It’s an opportunity to work in the garden without getting burnt to a crisp. I did some plantings, filling in holes that came up - beets and kohlrabi. Should still have time. Then I seeded some lettuce between the rows of celery heads left from harvesting. I’m hoping to get new celery growth. The squash bed got a haircut. It was getting to be a jungle.Happiness is standing atop of the ladder, watering our living roof on the shed, feeling the evening breeze and seeing the solar panels on the house. We are doing what we can. This is a summer we’ve never had. Still hot. Still no rain. Our rain catchments are empty. There is nothing to catch. So I am watering with the hose, from the tap.Day 40 #icad2021. Mind mapping. Found the wonderful cool of the basement.Day 39 #icad2021. Mind mapping. I’m super behind. A very strange summer. Today is smoky from forest fires up north. Feels hotter than the 28°C. Can I somehow smile and laugh through it?Instagram
Have you tried cucumber kimchi? Me neither. My first try. What else can you do with over ripe cucumbers without cooking and messing around? This is simple. Made and will chill and have at supper. Makes for a pretty jar, n’est pas, mon ami? Can you tell I’ve been watching a lot of Poirot?My harvest from the greenhouse this morning.Shelling peas and drying herbs. Not an abundance of peas this year but the basil, lemon and orange thyme are plentiful. Then there’s the chocolate mint. The ants are keeping it in check.Bee balm is lovely in a tea and in a vase. Both very calming in the evening.I forget about time when I step inside the greenhouse. I have bitter melon joy this morning. The scent of leaves and flowers is divine. There are 2 little bitter melons on the vine. I picked 2 leaves to make tea. And another Armenian cucumber well on its way. I see a few eggplants and a chocolate pepper that’s still green. I started them late and everything is crowded, hampering abundance I’m sure. Next spring I will try to do better. Lastly the fuzzy melon is in bloom. Not sure if it will melon. My first time.I’m falling more behind with #dyicad2021 every day. But here’s my geisha series from weeks ago. The guy framed them and is hanging near the front entrance.
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GROUNDED IN THIS MOMENT
I’m enjoying puttering around the house on this cold day in Saskatchewan. We had a -1℃ last night. We have a few more ahead before it’s over. But our passive solar greenhouse is doing fabulously. It was 19.5℃ while only … Continue reading
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Tagged cloudy, cold day, good day, grounded in this moment, grounding, learning, life, self-help addict, sewing, writing
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WHEN EVERYTHING IS HARD
Do you have days when everything is hard? I seem to have more than my share of them and often. I’m sounding rather childish and petulant but it just doesn’t seem fair, does it? There’s no one to cry to … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishments, daily walks, doing, life, moving, sewing, spring fatigue, step by step, when everything is hard, writing
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
February 26th, day 26 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Our administrator suggests the topic of a day in the life of..YOU! He makes it sound exciting and since it is what I do anyways, I will carry on. It is … Continue reading
SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY
I woke up to another frigid morning, even . colder than yesterday – 38 degrees Celsius. The cold doesn’t really bother me that much. I feel more alert and physically better, especially if it is sunny as it has been. … Continue reading
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Tagged habits, hoarding, life, living my life, making do, quilt squares, saving for a rainy day, sewing, writing
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HOW TO KEEP GOING INCH BY INCH
Here I am on Day 3 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I am struggling already. I have to wisen up and listen to my body. I’ve been working it too hard lately with my daily ski and altering and sewing … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, how to keep going, inch by inch, life, Log Cabin pattern, quilt squares, sewing, writing
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FEELING GOOD WHEN I’M FEELING BAD
Sometimes my emotions can turn on a dime. I’m paying attention to identify the triggers. Maybe it is just a matter of my chemistry being altered and any one thing can upset my apple cart. By now I have had … Continue reading
DAY 18 UBC – I AM NOT BEHIND
I am alot of things like being angry, sad, bad, depressed… But I am seldom bored. There’s no time. I find that there’s endless things that need doing and wanting doing. I’m always in a muddle of some thing or … Continue reading
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Tagged art, creativity, I'm not behind, it's not too late, Jill of all trades, life, master of none, not defined by my job, sewing, writing
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PERSPIRATION VS INSPIRATION
May 9th, the 9th day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Beginnings are challenging. I’m not inspired this morning. Instead of sitting here, staring into space, thinking about how to make my first tap, the first letter, word, sentence, I move … Continue reading
MY DEFECTIVE HARD DRIVE
December 12, 2018 8:23 am We’re steadily heading towards the shortest day of the year. It’s no surprise that it’s dark out and the house lights are on. I know I’m harping on the darkness. It’s my brain. It’s better … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, exercise, life, my defective brain, my defective hard drive, one foot in front of the other, routine, SAD, sewing, writing
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FEATHERWEIGHTS AND OTHER OBSESSIONS
November 20, 2018 7:49 am Winter time and the living is not easy. The fish are not jumping. The mornings are dark. If I dwell in the cold and hardness of it, I would be done in. But I don’t. … Continue reading
