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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.
Tag Archives: Sheba
LOVE HAS NO EXPIRY DATE
Morning has broken like the first morning again. Sunshine coming through the clouds as I sit here tapping out the words. I hope they will flow smoothly. I was sitting thus yesterday when we got a surprise visit from a … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, life, love has no expiry date, Mabel, Sheba, unconditional love, writing
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THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS
March 18th, 2021. I woke at 6 am to 0℃ outside and 4℃ in the greenhouse. Funny how the temperatures dip around 8 to -1℃ and 3.4℃ before going up again. Now they are 2℃ and 5.4℃. I’m still being … Continue reading
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Tagged grieving, life, live my best life, Sheba, the natural order of things, walk my walk, writing
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WINTER WONDERLAND/SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
It’s another day, another Log Cabin square, another ski, and now another post for the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I thought I would show off our winter wonderland. I do love our winters. Most of these photos were taken at the … Continue reading
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Tagged life, Sheba, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the Ultimate Blog Challenge, winter wonderland, writing
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THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
It is New Year’s Eve. It’s the first Christmas and New Year without Sheba. My eyes mist and my throat tightens. It is the way of nature. There’s birth, life and then death. A cycle complete but not an ending. … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, fox, life, new year, New Year's Eve, pause, Sheba, silver linings, skiing, the loneliest night of the year, where to next, writing
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YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
I am so porous to the prevailing moods around me. It is not an advantage. I am one of those people who can feel your pain. It is not a good thing. I’m feeling a little under the weather, mood … Continue reading
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Tagged cloudy day, Covid-19, depression, good things, greenhouse, life, rabbit, Sheba, snow, walks, winter, writing, you light up my life
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DAY 21 UBC – THE EVOLUTION OF THINGS
Here I am again, at the end of the day, trying to find a few words, thoughts worthy of a post for the Ultimate Blog Challenge. There’s a few things I could talk about that could raise some controversy. They … Continue reading
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Tagged change, Covid, exercise, gratitude, happy, life, life changing, my mother, Sheba, the best medicine, the evolution of things, the pandemic, why I write, writing
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DAY 10 UBC – DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
It’s Saturday, the day my fur baby left for doggy heaven. We miss her but life goes on as the saying goes. It is true. It does. For everything that happens, the world still spins on its axis as it … Continue reading
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Tagged aha moments, dedicated to the one I love, finite, learning, life, memories, not bitter, Sheba, sweet, time, Ultimate Blog Challenge, writing
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IRKS AND QUIRKS
September 18/20 There are so many things that are irking me right now. I suppose it can be a good thing. I’m restless, on the move instead of a drowsy potato on the couch. What is irking me, you ask. … Continue reading
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PATIENCE AND STICK-WITH-IT-NESS
So here is the thing. Life is full of distractions. My attention span is getting shorter and shorter. I often don’t follow up on my plans and practices. It’s part of my humanness. But here I am, showing up again. … Continue reading
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Tagged August, grief, lessons learned, life, longer nights, memories, my shadow self, patience, Sheba, shorter days, stick-with-it-ness, strength gained, writing
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PROCESSING, LEARNING
There are times now I can smile instead of cry when I think of Sheba. When I woke this morning I heard the guy in the kitchen. It was like other mornings when Sheba was here on earth. The two … Continue reading
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Tagged doing my best, dress up, Get up, learning, life, mourning, processing, Sheba, show up, writing
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