Monthly Archives: April 2011

In 2004, when I was still over-employed and highly paid, I splurged on a fabulous Kate Spade handbag.  Really lovely – compact, black microfiber with white top stitching on the handles. Within two weeks, the stitching started to unravel and … Continue reading →

Every time I start to do something in the garden, I see more and more things that need to be done, so I get distracted and start on something else and then the afternoon is gone. It is like an … Continue reading →

My not-so-careful planting plan is totally messed up.  When I made the plan, I did it according to the whole “crop rotation” concept, devoting one planter to each type of “crop”, however I didn’t actually work out where in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I took my people to the winter farmers market where we had some lunch (chevre crepes and maple syrup candy) and we stocked up on eggs, fish, apples and lots of dried things: vegetable medley, apples, oregano and tomatoes. … Continue reading →

When the kids were really small, we used to live in a basement suite in Kitsilano, underneath a super-wholesome family of Nature People. They wore only natural fibers, engaged only in wholesome pursuits and ate only natural, organic foods like … Continue reading →