Work on the new garden gate was completed this week and I love it! My island neighbour, Mike Nadeau did a beautiful job, don’t you think? It’s such a joy to arrive at the garden every day for work and get to look at this first thing..I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it! [. . .]
a week ago
We drove down the road to Portland last week and while we were there a big ol’ windstorm hit our neck of the woods. We came home to a few trees like this one down in our little corner of the forest. Our long driveway was completely green in some places, covered with fallen branches [. . .]
appreciating the garden kitchen
I sure am appreciating the big sink and the finished countertop in the little garden kitchen. I use them for so many of my weekly jobs and now that the busy spring season is beginning, it’s making things so much more efficient and doable than in past years. That countertop sat unfinished for waaay too [. . .]
apple trees and caterpillars
The apple trees have received their seasonal pruning and the buds are swelling. It’s such a joy to behold the newly pruned shape of the apple trees. We’re expecting a monumental caterpillar year on Mayne Island this year. Everybody’s talking about it. It’s cyclical. Every 7 or 8 years the caterpillar population goes wild. [. . .]
spring again
It’s that time of year again…Spring!! The cherry tree is blooming full of it’s beautiful little pink flowers once again. But snow’s in the forecast this weekend. oh. oh. Check out this great little video featuring the ideas and words of Ira Glass…all truly important things to keep in mind when aspiring to be [. . .]
thoughts and inspiration
The other day when I was doing some winter cleaning of our kitchen cupboards, I found a jar of spearmint sugar I got at a farmer’s market a while ago. That stuff was so good!! Discovering it again made me think to check up on the makers, All Star Organics and I found this [. . .]