I was going to do a post on tomato seed saving but then...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Zucchini, Tomato and Cucumbers, Oh My! Salad
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
So Much to Learn
Each year around this time the boys and I put together a learning plan for the year. We're very relaxed about them, we find it fun to discuss what we all would like to learn about and what we want to focus our resources (time, energy, and sometimes money) on. We usually jot down lists of interests and have a couple times done some mind-mapping learning plans (very fun!). W, at almost 16, is very self-directed and motivated in his learning. He has been organizing high-school age workshop courses for the local homelearners for the last two years and needs very little help from us planning out his year anymore...actually, we sometimes find it challenging to even keep up with him anymore and, at times, it feels as though we just sort of scurry along behind him with whatever support we can give if and when he needs/wants it. The other day he was making some plans for this fall and it reminded me that E and I would need to do our learning plans soon. I mentioned to E that we should think about what we wanted to put on them and E, being as much about efficiency and simplicity as his mother, replied, "Everything!". ;-)
I can see it now.
E's Learning Plan 2011-2012
This year I want to learn about...
Everything!
And I have to say I quite like it. ;-)
I can see it now.
E's Learning Plan 2011-2012
This year I want to learn about...
Everything!
And I have to say I quite like it. ;-)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Ah, Summer
We've had all sorts of things to enjoy lately.
A trip (for all of us except one of use who went on a fishing trip to Haida Gwaii) to visit with lots of family where there was creek time, beach time, good food, garden time, Rummoli night, games and, of course, visits from Russel the Crow (he much prefers when we're not visiting and our dog isn't there).
(Mother Nature washing the windows for us)
And now as we realize the summer days are winding down we're making plans for how we want to spend the rest of it and...canning like mad.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Homemade Tortillas
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Abundance of Apricots
All that goodness and we still have the tree on this property (a later not as flavourful variety) to harvest. Yum!
Monday, August 8, 2011
A Weekend in the Woods
And yes, it was as delicious as it looks.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Summertime Feasting
I can see a lot of our zucchinis getting used up this way. And good thing too because yesterday I noticed my "wart" zucchinis are starting to produce now.
Funny looking things. This is the first time I've tried this kind, I got the seeds at Seedy Saturday this spring. I assumed they would be a bush zucchini but the plants are sprawling out into my (already small) pathways. If you have any favourite zucchini recipes you'd like to share I'd be very happy to hear about them. ;-)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Onion Braids
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Plenty of Pesto
(our dueling food processors!)
We washed, stemmed, processed, ran short on ingredients (several times) and made our way through the crispers full as well as most of the two big bins. It took us many more hours than we had thought but the time whizzed by because we were enjoying ourselves so much. I love doing this kind of project with friends and having time to talk and catch up while getting something done.
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