Author: Maggie Turner

Sometimes we bump into deals that are just too good to pass up. Fortunately we keep a slush fund, money to be used when we find deals. So when we saw this cocao at less than half the price charged at the discount grocery store, we grabbed it. It is very high quality, imported from… Continue reading Eight Kilograms of Cocao

Today is Thanksgiving here in Canada. Traditionally people enjoy a turkey dinner, and a pie. Attila and I cooked our Thanksgiving turkey a week ago, as they were on sale at the grocery store, but we do not have enough room in the freezer during harvest season to accommodate a frozen turkey. We saved a… Continue reading Nine Vegetables

It rained last night. The autumn has provided us with enough rainfall to refresh the trees and plants, so much so that Attila is cutting the lawn. The last time the lawn was cut was just before Labour Day (first weekend in September), and before that it was in June. This morning I had a… Continue reading Thanksgiving

Last night the temperature dropped even lower than the night before, so we have had a second night of frost. Luckily we had harvested all the plants that are vulnerable to frost, and covered the plants that although vulnerable, might just produce a bit more if kept alive. A neighbour just offered us the last… Continue reading Frost Again!

We had our first frost last night. Our morning walk included seeing our breath, very chilly. I wore my Cowichan sweater and was toasty warm, it is such a great sweater, it is thirty three years old this year. And the Hollyhocks are still managing to boast blooms. We love Hollyhocks! Attila harvested all of… Continue reading 2025 Autumn: First Frost