Category: Journal

We suddenly decided today to head out to the Camp. It was a lovely fall drive, the sun shone, the leaves were turning colour everywhere we looked. Every fall we need to prepare Grace the trailer for the winter. This is not very involved, because there is no running water, and no hydro connection. It… Continue reading Closing up the Camp

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!