Autumn has arrived! We have had our first frost, and the temperatures are dipping below t-shirt comfort, well below. For days a cold rain has come down to be driven by wind. Dampness seeps through the invisible open lines between the outdoors and the indoors. Mist Cottage is slowly cooling. This morning the thermostat read… Continue reading Transition
First Frost, October 23, 2021
While listening to the audio book “All The Light We Cannot See”, I find my eyes tearing up, and a great sadness welling up from the centre of me. The story is fiction, a collection of experiences that real people may have had, gathered together, then knit into a beautiful, sad blanket. Tears. They aren’t… Continue reading First Frost, October 23, 2021
The Cusp
Challenges Ontario has advised health care providers to once again take up in-person consultations with their patients. Accordingly, both Attila and I have been summoned for consultations. My appointment was this past week. It was interesting. My appointment was for 1 p.m., and I was about ten minutes early. The doors were locked. As I… Continue reading The Cusp
No Jars Left!
Canning season is not over yet, and today I’ve used the last of the 500 ml jars in our possession. Last evening Attila prepared and roasted the vegetables from the garden to make Salsa Verde. I pureed them in the food processor once they were cool. They were then poured into containers, and kept in… Continue reading No Jars Left!
Little Bits
Since the canning is slowing down now, there is time for the little bits. Another batch of Vegetable Broth was made in the steam juicer this morning. Another loaf of bread was baked this morning. The Nasturtium Hot Sauce was strained and bottled this morning. I don’t think of it as hot sauce though, it… Continue reading Little Bits