Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: May 2012
Broken spoon, full heart.
I broke my spoon as darkness fell, clanging in the rainy streets of Vancouver with several hundred big-hearted folks. Smiles and whoops and cheers as we snaked our way past one intersection, into another and around. Around we go. ‘Twas the most fun I’ve… Continue Reading “Broken spoon, full heart.”
A little politics in strange times.
The news is very strange this week. Body parts in the Ottawa mail. The sentencing of Charles Taylor. And that thing that happened in Florida earlier? It’s all a bit apocalyptic – stuff out of dark thrillers and horror movies – and the grey… Continue Reading “A little politics in strange times.”
An autumn quilt in time for summer.
As part of my spring cleaning, I have been tackling my unfinished object pile in the sewing room. Some things ended up going in the garbage right away, but others – like this quilt – went back into the finishing basket. Until yesterday! When… Continue Reading “An autumn quilt in time for summer.”
Rhubarb ketchup and other recipes.
It’s rhubarb time and I have been bit by the canning bug for another year running. As always, I don’t do things in half measures and if I’m going to get all that boiling water going in the canner I want more than 3… Continue Reading “Rhubarb ketchup and other recipes.”
THe Urban Crow: Before and After
After a period of particularly hard work, it’s important for me to step back and acknowledge that in just three years, we have done a hell of a lot of work to our home and garden. Here are some before and after pictures of… Continue Reading “THe Urban Crow: Before and After”
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