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Better late than never.

Summer has finally arrived in Vancouver, and we actually had a weekend at home to enjoy it. That meant gardening, canning, drinking, working on a furniture refinishing project, evening hot-tubbing, tidying up the house, picking out paint colours for our living room re-do, a… Continue Reading “Better late than never.”

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Rhubarb canning, 2011.

Strawberry season + seven and a half pounds of rhubarb from the back garden + long weekend = first canning of 2011! Result? Six tins of pie filling, eight jars of jam and six jars of rhubarb chutney (Victoria sauce). Plus a bit of… Continue Reading “Rhubarb canning, 2011.”

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Garlic scape pesto

For all my complaining about the weather this year, when I actually get out into my garden I have to acknowledge that it’s coming along pretty well. I’ve had a hard time with some things (salad greens – how odd) but others (red cabbage,… Continue Reading “Garlic scape pesto”

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Pivoting.

I seem to be gravitating back towards this blog and away from regular posting on the other one – reflecting my disenchantment with gardening in the rainiest, coolest summer *ever* on the coast. I’m crossing my fingers that is going to change this weekend… Continue Reading “Pivoting.”

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Jupe avec des vélos

This is really not the greatest shot of this finished skirt – taken this morning before I left for work in our very dimly-lit living room….. but you get the basic idea. A new skirt, made from two tones of linen-blend with four appliqued… Continue Reading “Jupe avec des vélos”

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