In Like a Lion

Watching Toronto news, I sometimes feel like those Torontonians live in a world of their own. They’re reporting rain but I look out the window and see snow coming down in droves. Oh well, that’s what living two hours from the centre of the universe will do.

I’m getting a little tired of winter. I [...]

The Season Has Begun

This year, I couldn’t wait to start gardening.  As soon as the Christmas decorations were taken down and packed away at the beginning of January, I started my winter sowing.  I’d been collecting clear plastic containers for some time so I drilled holes at the bottom of said containers, drilled holes on the lids, filled [...]

Snow Storm

It’s about two weeks to Christmas. This weekend has been nothing but changes in the weather from mild temperatures and rain to snow to ice pellets, to sleet. Oh boy. We got plowed out but there was still a lot of shovelling to do to clear the walkways and just to tidy things up.  Charlie [...]