Tending an Autumn Garden

You know how there are some chores you like to do more than others? Raking the leaves in the fall is one on Nick's 'like' list. (My best is emptying the dishwasher. What is yours?)

Homemade Cranberry Sauce and a Cocktail

Have you ever been to a holiday dinner where there is cranberry sauce served, that is plopped in a bowl and retaining the shape of the tin can that it came out of?Well, I'm here to tell you that making your own cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries is dead easy. All you do is wash the cranberries and boil them for 5 minutes in water, sugar and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Then you are done. It's that simple, and so delicious, adding just the right amount of sweet to a savory meal.

Dinner With Friends at Our Place

Last weekend we had some friends over for dinner.

Dog Walkers

I'm not sure if this is a common sight in most cities, but for this week's pet related post I thought I'd show you a couple of dog walkers I've come upon recently.

Two Welcome Garden Guests : Butterflies and Wild Onions

Greetings on this fine Friday! (At least it is fine here, and I hope the same can be said for where you are.)Here's a shorty post featuring some pictures I took of a couple of recent guests to our garden : this delicate butterfly, and these wild onions.The butterfly might not be the most colourful, but what it lacks there is certainly made up by its determination to make itself seen. There was barely a walk about the garden this summer and fall that I didn't see at least one, and often several, of these butterflies flitting about. It's called a Cabbage White Butterfly.