I am getting ready to make that curried lamb shank recipe that I saw in the paper the other day. One of the ingredients is Garam Masala. It’s a blend of a number of spices, such as, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon etc. all freshly ground in a spice blender. The idea is that, when […]
We are in maintenance mode. First we had plumbing work done on Christmas Day and now we have the roofers in. Actually we knew in advance that the roof was in trouble and we finally booked a company to come in and replace the shingles. Well, of course, it’s never just the shingles, is it?
Really to get through winter, in Canada, you have to celebrate the activities that work best in winter. So you ski, skate, snowshoe, make snowmen, take snow pictures….and cook slow food. Last winter I invested in one of those enamel cast-iron Dutch Ovens. I bought one of the cheaper knock-off brands – $50.00 not $350.00.
I was reading an article the other day in the newspaper by some one who had visited the site www.livingto100.com. Apparently, you can key in certain family or lifestyle characteristics and the site will estimate how long you have to live – just the cheeriest place on earth 🙂 Anyway, I have chosen not to
On Saturday I got to enjoy my Christmas present from my eldest son. He had bought tickets to see Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “The Wizard of Oz.” We went together with his partner. I was thrilled. My husband isn’t a great fan of musicals so he may get tickets to a ballgame in May or June.
Here are some more ideas for naming children after cars or their parts 🙂 I just had to explore this idea of choosing names for children a little more. Celebrities often select their stage names for effect – “Lady Gaga” is one. “Madonna” happens to use her own name and some people think that Englebert
Eavesdropping is an interesting word and an interesting action. At one point in history people were fined for listening in on the conversations of others, which happened when one stood very close to another’s home in the area where “things” dropped from the eaves. Historically, there was also a hole in the home, near the
I am following the story of a young woman in Iceland who wants to legalize her name – her first name. Apparently in Iceland there is a list of approved names for both male and female children – 1,712 for males and 1,853 for females – this may be grounds for another post. I sense
When we first set out to plant our inner city garden about 30 years ago, we decided that we wanted a garden for all seasons. Planting for Spring to Fall was easy, given that we already had a full sized Sugar Maple growing there. A winter garden would take some thought, as the garden was
