First day of September and the food garden continues to thrive. The heat has meant that some of the veggies have dried up, but the lettuce I planted a few weeks ago is happy and ready for harvest. [envira-gallery id='6864']
[envira-gallery id='6836'] Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) is a flowering deciduous shrub related to honeysuckle. Common snowberry grows in floodplains and woodlands throughout Canada and the United States. In these areas, it's important as a source of food for the ecosystems of deer, bears, and longhorn sheep. Common...
In Baynard Woods' new memoir, Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness, Woods reflects on how growing up white in South Carolina impacted his life. He argues that it is crucial for white people in the U.S. to reckon with their personal histories.NPR Code Switch Quotes by Baynard Woods from the Code...
Spent today at Vancouver Public Library and took my time in nature today while sitting in the sun on the rooftop Phillips, Hager and North Garden. “With views of the city skyline from a unique vantage point, the Phillips, Hager and North Garden on level 9 provides Vancouver a publicly...
It's the last day of August and our rooftop has been thriving in the summer heat. All the colours and fruits are popping and it's a joy to spend time up here. It's Gus's favourite place too! We've been harvesting tomatoes and they are delicious! Still lots more to come,...
[envira-gallery id='6748'] “Sun Dried” Tomatoes in the Oven I love tomatoes, especially cherry and grape tomatoes that I can pop in my mouth and let the flavour burst as I bite down on them. However, like much of our produce this summer, we’ve been traveling so frequently that not all...
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S and I have been watching this show called Canada’s Worst Driver. It is both entertaining and informative. It’s easy watching in the evenings after long days, and interesting to learn about common mistakes when driving, how to prevent accidents and learnings about the physics of automotive manoeuvres and mechanics....
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