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Pollinator Friendly Gardens

When I walk into my yard I am greeted by a gloriously diverse menagerie of tiny winged creatures.

Aug 28, 2013

Curried Du Puy Lentil Salad with Carrots and Currants

The whole salty, sweet then spicy combo is addictively wonderful.

Aug 19, 2013

Baked Zucchini

A friend once quipped, “You know you have no friends if you don’t find zucchini on your doorstep in the summer!”

Aug 14, 2013

Murray Stephen

Murray created work in a vast array of styles and media including painting, sculpture, collage, and multi-media.

Aug 12, 2013

Monarch Butterfly – RIP 2026

Most of us are old enough to remember when monarchs were a frequent sight in meadows and gardens.

Aug 9, 2013

Local corn this week at the markets!

Sweet corn is harvested at the “milk” stage before starch has formed, usually midsummer to early fall.

Aug 2, 2013

Ruin in the Woods

Midway, a squared stone tower reached up to the forest canopy. The filtered bits of light from above, the impossible green of the deep forest, the mystery of what and who…

Jul 24, 2013

Head Shot

“There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.” Abraham Lincoln

Jul 24, 2013

Rhubarb & Custard Cake

This is lovely on it’s own or slightly warmed with vanilla ice cream. You could also substitute strawberries.

Jul 19, 2013

Milksnakes

Milksnakes, a threat to no one except Mickey and Minnie.

Jul 18, 2013

Douglas Grant Pearce

Memorial tributes may be made to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, or share a comment here In The Hills.

Jul 10, 2013