I managed to get into the greenhouse, mostly before the heat hit, and attacked the jungle of weeds. It started to feel a bit like an oven so I had …
Happy Canada Day! I’m talking softly here so the garden doesn’t get it’s feelings hurt. It’s trying it’s best but the weather has just been a total jerk (that is, …
I’ve seen it mentioned that Canada is the “canary in the coalmine” for climate change (excuse the unintentional alliteration there), and our extremely unusually mild winters have made it clear …
Last year, we were hot, dry, and smoky, and fires were everywhere. This year is a 180° difference with fun things, like near freezing temperatures 2 weeks after the last …
It’s amazing how fast kids grow. All kids. But chicks, they almost literally change every time you look at them. The chicks are about 5 weeks old, we’ve had them …
There’s no way to get colour correct night photos with a cell phone, but these were the most colorful northern lights I’ve seen yet! Phenomenal sight, and it made the …
Master tomato gardening in Zone 3 Alberta with tips on planting, care, harvesting, and recipes. For the best tomatoes in any cold climate!
In 2020, I wrote Part 1, about the benefits of internet and how high speed broadband internet has become necessary in today’s world of sharing videos, steaming TV shows, and …
A dry spring came early and with it, periods of heat that have literally set Alberta ablaze. It’s not unheard of – in early May, 7 years ago, we saw …
The longest night of the year is a day behind us but winter has just begun, and it came in with a bang! We’re seeing-40c (that’s also -40f, for those …
I need your time – just a moment of it! One of our puppies has need of a new set of hips! Because we’ve already written the story out, I’ll …
Hello readers! My best intentions to write regularly always fall apart when life happens and I have things to write about. We have been steadily getting ready for winter, like …