Happy New Year everyone! I don't know about you, but I'm a little glad the holidays have passed. Don't get me wrong. They were wonderful. Full of love, laughter, good times, and of course good food. One of the things …
Plant Porn and Botanical Deviants
Heres a shocker , especially for prudes -- PLANTS HAVE SEX! That's right, just like all animals, a plant's main purpose is to reproduce and they have a complex reproductive system to achieve that goal. If you admire flowers in …
I Traded Christmas and NYE for One Self-Indulgent Day
Early on December 28th, I set up my “out of office” email. I had a plan. Close my computer. Pull out my new camera. Cook. Shoot. You see, it was my birthday. Three days after Christmas. Three days before NYE. …
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Growth
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Forrest Gump Without a shadow of a doubt I can say this has been one of my most challenging years to date. Thus, I’ve been quick to …
L is for Lefse: a guest post by Connie Sobchak
This post appeared yesterday at TheWellnessAlmanac.com and has been reposted here because it's a perfect combination of food and heart, for the festive season.
Old Fashioned Egg Nog
I grew up in rural Ontario, and every New Years Eve my family and I would drive 3 miles down our snowed-in gravel road to the farm of Joanne Cowling. Having come to Canada from England many years earlier, Joanne …
Gifts for Soil Lovers
HOE HOE HOE: a gardener’s salute to the holidays! The countdown is officially on to the day jolly ol’ Saint Nick gobbles up treats left by excited little people, adds a splash of rum to a glass of eggnog and …
