a trip to the ranch

Last Saturday we made a drive an hour and a half northeast to a lovely little farm (ranch, actually) to pick up some grass-fed beef. We’ve been searching for a source for a couple of years, but have never been able to find something locally. This past summer we volunteered with our local CSA to [...]

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the last beautiful day

Yesterday was an unbelievably beautiful day. 16′C and sunny. It was barefoot weather, for sure.  We absolutely took advantage of this gorgeousness to get outside for one last “summer like” hurrah! We started in the garden. We spent some time spreading out newspaper and covering with compost to choke out weeds and amend our heavy clay [...]

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a day at the apple orchard

A couple of weekends ago we decided to honour our yearly tradition and go apple picking. We’ve been doing this for the last few years…since Isaac could walk, I guess. And while we have recently embraced a paleo diet (and didn’t need 80 pounds of apples to make pies and sauce with) I did want [...]

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summer sweetness

A few years ago we had the good fortune to discover a raspberry cane growing in the back half of our yard. I was so excited. I remember having two huge raspberry patches as a very young girl and was devastated when my parents ripped them out to put in….a pool. Now, I got lots of enjoyment [...]

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busy little bees

Yes, that’s right, we’ve been busy little bees around here. Seems I just blink at this time of the year and a week or so has gone by. Yikes. Here’s what we’ve been up to: Lots of strawberries have graced our kitchen – both from the farm and our own backyard. Our home harvest produced [...]

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