I love my market bag. In fact, I love it so much that it has inspired me to create my own 30 day challenge; not to quit smoking, not to lose 10 lbs (but now that I mention it…), not to stop swearing (*%&#@ no!), but to not accept plastic bags with any purchases I [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2007’
bees, beards, + bob blumer
…..Oh yeah……and honey, and lots of it. Last weekend my friend, Robert and I went to visit The Honey Bee Centre in Cloverdale, B.C. We were there to attend the two day Honey Bee Festival, to taste and purchase some of the most gorgeous honey I’ve ever experienced, and to witness Robert’s friend, Bob Blumer, [...]
why jamie oliver rocks my world
Diane & Jamie’s Zucchini Ribbon Salad
I hope that ‘Jules’ woman knows how good she’s got it. As far as I’m concerned, that adorable man/boy of hers can do no wrong. When Jamie Oliver is not busy overhauling the British public school lunch program or driving around Italy in his VW van to cook with [...]
cherry time!
As a child growing up in the suburbs, our garden was never used for growing food. It was a place one would find flowers, shrubbery and a green lawn to play on. The food we ate came from…..the store! Now that I am a grown-up (sort of) I am amazed to be able to go [...]
the frugal renovator
These days, our culture seems obsessed with acquiring the perfect dream kitchen. Home owners are dropping big bucks like never before, in order that they may be ‘out with the old and in with the new’…new wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, granite countertops, designer tile, fixtures and faucets.
One year ago, as I surveyed [...]
holy garlic
This was the vision that met me on Sunday night when I arrived at my friend Sylvia’s for dinner. She had harvested the garlic from her garden that same day, and was leaving them out to dry on her barn red picnic table.
