yesterday the young-ins were home from school due to something called labour day... which strikes me as odd due to the fact we've had an entire summer off... and now you are making me look after my own children for something called labour day??? so, I put them to work... in honour of the day...... Continue Reading →
the farm house was quiet today as I prepared the meal... school is back! I have to say, I am usually so, so ready for the kids to go back to school... but this summer, we actually pretty much got along... there were moments... of me screaming... and my middle son always seemed to find... Continue Reading →
yay... a few hours of combining took place! on the menu tonight was Opa pitas with pork souvlaki, greek salad and nectarine upside down cake with whipped cream... when we go to the mall, my favourite food court go to is Opa... and did you know that you are able to purchase their pita bread... Continue Reading →
the calm before the storm... the week before harvest is in full swing and farm wives everywhere are trying to sober up from the summer (you know who you are) and begin filling their freezers with meals and baking for the coming harvest... a few friends of mine use this "The Big Cook 2" cookbook... Continue Reading →
if I've decided I'm going to fight with you on the phone... nothing you do or say will stop it... no amount of patience, reasoning, intelligence or common sense will quell my anger... over the past few weeks I have been blogging and posting pictures of either myself or my food... and my internet has been... Continue Reading →
combining canola... and needing buns for the kids lunches... so I made Tracey's cheese buns she has told me about... I did not tackle making them in the figure eight shape she does... I am not that talented... but you should try it because I think it would taste better that way... I love... Continue Reading →
I'm in Calgary watching Food Network with two of my children in a hotel room... while the farmer is combining canola... and we aren't in Austin... yes, Austin... if you have been anywhere near me lately you have heard me complain... and then I complained on Facebook today just to really make sure I didn't... Continue Reading →
in the past fifty days or so we have only combined around seventeen of them... this means there has been more days not combining than combining which doesn't make for happy farmers... in fact my farmer has lost weight just from the stress of not combining... I told him fad diets like that never work... Continue Reading →
my farm is nestled between two towns, one with a population hovering around 200 and the other at around 300... the smaller town has the store and school... the larger town has the bank, rink and doctor's clinic... neither have a paved street but both have a post office and a bar... if you come... Continue Reading →
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