Bread-Making, Old-School, Artisan, and Beginner’s Luck . . .

I asked my maternal grandmother once what her childhood Christmasses were like, whether, on the farm in a deep Manitoba cold just into the 20th century, she had received many, or any, gifts. Sometimes an…

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Friday Five: On Today’s “To Do” List

On today’s agenda: 1. Make two loaves of sourdough fermented bread — make, not bake, as this recipe requires another 24-36 hours in the fridge after the loaves have been formed into their brotfrom baskets and before they…

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Colour in the City

 I’ve just had two wonderful days in the small city that was home for thirty years; I even went over to the little island where we lived, on a waterfront property, for over twenty years.…

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What I Wore, Suddenly too Sombre For the Not-Yet-Spring. . .

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments congratulating us on our new grandson and welcoming him into the world. It’s been a while since I’ve pressed “Publish” on a What I Wore post, so…

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Introducing. . .

 Our waiting is over. Sorry to have been coy in my earlier post the; story wasn’t primarily mine to tell.  But Tuesday morning we had the privilege of bringing this Little Girl to the hospital…

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