I came back home earlier in the afternoon after spending Saturday and Friday night with the boy. (We went to the Tenori-on Toronto release). About an hour after i got home and settled down, I realized that the power was down.… Read More...
So the cherry tomato plants aren’t doing so well. The leaves are sort of tiny and mottled and despite my best attempts I couldn’t get good growth out of them. I’m going to continue to nurse them and see how far they go, but at this point, they’re on life support.… Read More...
Tonight, I’m treating myself to gazpacho. Most of the ingredients are from the market, at the most Ontario grown.
4 large tomatoes, peeled
1 red bell pepper
1 english cucumber
1 handful of chopped cilantro
5-6 fresh basil leaves
1 handful of chopped scallions (or red onion)
3 garlic cloves
1/4 olive oil
1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
juice of 1 lemon
salt, pepper
(optional stuffs: tabasco sauce, other fresh herbs, avocados, parsley)
Half the pepper and half the cucumber are finely chopped and set aside in a large bowl.… Read More...
Tomatoes went into their individual pots last week. I picked 3 of the Romas and 2 of the cherries. I think these should be enough for the veggie patch I plotted out for them.
I named the romas after my sister’s family.… Read More...
Disclaimer: I am a humungous gardening noob. Feel free to point and laugh, but please keep in mind i ain’t no expert.
Cherries and Roma Tomatoes seeded in the last week of April:
The seed beds are recycled containers with holes cut out on the bottom for drainage.… Read More...
The plan:
I’ve been spending a lot of time in my backyard lately, and a bit in the front. This is what I’ve accomplished so far:
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Going through my backyard, I found these tiny heads poking up from beneath the dried leaves and old mulch from last year. These were the ferns I planted in this corner of my garden that I didn’t think survived because I underwatered them.… Read More...
They seem sweet and pretty and innocent. Actually, right now they’re my enemy. At least one of them. These wild violets are one of the new unwanted invaders to my back yard. They crept in over the years and this spring it looks like they’ve taken almost half the yard.… Read More...
Crocuses popped up in my derelict front yard this morning.
This is promising.… Read More...
So I bought a new bike.
(I’ll have a better photo when I get a chance to ride out to some nicer scenery than my craptastic backyard.)
I went to visit Liberty! Bikes, which is across from work to check out some of the bikes that I was interested in.… Read More...
Old p-shop photo of myself from way back when.
Image links to my Deviantart page… Read More...
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