Welcome to November 2025!

A collage of dogs in Halloween costumes from my dog Sasja's day care.

Welcome to November! I know Halloween was yesterday, but I had to share this photo of Sasja’s friends at day care in their costumes. (Sasja is the middle left in her orange pumpkin shirt.) Aren’t they adorable? Oh my gosh, I think broke an another record for how many words I published last month – … Read more

Welcome to October 2025!

Making dinner with one bowl of potatoes; one bowl of green beans. Both are grown in our garden!

Woo hoo! It’s slowly becoming my favourite time of year – autumn going into winter. Today is our little Sasja’s ninth birthday – she’s already sleeping off her small beef jerky treats – and Raymond’s is next weekend on the 11th (Thanksgiving long week)! We’re learning how to make mozzarella cheese this weekend with the … Read more

Welcome to September 2025!

Plate with green beans on it on a digital scale. They weigh 132 grams.

Holy cow, how is summer almost over? I feel like we just started picking our gorgeous fresh green beans from the garden, and it’s almost time to plant the garlic for the winter! It’s still pretty warm here – it’s 30˚C+ this week – and I’ll still be in shorts until Hallowe’en no matter the … Read more