Definition time
Pancake – noun 1. a thin flat cake used to absorb a maximum amount of syrup. Used as a convenient method for syrup intake. Hmm… nothing better than a big feed of pancakes on a cold morning. But if I’m honest, I have to admit, pancakes are nothing more than an excuse to have eat [...]
Puffin stuff
I am so excited about this news! I LOVE puffins. Since grade 3, when I made my first plasticine puffin I’ve been in love with them. You can keep your penguins, puffins are seriously cool birds – they swim AND fly so take that penguins. Plus the name is just plain fun to say – [...]
I’m depressed…
Yes… I am… totally depressed. My jam didn’t jam. We are canning fruit and veggies for winter along with some jam. Everything has been going along toodly fine. Well everything except my lovely peach jam. Sigh … guess I can use it as pie filling during the long cold months. It’s ever so depressing when [...]
A couple of new birds for you and running for cover
Wow did we get a storm yesterday!! Looks like a couple of funnel clouds touched down outside of Toronto and the high winds here in the Toronto area did tremendous amount of damage. About 22,000 people in the area are without hydro and hundreds have been evacuated because of damage done to natural gas lines. [...]
Dear Burger King
Dear Burger King, I’ve written before about your ill advised advertisements and the lack of judgement shown by both those who create your ad campaigns and by those who approve them. Your company shows an appalling insensitivity and astounding lack of common sense. Your latest ad, showing a Hindu Goddess floating atop a hamburger simply [...]
Hmmmm Hmmm good
Is it possible to overdose on fresh strawberries? Not the plastic imported garbage the grocery stores insist upon feeding us. I’m talking about FRESH LOCAL strawberries. We’ve eaten so many, I keep checking the mirror to see if I’ve turned a lovely shade of strawberry red. Last Wednesday we went down to the farmers market [...]
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