A blogging friend from Texas was sharing her December garden update. Greens and herbs along with some tomatoes are happily growing there. Really!? I mean it looks great, just like our garden in - July! I am trying hard not to be jealous. Our garden is covered in hoar frost. I told her that. She ...
Great Outdoors
Northern Spring
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I like all seasons, but the celebration of new life is just so special. The problem I have with the northern spring though is that it feels more like a second winter, not spring. Frost almost every night till late May, snow every now and then, overcast ...
Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity
If you can't garden, go snowshoeing! How many times have I said this! You see, we can't garden in the winter, there is just no way. Temperatures here drop to - 40 Celsius! Cold frames would get really cold and greenhouses would need lots of energy to keep going. So except for the indoor garden we ...
The Weather we are dealing with
It is a beautiful morning here. Blue sky, enjoyable warm; a good summer day. But, check this out, something is wrong here isn't it? I mean it is July 11th, its mid summer and tonight the temperature has been forecasted to go down to 4 degrees Celsius. Yep that is very close to freezing. One ...