I’ve been a bit obsessed this last week with the site Cookus Interuptus. It is a whole food cooking site but also more than that, there is a ‘cooking show’ element to it that I love and find hilarious as well as informative (it’s intentionally hilarious rather than terrible hilarious) and there are quite a few recipes and ideas I look forward to trying. I’ve already made their Grass Fed Beef Chilli which was delicious. I replaced the whole chilli…
We’ve spent today playing, tidying, reorganising, moving, mowing, baking. A verb filled day, a day of activity. No visits to the land this weekend, too much to do and too many mosquitoes to argue with; so instead we worked on our space now. I made cornbread and baked whole wheat loaves this weekend. I used agave and molasses as the sweetener for my bread and was delighted with the results. I really took my time with the dough and…
Is it really ever too early to be thinking about pigs? I’ve had a slight obsession with them since attending a one-day Rare Breed Pig Rearing course at Pig Paradise in the UK almost 10 years ago. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that some of the breeds have the same visual appeal as the hairy arse of a fat gallic builder, but they certainly taste yummy (the processed pigs, not french construction workers). The cumberland sausage that Pig…
Something to make you smile prior to the weekend ; ) This one’s for you Aunty Alice, have a cider for me. Aaaaaar!
We’ve had something of a theme running through our days for the last week. Pirates. We’ve been reading about them, pretending to be them, making ships on the deck, running around with authentic treasure maps (which may have been slightly singed during Mummy’s attempts to make it look authentic) as well as making pirate cupcakes and pirate cookies. Yes pirate cookies, I was tired after all the piratey action ok? And even scurvy dogs need something to go with their…
One of the things I love about homeschooling is the way that opportunities can come out of inauspicious beginnings and lead to something creative that I otherwise would not have thought of. To illustrate; this morning Huwyl wanted to write a story for Daddy, but he was upset when he didn’t have the capacity to write what was in his mind. Crying and wailing ensued. So I took his writing book and asked him to dictate the story to me, I would…
Looking for something delicious, quick, filling and healthy for lunch? Of course you are. So I thought I’d share one of my all time favourite lunches. I can’t really take credit as I stole the idea from my friend Cheryl (the woman knows everything, it’s eerie) after she made it for me for lunch one happy playdate. You will need: 1 can black beans Olive Oil Minced Garlic Avocado (add lemon if you like, it’s yummy) Grated (shredded) mozzarella Salsa…
This week has been all about the permits. Having submitted everything to the city 10 days previously we were now chasing to find out when our permits were coming. Turns out there were a few snags. The roofing product wasn’t going to work, then it might, then we needed a letter from the manufacturer, then it was ok. The planning officer couldn’t read CAD files so needed pdfs. Our engineer was out all day so couldn’t do them but eventually…
In a strange kind of way, today is an appropriate time to be writing the post about the house we’re planning to build on the land. That’s because today, after nearly 6 months of planning and bureaucracy, we’ve offered up the children’s inheritance to the City of Ottawa in exchange for a Building Permit. This rather disappointing piece of paper is more precious than a golden Willy Wonker ticket and arguably harder to get. I’d expected big wax embossing, or at least…
Joining Amanda this week in sharing a single moment from our week. Something that carries a little significance in our lives. In the photo below is our boy, in our field. Wishing all a happy and sunny weekend!