WHAT ARE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS? Another name for the northern lights is Aurora Borealis. People have also called them polar lights, or Aurora Polaris. There are also southern lights known as Aurora Australis. These beautiful displays appear in many colors although pale greens and pinks are the most common. Colorful tones of blues, greens, yellows, […]
Walled In
We’re walled in by a field of corn. Same height as our fence posts, so 8 feet high. It goes on for acres and acres on two sides of us. Usually our neighbour, the cattle farmer, rotates his many cows around in his various fields, which for some reason are scattered around the neighbourhood. Some […]
Growing Goji Berries
Goji berries are easy to get started, and easy to grow the first season — if it’s in a container or a well fenced, guarded spot. I had over a dozen going in various parts of the yard, but by the end of July, they’d all disappeared. Eaten overnight by some type of nocturnal creature. […]
Rhubarb, It’s Just Misunderstood
There’s lots of ways to enjoy it, or to learn to enjoy it. Rhubarb is one of those fruits people either love or hate. There’s not much in between. They are a very bitter fruit, technically a vegetable, but once you cook it and add in a sweetener, it changes everything. I added a couple […]
The Ultimate Potato Soup – a Do Over
A happy accident. I found this ultimate potato soup on a chat forum, but there were no instructions on the cooking method. I don’t know what the original soup tastes like, but my results were like a nice creamy chowder. I will post a link to the original soup, but I really recommend that you […]
