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Coping With the Heat
So, how did you cope with the heat and high humidity this past week? When it gets hot, we leave our un-air conditioned house, pack up the dog, and head for the cottage. Our cottage is the travel trailer, parked at the end of the sundeck. It has air conditioning. It also has a microwave, […]
ITALIAN BURGERS WITH ASIAGO & BACON
1 pound ground beef 8 slices bacon (cooked) 1 small onion (chopped) ½ clove garlic (minced) 1 egg (beaten) 1 tablespoon ketchup ½ tbsp tomato paste 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 ½ tbsps fresh Parmesan cheese (grated) 1 tbsp fresh Romano cheese (grated) 1 tsp fresh oregano (chopped) 1 tsp fresh basil (chopped) salt and […]
We Aren’t Getting Older – We Are Maturing !
I had an epiphany this morning. It came as I was putting on my pants…..or, trying to. Hopping crazily on one foot, I danced around for several minutes, once falling against my wife who managed to steady me while I guided my foot into the remaining pant leg. I am getting older, or as Galloping […]
Quinoa Bean Salad
1 cup quinoa 1 can black beans (drained and rinsed) 1 can white kidney beans (drained and rinsed) 2 tomatoes (diced) 2 green onions (sliced) 1 clove garlic (chopped) ½ green bell pepper (diced) ½ yellow bell pepper (diced) 1 stalk celery (diced) ½ cup red wine vinegar 2 cups chicken stock ½ cup olive […]
For the Eyes of Kids
It isn’t often that I do conducted events for school groups. I will turn 66 in December, and I find their energy a bit depressing. I can’t keep up with them. And I always seem to miss my noon nap. However, I like Kente Public School and the kids there seem to be really environmentally […]
Tomato Penne Summer Salad
INGREDIENTS 3 cups cooked penne pasta (blanched firm and tender, rinsed well) 12 cherry tomatoes (sliced in half) 1 cup spinach (washed and chopped) 2 stalks celery (sliced) ½ red onion (chopped) ¼ cup olive oil 2 ½ tbsps red wine vinegar 1 tbsp fresh basil (chopped) 1 tsp fresh oregano (chopped) 1 tsp brown […]
Transition Players rehearse Bicycle Revolution
Social Innovation has been around for a number of years, but not nearly for as long as technological innovation, which makes more headlines. SI looks at new ways of addressing the needs of society. Since those needs constantly change, it is always in demand. Climate, population and energy issues are prompting people to act. Many […]
All time and forever flower of June
Whenever peony heads get together there is invariably someone who asks about their personal favourite. Taking a leaf from Will Rogers book I will have to confess that “I have never met a peony I didn’t like.” But if I could only choose one to have in my garden it would undoubtably be the venerable […]
Stained glass raffle supports Community Care
Have you checked out the amazing stained glass panel on display in the front window of Community Care’s Thrift Shop? It was carefully hand crafted by the participants of Artworks and is being raffled with proceeds to Community Care. It’s getting rave reviews by passersby. Don’t delay. Get your ticket today. Raffle and sale Stained […]
Wind Turbine Proponents Interested Only in $$$
A consultant’s report estimates that 1,270 bats and 602 birds were killed by Wolfe Island’s 86 turbines from July 1 to Dec. 31 of last year, the project’s first months of operation. In an area that sees only a fraction of the bird migration that the South Shore Important Bird Area does in Prince Edward […]
