Finding, eating, and drying fire morels in British Columbia in 2022.
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Day 3 of the fire morel adventure – here they are!
On the hunt for fire morel mushrooms in British Columbia, Canada after a fire in 2021.
Day 1 of the Fire Morel Adventure – Victoria to Prince George
Day 1 of the morel picking adventure, flying from Victoria, BC to Prince George, BC.
Rose jelly and rose jam
Rose petal jelly and jam recipes in June.
Sandown community garden update – week 9!
7 weeks of farming at Sandown, year 1 in 2021.
My little patio garden – in April
Meanwhile I am thrilled to watch my tiny patio garden come to life and marvel at all the overwintering plants and perennials, new growth, and my lovely little lizards that are happily sun tanning. Today I even observed one hunting! They eat ground and flying insects, several kinds of spiders, also berries and they willContinue reading “My little patio garden – in April”
I grew this feast – a seasonal course to grow your own vegetables – Week 1
And not just vegetables but nutrient packed gourmet vegetables! I am so lucky that a good friend of mine told me about this program and very excited to finally learn how to properly prepare beds, start seeds, transplant, watch, and of course eat my own freshly harvested vegetables. The growing part is a miracle inContinue reading “I grew this feast – a seasonal course to grow your own vegetables – Week 1”
Spring, not just in the rain forest!
During my walks the last couple of weeks the forest has really started to change. Lush, bright green leaves everywhere from ground covers to shrubs, and those glorious spring flowers in the forest. Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) is one of the earliest shrubs to leaf out and produce little clusters of white flowers which haveContinue reading “Spring, not just in the rain forest!”
Moving to Calgary
Pretty much a month ago, at the end of February, I helped my daughter move to Calgary. This being “essential travel” also meant a road trip at the same time. Not in the middle of winter but also definitely not without snow. What I saw from the air just a few weeks ago I didContinue reading “Moving to Calgary”
Missing the mountains
As I am sitting at my desk today I am looking out over the fields and misty hills, a downpour of rain interlaced with a low sun. I started thinking about my mountain adventure last summer. It almost feels unreal now that I actually hiked from Munich to Venice. One of the lovely young womenContinue reading “Missing the mountains”