Tomatoes and Butterflies

The cute cover of my bullet journal for 2020 inspired by Shayda Campbell beautiful designs   Instead of considering winter a sad season I actually appreciate the downtime. No more rushing to the front and backyard to check plants, water them if needed, weed, harvest, take care of pests, reseed. It is what makes the prolific growing season rather exciting, I know. But it can be tiring if not graced with a lovely season of cozy tea cups and blanket on my lap, rejoicing in the results of the past year and dreaming of the next season. This year somehow I stumbled upon doodling and painting and drawing and we know how the internet is: one thing leads to another and I discovered bullet journaling. I know it existed, I never thought of myself a fan of it. But I guess it is because I had never seen it as an activity for marrying both planning AND creativity together. Not only thinking about the design of the bullet journal we want to make, but actually executing the drawings and do...

Ah, the sweetness of carrots pulled off the ground in the cold season! Especially as some snow starts to accumulate on the ground, making the days whiter and the carrot tops so apparent, somewhat crystallized, mildly flopped. A treat for someone like me, raised in a southern country, who never ate sweet carrots her entire life. Well, in our Quebec reality, though, there comes a time, usually in November, where the ground is frozen solid a good half feet, until it finally freezes for several feet. Getting to my carrots then starts to become an impossible enterprise. This year was rather "funny": harsh and cold temperatures in November and milder weather in December.  I knew in early November I had to start a remediation plan for the remaining carrots. Some of the harvest went straight into packets in the fridge, where we would consume them in the following two or three weeks following. Our carrot bed was not a massive success this year, but it did yi...