Category Archives: Hiking and Life

It all started with bread baking. This is easy enough, given I do it at least once a week – and I’ve been doing it for years and my results are uniformly excellent (if I do say so myself). I … Continue reading →

Today, Ben, P’nina and I headed up Mount Crow. With new snowfall overnight, it was gorgeous – a total wonderland. We saw almost no one all day, and that meant breaking trail a good deal of the way. No matter, … Continue reading →

Okay then – physical distancing. Hanging out at home. When there’s nothing else to do there’s always food. And naps. Oh sure, there’s also going outside on your own, but not when it’s raining/sleeting/snowing/hailing/storming – all of which happened here … Continue reading →

Today, Simon and I are going to have what we lovingly call, a seed party. Meaning, we are going to peruse online seed catalogues and order seeds – lots of seeds. We are going to feed ourselves. Yesterday, we already … Continue reading →

Yes, we have an orchard of sorts on this property. Neglected, yes, but only by humans. The bears have apparently been reaping the benefits for years. This has been rather hard on the trees (apples, pears, cherries and plums). Also, … Continue reading →

Yup – Changes. We’re all experiencing them, right? Well, I gave my notice today for May 1 although I suspect we will move me out Alisa will come here to isolate in the basement. And we will go to the … Continue reading →

Planning anything at all is interesting right now – in these times. I have all sorts of ideas about moving out here again, about my next book project, about – well,  all sorts of things. And truthfully, if Simon manages … Continue reading →