2011 Garden List

I have three gardens on the go this year. One is fully planted. One is half way done and the other has yet to be started! I hope to finish all the planting by the end of this week.

Corner Patch (Backyard of a neighbour)
Strawberries, lettuce, beets, basil, peppers, zucchini, cucumber, peas, tomatoes and potatoes, carrots

Balcony Garden
Onions, strawberries, peppers, rhubarb, mint, parsley, basil, dill, cilantro, lavender, blueberries and lots of lettuce

Garden Plot
chives, broccoli, potatoes, onions and more lettuce. I might also try corn for the first time this year.

It will be interesting to see what works out this year. I can`t wait for a tasty summer season.

Mom & Daughter Weekend!

I am SO excited! My Mom arrives this morning and we will spend the weekend together. We will be shopping, gardening, watching the wedding of the year, attending a fashion show and church on Sunday. It looks to be a fun & enjoyable weekend.

Happy Easter!

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter day! Christ is Risen! Allelulia!

Kale Sale!

Tomorrow, Holy Saturday, I will be spending lots of time with food. In the morning I plan to bake three homemade pies using freshly picked rhubarb, local apples and the last of my 2010 frozen strawberries. Then I`ll cook up some locally grown cranberries to create a tasty sauce. In the afternoon I will be heading to Vancouver for the annual Kale Sale to stock up on the tasty treat. Kale Chips are delicious and I hear that pickling Kale is the thing to try this year! After that, a visit to the local winter farmer`s market will surely fill up my fridge for the week. I will end the day celebrating Easter with friends.

A Surprise!

Tonight the Healing Touch team at the church called me at the last minute to offer me a treatment. Two people cancelled at the last minute so the team was ready and willing to offer me time. After working SO hard over the weekend it was a great gift to receive an hour long treatment. If you don`t know what Healing Touch is then I suggest you google it. It`s amazing, powerful, relaxing and transforming. What a gift!

Food for the Journey!

This weekend I am leading a retreat for 30 women in my congregation. We are heading away to a retreat centre in the middle of an area known greatest for fields and fields of daffodils. It should be lovely timing this year.
I am leading the entire retreat; 6 theme sessions and 3 worship services including Palm Sunday. Last year only 12 women came. I think it was because I was new and nobody had experienced my leadership before. I am glad the numbers have doubled this year. It`s exciting! The theme is ``Food for the Journey`` and we will look at food in the bible, food in our faith, food in our families. We`ll be making bread, engaging in a chocolate meditation and eating lots of homemade organic meals. What A treat!

Go Canucks Go!

Hockey playoffs begin on Wednesday and I am SO excited. Unfortunately I have a church meeting right smack in the middle of the first game. I guess I`ll have to carefully plan my meetings over the next weeks and months until the Canucks win the Stanley Cup!!!! It`s so great to see all the car flags everywhere. The spirit of community has returned. Go Canucks Go!