We are finally heading out for a trip. A short one - just a few days, but still very exciting to pack up the van and head out. Destination yet unknown, but somewhere in Northern Ontario. Before we go we wanted to catch you up on what's happening with us. At this time the number … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Update From Birdland
We took the hostages out for a day trip the other day. They needed a change of scenery and some outside stimulation as they were cooped in for so long. We decided to drive to Lake Dalrymple. The lake is a mere one hour drive from us, but for some reason we've never visited. For … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – The Hostages’ Day Out
Before Tony unretired way back when, he waged war on the squirrels that plague our bird feeders. At first it wasn't a full-out war. He erected the bird feeder and made some baffles to prevent the anticipated squirrel attack. It worked. However, you may have noticed the snow on the ground...it looks like the squirrels … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – The Battle of the Squirrles
Yup, you heard that right. We unretired again. Not permanently, just for a couple of months to tie loose ends that were unravelled by COVID-19, but still, I smirk at Tony as I hiss at him"I told you that it's not gonna happen after all..." Ontario is very slowly releasing itself from the lockdown and … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – We Unretired
We are spending a lot more time in the garden this year. We are also spending a lot of time watching birds. This morning, I was watering the plants and a hummingbird kept coming for a shower. Later on I saw Terry Webster Weekly challenge "water", so here is mine. I wish I had a … Continue reading Coronavirus Diaries – Too Cute Not To Share
We are on high alert for staying safe from COVID-19, but that doesn't mean that other stuff can't go wrong. We were blindsided for the second time since this madness started. The first was a surprise attack of the shingles on one of our captive young residents. A quick online consultation and a prescription helped … Continue reading Coronavirus Diaries – Lyme Disease Scare
We have very limited sources of entertainment here in self-isolation land. Yeah, we watch TV and go for walks, but we are a bit limited. One endless source of entertainment is the wildlife around us; the birds are back in full force (except for the hummingbirds), and we have a resident bunny (at least one) … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – What to do now that the bunny is gone?
We knew that we loved homemade bread even before the world exploded, we just didn't realize how much. Recently we've been making bread fanatically every day, trying lots of different recipes and achieving fantastic results with our old bread machine. Sadly our yeast is running out and supply is hard to come by. Luckily, there … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – No Yeast, No Problem
We just got back from a long happy walk in the forest so we thought we'd share it with you in the hope that it will make you happy too! Looks like nature got the May 1st memo and everything erupted in tiny spring blooms. Someone deposited new creatures in addition to the regular gnomes. … Continue reading The Coronavirus Diaries – Gorillas in the Mist
We love falafel and often have falafel cravings. Sometimes we go ahead and make it at home and since we are not big fans of deep frying we experimented with baking or air frying. In general, it's hard to make a bad falafel, but the process can be a bit too involved to our liking. … Continue reading The coronavirus Diaries – Falafel Hack