Quick Pic Update

Late September haul from our garden plot. I think we got

18 pie pumpkins and at least six monster zucchini

If the weekends are nice we are almost

always checking out a new trail around home

I have been off the steroids for a couple of months and the

puff is starting to go away. The more I exercise the stronger

I get and eventually all the excess weight will start to

go. It's been a physically tough year but I'm starting

to see the other side.

The boys are still picking tomatoes and kale

from our backyard gardens

Kate was having a tough day (no particular reason other than

four year old stuff) so asked if we could make donuts,

how could you not smile

Peppers, cucamelons and tomatoes. One of

the rare times anything actually made it

into the house, it usually gets eaten by the kids

Rob and I did a 7km hike one morning after dropping the

kids at school. So pretty

One very massive watermelon radish, yes,

it tasted really great still. It's a beautiful

pink/red inside

We all play in the park after school

most days as the kids are pretty restricted

with play during school

Today's hike in Palgrave

4km of very pretty trail

 

Happy Birthday

 Monday was Kate's 4th birthday so we had family over on the weekend to celebrate and she got to celebrate again n the monday at school and at home. She has been looking forward to attending school for over a year now and to be able to celebrate her birthday at the same time is pretty exciting. 

I was so busy running around I missed taking pictures but here are a few.

First day of school for these two,

Owen in grade 3 and Kate in JK

You can tell Fall is coming, cooler mornings and

the sun is slower to rise in the morning

Kate was really great about wearing her mask

no issues with either kid about following

to new safety guidelines so far

A doll for Kate's birthday, I'm pretty excited to start

making clothes for it!

August Update

August was a busy month here, it seemed to fly by.

Early morning laughs after Kate figured 

out how to lock the back door

Early August and our garden was looking

quite happy

My brother turned 40!!! Woah

Kate went to work with Rob for the day so Owen and I 

spent the day in Toronto

This cutie requested a sushi date and

I was so happy to oblige

Of course he had to try the wasabi

by itself, hahahaha

The following week it was Owen's turn

to work and Kate requested pizza date. She

was sure to get all dressed up for our day out

We did a family day at the Elmvale zoo

I love how close and interactive the zoo is

There was no petting area this year but

these guys were quite friendly. We all had 

a lot of fun at the zoo

We were away at my parents for a few days so the garden

was unattended for 5 or 6 days. This is what I came

home with, that zucchini weighed in at 6.6lbs

 

An Update of the Past Month

We had a backyard playdate with some 

neighbours whom happen to be very

similar in age to Owen and Kate.

The last weekend in June we did a family bike in Albion 

Hills as they had recently opened again

Of course we had to stop for ice cream on the

home from such a great ride

It was getting hotter so watermelon and

time in the sprinkler were in order

We had such a great time last weekend that we went again,

this time a great hike and tailgate picnic

The parking lot was empty so a perfect opportunity

for a driving lesson

We got a bit creative with Kates bedroom door, the kids

painted and stamped her door with a bunch of sampler

pots of paint that were leftover from painting her room

a couple of years ago

The finished masterpiece

Dinner after a fun day of creativity

Whenever possible, I try to keep up stock with

product for my shop. It should be easier once

the kids are back in school

The kids went up to my parents for a week so there was

a lot of this happening. Mmmm, silence!

I drove up and joined everyone for some fun for a 

couple of days. We had a great time

I even managed to get a bit of work in, a custom order

ready for shipping.

Good times

Masks are now mandatory for everyone

so I made some for the kids

We had a quick visit with Sean, Maggie and Frankie. The

kids loved her

We even managed a very fun run

through the local splash pad. It was

raining so we had the park to ourselves

Garden Update

It's been a month since we planted our vegi garden at home and it's looking pretty good so far.

Going from left to right, four varieties of tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, basil, dinosaur and curly kale, asparagus, celery, romaine lettuce, beets, mixed greens and along the back a row of turnips.

Our pots are doing ok as well.

Tomatoes, peas and zucchini

Productive Weekend in the Garden

Last weekend we made this garden bed for our backyard,

cardboard is down as the first layer to smother the grass

It was then filled with dead branches, dried grass clippings 

and random buckets of dirt from last years flower containers

This weekend the boys went and picked up a yard of compost

which we filled up the bed with. We got in beets,

carrots, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, lettuce and a row

of beans so far. I'm hoping to finish planting it out tomorrow

The remainder of the compost was then brought out our

community plot and I did a bit of planting as well

Eight circles of Strawberry popping corn, each circle has

about a dozen seed which I will then plant beans or peas

beside the corn stalks and then pumpkins/squash

amongst the open spaces

Our garlic looking happy

I transplanted 17 tomato plants as well as a small

square of cosmos. We have 400 sq ft so I figured some

flowers this year were in order