This summer has been a good one for backyard visitors. This beautiful black swallowtail butterfly showed up last week looking for some sun on our mulch bed when I noticed him and took a few shots. The Black Swallowtail is a common species found throughout Ontario, and is attracted to gardens with host plants like parsley, dill, and other members of the carrot family. Not surprisingly, I found this one near our carrot bed. This large, black butterfly has yellow…
On Sunday mornings I usually have a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, banana and a scoop of Oikos high protein vanilla yogurt. I find it comfort food. I like the whole…
This summer, while doing some garden clean-up, I came across this tiny exquisite nest in one of our trees and did some research on what bird could build such a fine…
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last six years re-thinking what’s really important to me and the life I share with Yim. If there was one thing a diagnosis…
As we continue along our plant based journey, I continue to look for meals that we enjoy enough to make again and again. Recently I made this cauliflower recipe I found…
I thought that a post featuring some chronological photos of the past seventy years would be a fun thing to look back at. I was born in NDG in Montreal on…
Sulforaphane is something I started to read about during my cancer recovery period. It is a naturally occurring isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and reported to inhibit the growth of a variety of…
Yim and I met at a party in Montreal, which was being held by mutual friends, in an old warehouse along the Lachine Canal in March of 1998. For those of…
Over a month after being home, the incredible, lush landscapes of Madeira remain lodged in my memory… This is the most comprehensive post I have ever photographed and written of our…
