Prospect Park moments

Tutu's favourite spot is always where she shouldn't be – in this instance, in amongst the ornamental sage? and marigolds – which hav...

After pulling a carrot from the crowded patch and finding it to be about 2 centimetres long and not ripe, I was flabergasted to find that my...

Fin (who is at this moment bugging me to go outside) enjoying some afternoon rays.

Fin and Tutu can't believe their luck with the onset of ripening raspberries in the backyard. Very hard to drag them away from their pur...

Sonya (from work) invited me to a birthday brunch on the 4th ... a very nice way to start a three-day weekend ... and topped off by this del...

Pete and Rina invited me to go horseriding AND strawberry picking on the 4th of July weekend. It was a hot Saturday and about a 30-40 minute...

Took a mid-week trip to Tulsa with my friend Steve to see Tom Waits. Very different to Chicago a couple of years back. We had much better se...

Went for a paddle for an hour or so this morning on Gun Lake in Fort Snelling park. Saw beaver dams (and heard evidence of habitation when w...

A somewhat successful Sunday afternoon in the garden, resulting in unseasonal sunburn (from pulling dandilions). Planted the needy marigolds...

Met up with James and Jackie (Jemma and Jack), Nicole and Matt (Oscar and Kate) and Katie for a long overdue yum cha. Nothing like raucous C...

Didn't quite kill these little guys yet - but looking sad after a warm week. Still to get them into the ground (more lawn repair taking ...

My little 1 megapixel Canon doesn't do it justice, but the summer storms with their beautiful afternoon light have arrived.

Garden furniture courtesy of George Bush's economic stimulus package. Yes, not only was there a refund from the IRS this year, but Georg...

Spent a morning last weekend hoeing (sp?) the (many) dead yellow patches of what once was grass in a pre-three-dog-house landscape. Of cours...

Sadly can't see the full extent of my labors, but Tutu had her annual de-shag a couple of weeks back. I don't think she's too pl...

Spent Wednesday to Friday last week in San Diego at a 'Women's Leadership Conference'. It was held on Coronado (a not-quite isla...

Missed April ... the days are definitely stretching out. Surprised to see tulips sprouting in one or two places in the yard. Managed to prun...

Daylight saving last weekend. Seemed somehow to encourage the onset of warmer weather. A beautiful 2 degrees C today, veritable t-shirt weat...

Palm Sunday today. The 'youth' from church cooked a pancake breakfast - which hit the spot. Included locally tapped maple syrup and ...

Thanks for the kettle Ewen. It gets a regular workout.