by Mary Elizabeth | Jul 22, 2022 | Inspiration
Monarch Butterfly Endangered Help Make a Difference The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the Americas, has entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM as...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jul 18, 2022 | Simplify
For the Love Of Stitching Mending is Practical – and Relaxing Until this year, I have never tried to make any of my own clothes (a fact that now seems astonishing to me but that is a post for another day). However, I always was big on mending – and buying...
by Mary Elizabeth | Oct 21, 2021 | Just for Fun
This is a revised version of an article Mary Elizabeth originally wrote for the Eastern Shore Cooperator, a monthly newspaper serving Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Mary Elizabeth regularly contributes articles on sustainable living, permaculture and traditional...
by Mary Elizabeth | Sep 17, 2021 | Random Thoughts
Gardening is cheaper than therapy – and you get tomatoes.author unknown Harvest and preservation A fruitful season It has been a generally good season for most of the crops in our backyard gardens this year. I’ve had 17 varieties of tomatoes that have...
by Mary Elizabeth | Sep 10, 2021 | Creativity
Cooking and Creativity I admit that I am not that fond of cooking and most of the time, my cooking is pretty basic. My specialty is what we have left in the fridge. Luckily, my husband finds that cooking relaxes him and he is very talented cook and baker, skills that...
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