My Way of Living [07/07/16] 

  • Bittersweet heat

    July can be a bittersweet month, the true beginning of unrelenting heat, a month when the garden starts doling out it’s bounty.It’s all rolled up into one hot, sweaty will we ever be cool again, cycle of lushness, and growth that has yet to feel old, and haggard.You’re still a babyThe veggie garden still in it’s infancy looks fres…

  • An Ode to the Takbo.ph Milo CLP Gang

    The Takbo.ph team once did some carbo loadingThere was a fair amount of jokes , sunny laughs and goadingWith the words "Milo Marathon" on everyone's lipsThe prevailing conversations saw people exchanging tipsTOSH was the venue, that one in Market MarketOnce the gang was there we made such a racketThe guys were dashing, the gals al…

  • Counting daisy petals, I love you, I love you not

    I love daisies.they figured predominately in my childhood garden memories, along with the I love you, I love you not verse. Prince Charming always loved us by the way.There are many things to love about summer, the beautiful weather, sunshine, flowers, the birds singing.Love it: If it’s hot enough the obsessive manicured lawn crow…

  • Coconut water, or how to rate small town living

    A few years ago the news paper from the really big city [Vancouver] ran a series of articles rating small towns in BC.Small town living at it’s best? They compared liveability, employment aspects, housing costs, and the availability of certain ethnic foods in local grocery stores. Simple basic Thai ingredients like cilantro, cocon…