I repotted houseplants the other evening. It’s such a simple task – although I always make a mess with the potting soil – but a very satisfying one. We could call it winter gardening. The plants in the corner of the living room had outgrown their pots to the point that they all had roots…

We have an abundance of cookbooks, but there’s always room for a few more. Last week, I found a couple of neat ones. I was at Winners, which is possibly my favourite store. For those of you south of the border, Winners is owned by T.J.Maxx so maybe they’re similar. (?) What Winners sells is…

Are you doing it? Did you have to buy more? Or were you good, keeping the treats for the goblins due at the door? Happy Halloween!

Maybe you noticed that I haven’t been around this week. I had some sad news on the weekend and it pushed me off track a bit. A former neighbour of ours passed away during the summer and we just found out when another neighbour invited us to a memorial service. I usually talked to Beryl…