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posted Saturday, July 15, 2023
I think we all have our weaknesses, and I must admit that mine are chocolates and cookbooks. My aunt gave me my first cookbook when I was twelve. At that age, I phoned my Mam at work and asked if I could make some bread. She said I could and I have been using that […]
posted Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Many people have known someone who has been killed by a gun. Lately it seems we can’t turn the news on without hearing about someone being shot. It’s all over the place, and not just in ‘seedy areas’ of Toronto. There have been several shootings in Durham Region, and police have confirmed gun shootings are […]
posted Tuesday, March 15, 2022
When I watch TV and see people hugging mugs of coffee, I close my eyes. These people have accepted a myth created by coffee growers a few hundred years ago. I’m not much of a coffee drinker so I guess my look at coffee is one sided. Some people think that if they say that […]
posted Sunday, February 13, 2022
I guess you might say that I have a weakness for cookbooks. It’s not even that I’m looking for stuff to make. I enjoy reading through cookbooks and seeing what information they are offering. You can often learn about other places by what is in the cookbooks. Some cookbooks offer all sorts of nutritious information. […]
posted Tuesday, January 4, 2022
We’ve managed to make it through another challenging year. We have high hopes for 2022 but it doesn’t look too bright now. I just hope things go well for everyone. It was a kind of sad lead up to Christmas for me. My dog Suzie suddenly got sick, and I had to say goodbye to […]
posted Wednesday, December 1, 2021
There has been so much COVID news lately. Lots of it not good. I think it’s time for me to think of other things. Something that I enjoy reading (and sometimes using) are cook books. Over the years I have bought and donated many cookbooks. Right now, I have around fifty. The oldest one is […]
posted Friday, October 29, 2021
We are living in interesting times. The world is working at getting rid of COVID-19. There have been more that four and a half millions deaths world wide due to this virus, with the USA still leading the death rate. This got me thinking again to The Black Plague. When we look back at the […]
posted Tuesday, June 1, 2021
More than a year has passed since COVID-19 raised its ugly head. It has dominated the news for so long. Hopefully as we receive the vaccine it will move further down the news list. Just a few little thoughts over the last year. It amused me after we were all supposed to be wearing […]
posted Wednesday, May 5, 2021
With all the different weather we;ve been having over the past month, it got me thinking about the summer of 1816. I wasn’t there but my son would probably say I was (ha ha). It was called ‘the year without a summer’ and it affected a large part of Europe, eastern North America, and China. […]
posted Tuesday, March 30, 2021
March is a kind of funny month. Most years winter isn’t over yet, but it’s the month when spring begins. This year we have had some cold, but a lot of mild weather as well. It teases us with a touch of warmth, but always the chance of some more cold and snow. In 1975 […]
