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What Were You Thinking, Scotland?
Thistles. They have become the bane of my existence, here at the Queendom. If you do a little research, you will find the “Canada Thistle” classified as a noxious weed in the six largest provinces of...
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Alder Creepshow
If you let nature alone for a while, it will erase all evidence of mankind. Books and movies have endlessly explored this fact but there is nothing quite like seeing it happen before your own eyes. We...
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You Have to Start Somewhere!
With the arrival of summer, so came the arrival of our families. Everyone was keen on visiting our new home and checking out our rural lifestyle. I am proud to show off our place, with its wrap-around...
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Another Lesson from Nature
I went on wintery walk this morning to collect the mail and tour our little street. The neighbourhood consists of about 20 homes, set on 5-acres a piece. Some homes are set right on the street but...
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Burn Baby, Burn!
We have found an added bonus of having a large piece of property. Bonfires! Last spring, during our long stint of yard work weekends, we managed to accumulate about five separate burn piles. These...
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The Pros and Cons – Reflecting on the Year
April 1st marks our first anniversary of moving to the Queendom. I still catch myself telling people that we just moved here but, like newly-weds, that status only lasts 365 days. In that mysterious...
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