Monthly Archives: July 2021

A TASTE OF NATURE, Part 3 Looking back over the past 8 years of accidental gardening, I have managed to carve out a new niche in my retired lifestyle. The learning curve has been steep at times and very empowering … Continue reading →

A TASTE OF NATURE, Part 2 Last week, I gave you a bit of the history of my gardening experience. Not much to speak of, but a healthy start to my retirement lifestyle. My biggest takeaway from those years was … Continue reading →

A TASTE OF NATURE, Part 1 I can’t believe how my garden has changed my life. Heaven only knows what motivated me to build my first raised garden in 2013. Maybe I saw the Lee Valley Tools Catalogue showing raised-bed … Continue reading →

BUSHWHACKING As lucky kids of the Grand Boulevard neighbourhood, my younger brother and I were close to the mountains and, very luckily, the Seymour Demonstration Forest. On a rainless weekend afternoon, we’d hop on our mountain bikes and head to … Continue reading →