Planting lettuces today and getting the ginger I sprouted into the greenhouse. Today’s lunch reminds me why I do this. Eggs from a neighbour in reciprocity for supper and broccoli and kraut all from her. The bread is my own but the flour is from our prairies.

Asparagus time!!

Such a lovely swirl of animated conversation and joy this weekend with visiting friends. One is a chef and made risotto with sidestripe prawns. Last night I made a chard ricotta lemon galete with a leavened crust.

Amazing garden crossover time this year. Last of the carrots = 14l of carrot coco ginger soup, last of the apples making sauce and 2 more wks of “fresh”. And the garden this year!! Potatoes broccoli cabbage leeks chard and beets. ALL IN!

Never thought I’d be celebrating the likely win of a neoliberal banker as PM but Carney is a banker who actually believes we need to get off fossil fuels. Please vote Liberal if you’re in a riding where Trumpian Conservatives cd win. 338canada.com/federal.htm

Our lives are richer with WWOOFers. Their energy and verve buoy us up and make our the land lives we’ve chosen here possible. ❤️

Repotting in the pouring rain listening to Wild Cherry’s Play that Funky Music. 🎶 Take it higher!

Now that we are back to regular weather programming I planted pea seedlings in the hoop house and little lettuce seedlings and radish seeds in the greenhouse. Incubating some Oaxacan Pasilla pepper seeds at 32c in water till they sprout.

Best navel orange we’ve ever eaten. Now I know why these are Jane’s favourites in her Garden.

Happy Valentine’s Day! We celebrated by picking our first bunch of citrus ever today. Washington navels, Satsuma mandarins, Mandelos (the BEST! A pomelo x mandarin cross) and Meyer lemons.

Amidst the gloom — beauty. Like on this hike up an icy hill with my crampon attachments accompanied by a lovely Workawayer Nino who has been so wonderful to have including while we were away.

Sad! Leaving 180 degree sunrises and 30 degree warmth! I know — crocodile tears from my fellow Canadians. ❤️

Jaw dropping chart on renewables growth explosion worldwide.

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Lots of wind past few days and the ocean is muy frío! So it’s been reading — “James”— the Huck Finn rewrite by Percival Everett— AMAZING! And some amazing desert hikes. Today’s was epic— wonderful little mini canyons and beautiful rock formations and coyote scat and cacti and on and on!

Antidote Day. Epic day with my beautiful man. Start to finish. Him, yes. And the day, too. I’m so so grateful. Undisclosed location. 😊❤️

Sounds like the book I’m reading. 😊❤️

We made it to our secret hideaway in Baja California Sur. Finally tried the rough but amazing road and it was true to both! Happy to be here for two whole weeks. ❤️❤️❤️Estamos afortunado y agradecido!