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Tiny Pleasures #306: Rose and A Rusty Gate
The roses are stunning at the moment, throwing out their scented beauty to the world. Some are well tended and others grow vibrantly despite neglect, like this pink one next to a rusty gate.
TIny Pleasures #305: Neighbourhood Gifts
The nature strip is a wonderful place for finding things you didn't know you needed. This week the next block down gifted me a BBQ smoker and a bag of lemons. Thank you neighbours, there'll be things a-cooking soon.
Tiny Pleasures #304: Piano Players
It's nice to hear piano. I forget how few piano players there are in the wild until I hear one and then it feels like a lovely surprise. It's also nice to hear someone else playing your instrument. I lent my keyboard to Alan Reid, a wonderful Scottish musician, for a house concert tonight and had the
Tiny Pleasures #303: Vine & Rose
It sounds like an English pub name, but here it's the result of serendipitous neighbourly gardening. The folks next door grow beautiful roses that I get to admire over the fence through the curtain of grape vines on my side.
Tiny Pleasures #302: The Rabbit
One of the advantages of having terrible fences is that the wildlife drops in and hangs out in my garden. This spring I have been joined by a couple of rabbits who potter around nibbling the grass, twitching their noses, and generally being incredibly cute. Their fluffy white tails bob around when they hop and their ears
Tiny Pleasures #301: Delicious Drizzles
I love veggies and I love them even more with a drizzle of something delicious. The Phoenix Olive Oil and Springmount Black Garlic Drizzle took my dinner to a whole new level. I'm not hungry anymore, but I want to eat another bowl just for the flavour. Thanks to the Kingston Food and Wine Festival for introducing