Referrer – The Fresh Loaf

One of my daily routines is to scan through my blog stats and referrers for any patterns or indications that traffic is headed my way via someone else’s referral.Yesterday’s banana bread post ended up getting linked by a fabulous site called The Fresh Loaf. I say fabulous, because I spent more spare time than I…

Ah Zuke! Et encore zuke! – zucchini bread revised

Yeah, it’s a stupid pun, but if you know any French at all, you might just get it. Zucchini are everywhere these days. I planted a plant in the middle of my flower bed this summer (please don’t ask why) and ignored it. For my pains, I am over-run with squash. Luckily, I like them…

Stunned. In the Newfoundland sense of the word.

Okay, I’m not Ratzinger’s biggest fan. Never have been. While in university, I studied much of what he’s written and, for the preservation of my blood-pressure, figuratively agreed to disagree with the man. He’s a fundamentalist (insofar as a Catholic can be) hard-liner who uses his incredible mind to build rigid structures that he feels…

“Acquainted with the night”

Acquainted with the Night I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain — and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I…