What's New...

A few updates from our home.

1. Jack had all his teeth removed three weeks ago to combat the rare autoimmune disease he was battling, and is doing MUCH better now.

2. I'm still hobbling around and according to physio will be for another couple of weeks. News to which PB responded with "REALLY? TWO. MORE. WEEKS? REALLY?"

3. Weekend in Alberta was fabulous, and included a beautiful wedding. You know what's neither fabulous or beautiful? Being a wedding guest on crutches. You know what's even less fun on crutches? The Toronto Airport.

4. Our power bill last month was $550 which led PB to weep and rant about how we're bound for bankruptcy and go full on obsessive on discovering what's wrong with our super high efficient heat pump system. After taking every step that google recommended, he admitted defeat yesterday and called a repair man. System is busted, but the good news is, PB didn't break it (which he admitted to me after the repair man left was a real concern since he "may" have thought he damaged the heat pump when he "may" have been "banging" ice off it. Repair guy will be back when he's less busy and in the meantime PB suggested I bundle up because I'm forbidden from turning the heat up since the system is not running efficiently and bankruptcy is a most certain consequence of me touching the thermostat. Good times ladies and gentlemen, good. times.

5. In an effort to avoid the above mentioned bankruptcy, we're now making our own wine, and not in the way we have the last three kits which involved having WineExperts make it and we bottle it. Nope, this time we're making it right on our kitchen counter top. I'm sure some people would be bothered by the fact that their kitchen smells like a winery, but not surprisingly, we're unfussed. Further, some might think I'd be put out by a massive white bucket sitting on my island for a month, but you know, when you detest your kitchen as much as me, a bucket of wine is certainly not something you worry about.

And lastly, I have a new favourite cookbook. Clean Food by Terry Walters. Great vegan food organized seasonally so you're eating food when its best served, in season.