Posts From Viki Mather
Mushrooms Everywhere!
Wild mushrooms are late in coming this year, but they are making up for lost time by coming out in abundance. Could be the hot,...
Autumn Walk
September arrives in a shower…and the showers continue through the month. This year, it will still take a lot of showers to make up for...
Fire and Rain
Early June, quiet morning. A gentle rain taps on the maple leaves outside my window Rain! How we need it! We’ve had a few days...
Black Flies Love Bananas
Black flies love bananas. Black flies especially like to sip the blood of people who eat bananas. Why should black flies love bananas? Clearly, this...
Ice 2010
Nobody had been on the ice for a week, maybe two. Except for us. We were on the ice every day…until Tuesday. Tuesday morning the...
Maple Syrup
Looks like sugaring season is going to come early this year! Mmmmaple! We ski along a lovely forest trail two kilometres to where the sugar...
Cottaging in Canada – Paddling into Mashkinonje Park
Updated January 3, 2022 Mostly I am a homebody. Why wouldn’t I be? I live in a cozy little cottage in the forest, with a...
Up North and Off the Grid: Edible Weeds – Lamb’s Quarters and more
If you have an immaculate weed-free garden, you are missing out on some of the best vegetables ever grown! If you are relaxed enough to...
