Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
Tuesday September 7 was mostly a blur. I was given more saline, but I wasn’t much with it. At one point I was told that I’d be getting a CT scan. Radiology was just down the hall and I followed a PA (Patient Assistant) to the waiting room. Continue reading “Investigation begins”
I’ve been fed. So has Alex, just in a very different way. Continue reading “Thai green curry, thanks Renee!”
Aug 23, 2021
“Bonjour”, a man on a bicycle greets us and continues in fast Quebecois French. We are walking on the paved shoulder from the village back to our campsite a little over a kilometre away. Continue reading “A week on the road”
Yesterday was a rainy day and we partially stayed inside. So for those of you who asked how is life inside the van, here is a video from the campground.
Finally! We are on the road. We made this video of how we packed for what was then a potential, and much hoped-for, trip to Canada’s East coast. No more hiccups. Continue reading “Packing for a long-awaited trip”
For those who believe that a night in a private hospital room is, restful, let me disabuse you of that notion. Continue reading “A helluva week – Part 2”
Monday, July 12
Diana has documented the circumstances around our “helluva week” in the previous post. Given that it is still pandemic times, Continue reading “A helluva week – Part 1”
“Here, take the keys and let yourself in. I’ll go for my fast walk now.”, “That feels so weird”, Continue reading “The hiccups”
Looking down memory lane a quarter century back. My dismay at the contrast between the beauty of Ontario nature seen through the safety of one’s car Continue reading “Unleashed”
At the beginning of April when Alex recorded this video, the weather was nice and we were ready to hit the road. Continue reading “Getting Doranya ready for summer travel”
… or lunch if you want. Haven’t posted a recipe for a while. So here are a few dishes I made recently. Continue reading “What’s for dinner?”
Lunch in Paris, a whistle-stop in Scotland, a stroll through Vienna, a glance at Copenhagen and… Continue reading “How to visit Europe during Covid”
Entering summer, I had a full garden. It was too hot for lettuces but there were enough for at least two more weeks of salads, to which I’d add tomatoes, cucumbers, raw beets, zucchini, beans and peas. Continue reading “Leafy greens summer salads”
It is not spring yet, but with the new Covid variants we will probably be in lockdown for a long time. And I’ll have my Covid gardens going again this year. Continue reading “Spring recipes with leafy greens”
If you remember, I made green tomato sauce from my last tomato harvest. I froze most of it and have been using it since. Continue reading “Spaghetti squash, zucchini “pasta” and more”
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