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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

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…the prep started last Wednesday

I don’t normally work on Wednesdays anymore but we were shorthanded so I went to the Inn to help out.

Wednesday is the day we make the sourdough bread and some specialty breads. The day before we prepped for five different breads so I was surprised that we were making buns and Japanese milk bread on top of the regular sourdough.

Even though some folks thought we made too much bread (over 90 loaves) we sold out in two hours. For our Thanksgiving dinner I purchased a package of the Big Buttery Buns.

Yesterday we had our Thanksgiving dinner at our house. It was a special day since our daughter Gaelan and her family joined us for the first time in five years. Earlier this year they sold their house in New Brunswick and moved back to Ontario. Andrea and Josie joined us as well so we were Seven in total for dinner.

Tomorrow and on Wednesday, Winnie and her dad are celebrating their 11th and 50th birthdays so we also had birthday cake and handed out gifts. Sadly I didn’t take photos.

After the meal everyone pitched in to help with the clean-up. We put the turkey bones in a pot and made broth. Today I ladled the broth into 4 1/2 large mason jars and finished cleaning the kitchen. Kevin went out into the garden and started cleaning out the vegetable garden. He picked more bean and tomatoes.

Today is the official holiday. I have the rest of the day to relax and enjoy this beautiful sunny day.

Why I’ve Been Absent

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…since December 9th

The clutter on my work table in my studio will give you an idea of how hectic the last 10 days have been.

Apart from the normal craziness of getting ready for Christmas I decided at the last possible moment to take a table at the Holiday Market at the Inn. Initially I was just going to sell our art and photo cards and display some of my smaller pieces of art but then I got it in my head to make a few of my sock gnomes. A few turned into 28 and 9 gnome ornaments.

Sadly on the day of the market a snow storm descended on the city and the turnout was definitely affected. Many people chose to stay home and a few of the vendors were no shows as well.

Since that day I made a few more sales at my hair salon and through friends. Most of the gnomes are now gone and 25 more cards have sold.

On the home front we’ve been busy putting our Rumtopf into jars and labelling them to get them ready to give away. I made up 9 bags of gifts for the volunteers that I’ve worked with most closely this past year at Montgomery’s Inn.

Last Wednesday we had our last bake for the year and will be on a break for about 6 weeks. The staff at the Inn hosted a lovely luncheon for the volunteers as a thank you for all their hard work and dedication to making bread every week to sell at the Farmers’ Market.

So this part of the reason why I haven’t posted as regularly as I normally do. I’ll bring you up to date with what else we’ve been up to in my next post.

Cheers!

Trios of my Christmas Gnomes

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…for this week’s Thursday Trios

Last week and this week has been super busy for me. I was burning the midnight oil to finish making my gnomes for the Holiday Market on Dec. 10th. I also assembled over 100 new photo cards. The actual market was a little disappointing because the bad weather kept a lot of people home, so the attendance was low. Despite that I did make sales that day and since then I’ve sold more cards and most of my gnomes.

Fall Festival at the Inn

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…last week at Montgomery’s Inn

After we finished baking bread for the Farmers’ Market last Wednesday the outdoor wood burning oven was prepared for roasting corn for the Fall Festival. Luckily we had a number of new volunteers and staff who took over the tasks of roasting and selling the corn.

The market was bustling with activity and in the park a band was playing and pop up vendors were selling their wares. I enjoyed talking with these new vendors and I even bought a few things.