Month: June 2017

Model “A” Acres Bed & Breakfast

Model “A” Acres Bed & Breakfast

We discovered this place by accident. Once upon a time, Andriy and our daughter decided to go for the ride. In Bowmanville, they found an unusual place with old cars and planes. Later we’ve learned that the owner, Ian, has restored 8 Model A Fords, built several full-sized 

Pingle’s Farm Market

Pingle’s Farm Market

Pingle’s Farm Market is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary. Our relationship with this place has a long story. We started visiting this farm as soon as we moved to Oshawa. I was going there for fresh produce and our kids for fresh baked goods, especially their fudge 

Weekend June 10th

Weekend June 10th

Today we decided to visit our old friends. We had two goals: buy strawberries and to see what’s new. Our points of interest were: Pingle’s Farm Market Model “A” Acres Bed & Breakfast Tyrone Mills Archibald’s Estate Winery See other posts for more details about 

Dinner

Dinner

Saturday evening was nice and warm. And here we are with two asparagus bunches. The decision was made – grill them! After the quick search (love this modern technology – you have everything under your two thumbs) simple recipe was found. Ingredients: Asparagus – 2 bunches 

Asparagus time!

Asparagus time!

Not too much is in season now. We bought two asparagus bunches for $6 at Forsythe Family Farms I cannot say that I’m a big asparagus fan but I decided to give it a try.

Our First Trip of This Season

Our First Trip of This Season

Last Saturday, June 3rd, the weather was beautiful and we decided to visit one of our favourite farms – Forsythe Family Farms This is just the beginning of the season, so there were not too many visitors. We decided to take a tour in “Pumpkin