Before I start with the fun and food, we're very excited about a new series of workshops that my honey man will be offering this year. The idea is to build your own beehive, get the bees to go in it and then learn how to work with the bees and hopefully extract some honey. The cost of equipment and bees is high but we hope to find some people to help us in our efforts to keep honey bees naturally. The more people involved in keeping bees the more likely we are to navigate through all of the many problems that arise.
Alright, lets talk food. I made baklava with almonds and honey. Usually the recipe says to pour
sugar syrup over the whole thing after you bake it but I just warmed
some honey a bit to make it liquid and added lemon zest and poured that over top. It seemed like the best way to go.
We've been having such mild weather we've only skated on the pond once this year. It was early January and we were lucky enough to have a visit from Uncle Seth and Auntie Tera who were lots of fun on the ice. Other times we've walked down to the pond only to find it wet and dangerous.
We went to Ottawa for a wedding show and a visit with more family. We figure since we can't go somewhere warm we might as well enjoy the cold. On the way to Ottawa we went to this beautiful studio called Radiance of the Ordinary where I bought the most beautiful hand made broom. Of course the kids wanted matching little brooms too but we told them they'd have to save up their allowance. I really felt like a mean witch but it was my Christmas present from my honey man.
