Welcome to A Victorian Year in Ontario

Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen, the year is 1865, Her Majesty Queen Victoria has reigned since 1837 and we are in the midst of a prosperous era. The purpose of this blog is to record the daily round of chores, tasks, trials and triumphs of our household in rural Upper Canada (now known as Ontario). We have embarked on an experiment to live a year as close to the way it was done in 1865 as we possibly can. We will post our remarks and await your comments, suggestions and critiques. So join us as we travel back in time.

Friday, May 20, 2011

The Sun

Hi. There seems to be a large bright object in a strangely blue coloured sky. If I remember correctly, this blue colour means no rain and the large bright object is a celestial orb called the ... dare I say it ... the sun!

I jest of course, but it remains a pure joy to see the sun and feel the heat.  We have planted more stuff in the ground, to whit: garlic and onions. This means we have planted onions (3 varieties), garlic, potatoes, radishes, spinach, zuccinni, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, brussel sprouts, cucumbers, green beans, a variety of squash, lettuce, beets, pumpkins. We also have apple, plum, cherry and pear trees,  a variety of grapes, sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, oregano, chives, garlic chives, dill, rasberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, currents.

Last night we had fresh spinach for supper. Yummmmmmm!!!

We hope for a bountiful harvest.

2 comments:

  1. Will you be keeping us up to date on your meals as well, since what would be available to a Victorian farmer or rural resident will be much different to folks who live in 21st century urban settings?
    v/m/b

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  2. Hiya Vandy
    Margaret here. We will try to keep you up to date on what our meals are ...Winter is going to be much more interesting because spring and summer we will be eating mostly out of the gardens. But thanks for reminding us ..we often forget to mention what might be interesting to others so keep the questions coming ..

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