A week ago I would have guessed that the Walloons were characters in a Dr. Seuss story. I would have been so wrong. They are, in fact, French-speaking Belgians. The only reason I know that is because this week they have shown that they have the power to block a trade deal between the European […]
The cucumber I recently bought at my local Edmonton Safeway comes from Holland. I was amazed to realize this. Lots of my “fresh” produce comes from the USA and Mexico, and sometimes from various other South American countries, but Holland? That is new to me. And, it doesn’t make sense. How can cucumber travel all […]
Snowbird of Paradise 