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LIZ HEATHER

July 20, 2024

Summer Saturdays Vol. 5

by Liz Heather in Summer Saturdays


BAKING

Made a batch of oven cooked bacon to add to the tomato toast for the week.

COOKING

Officially time to make the world’s greatest panzanella salad.

CRAVING

With all the rain from last week, the kids and I made paper sailboats but the winds were too strong so we decided to wait to sail them. Now we need another, lighter storm so I can finally sail them.

Paper sailboats

DRINKING

Got a cider flight with my niece Tianna at Spirit Tree Estate Cidery in Caledon and that place is the absolute best. Their seasonal soup is almost the main reason to go.

Cider flight in Caledon, ON

EATING

My dear friend Marla brought me plums she grew and they are heavenly. Summer produce solves all.

EXPERIENCING

Went to Activate again and I love that place, especially the hoops room. Maybe I should buy a basketball?

Activate in Mississauga, ON

LISTENING

Swim playlist!

LOVING

Heirloom tomato season IS HERE. Right now I can only find them at Whole Foods, but I’ll take it.

Heirloom tomato

SHOPPING

My jaw will forever drop at specialty butters. Fact.

Butter with maple syrup

WATCHING

I made the kids watch all of the Naked Gun movies and they were a massive hit.

WEARING

Summer outfits >>

Oh yeah!

Last week’s Summer Saturdays Vol. 4 can be found over here and I’m keeping a summer highlights section over here.

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October 6, 2014

Downey's Farm in Caledon, Ontario

by Liz Heather in Events, Food, Personal


The pumpkin patch

The pumpkin patch

I've been going to this farm for twenty years and I doubt I'll ever stop. 

Tianna & Layla

In recent years, they've added on a lot of things so there's an admission of $14 per person on weekends and $7 per person on weekdays, which isn't that crazy considering the farm's closed most of the colder months. 

Yes, there are goats, too.

And there's an area where you can build your own scarecrow. And I don't know what kind of hay they use here, but I built one with my dad about fifteen years ago, so let's just say that it definitely holds up over time.

Layla, after going to the face painting area.

But the main reason to go here? These pumpkin donuts.

Pumpkin donut, dammit.

Even thought 100% of the people who I let have a bite of this said, "This doesn't taste like pumpkin" - I still maintain that it DOES. Also, it's one of the best donuts I've had. Maybe 'cause they make it at the farm? Maybe all the sugar on it? I don't know, I'm not a scientist. EAT THIS DONUT! They're seventy-five bloody cents, so I recommend getting a dozen.

This is the only place to be come October. Take your family!

Gary & Camden

You can find more details here.

TAGS: Pumpkinfest, pumpkins, Halloween, October, family, Gary Heather, Camden Heather, Layla Heather, Tianna Heather, Liz Heather, Downey's, Downey's Farm, donut, pumpkin donut, face painting, goats, corn maze, Caledon, Caledon Ontario, Ontario