Under Sydenham Skies

Name: Under Sydenham Skies
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ISBN: 9781550416152

ISBN-10: 1550416154

ISBN-13: 9781550416152

Edition: 2001

Authors: Cornelia J. Baines

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In December, 1970, Andrew and Cornelia Baines bought an old stonefarmhouse situated on 150 acres in the Queen's Valley outside Owen Sound. They named itHougues Magues - Margaret's stony ground. And at Hougues Magues, the Baines familydiscovered the magic and the rhythms of the country. Under Sydenham Skies is the story of Hougues Magues - of thefamily who built it and their neighbours. It is the story of an historic old houselovingly restored, and of the gardens and the land around it. It is a loving chronicle ofBognor and Sydenham, and the stony ground found north of Toronto in the region of GeorgianBay. Cornelia Baines recreates the history of her farm - its streams, fields,trees, and…

Book details

List price: $4.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Trifolium Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Cornelia J Baines is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.



Recipes


Photographs and Illustrations


Preface


In the Beginning



Serendipity



The First Year



First Neighbours


The Past



How the Land Began



Lives Lived


Rituals



Town Rituals



Spring Rituals



Summer Rituals



Autumn Rituals



Winter Rituals


Contrasts



Practising Frugality



Nature's Bounty


What We Did



One Step at a Time



Farming 101



How Did Our Garden Grow?



Gilding the Lily



Parties to Remember



Reflections


Ode to Sydenham


Regional Distractions


Acknowledgements


Sources