Our Year

Across

2. What small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn, did Rebecca make for some of her friends and family on March 1?
6. What ship was Rebecca obsessed with in March 2021 (vesselfinder.com anyone?)
8. What appliance that we ordered has been stuck in the supply chain for over 5 months?
10. On what did Rebecca carve Baba Yaga's house and Asher carve Totoro?
12. What podcast has Becca been involved in making?
14. Having grown callaloo this year, what country inspired our callaloo and macaroni pie feast with friends?
16. What does Becca drink every morning and evening?
17. What did Rebecca do on Sept 20th after a quick walk across the river on her coffee break from her home office?
18. What cucurbit did we start in February and grew up to the top of the garage and will now scrub our hands?
24. What instigates most grocery trips?
25. Where did we spend Thanksgiving this year?
27. Which street near us had a Halloween parade?
28. What five- coloured, snackable crop did we grow in our side garden this year?
31. How many Barred Rock chickens currently live at 27 Stull?
32. From what country did the recipes for Becca's 39th birthday dinner originate (thanks to recipes from Chicho Jon and others)?
33. Who sleeps in the sink?
35. What type of fruit is Schallenberg's Favourite (it's a favourite of ours too and we grow it each year)?
36. What was the sporting event at which we ate treats from the countries that were participating during each match (not to be confused with the Copa America for which we had a delicious South American bbq)?
37. Ethan, Asher, and Rebecca made approx. 15 litres of what type of jam?
40. Where did Rebecca work for nearly a decade and will no longer work in 2022 (abbr.)?
41. What crop did we plant with Jude and Jonathan (Asher's parents) in the fall?
42. What delicious Easter treat did Hannah bake and then mail to Rebecca (3 words)?

Down

1. After missing out on at least four Eats and Beats due to pandemic restrictions, this fall we hosted an outside gathering called Eats and ____?
3. We grew an upland variety of this crop in 2021 (no paddy needed!)
4. What book by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson has Rebecca read/listened to three times in 2021?
5. What type of 40th anniversary did we celebrate with a trip to Gilly's Fish and Chips with George and Eve (Rebecca's parents)?
7. Becca grew three varieties of this Mexican herb (one from Ontario, one from Nova Scotia, and one direct from Oaxaxa!)
9. Honduras elected it's first _____ President (and Rebecca is curious how this will play out!)
11. What crop, that we grew this year, does Rebecca call "the corn of my people"?
13. We made this traditional German bread at Christmas.
15. With colourful tissue paper on a window, we participated in a community __ calendar.
16. What name was given to our patio which acted as our outdoor livingroom this year (two words)?
19. Asher and his friend Andy have been playing a version of this game for a whole year nearly every Sunday (either online or together depending on restrictions)
20. Rebecca grew some very rare beans with ____ of Diversity as part of their Save One Rare Variety Challenge.
21. What type of Bulgarian seed did Rebecca receive from family in Switzerland (pŭpesh anyone?)?
22. What did we search for at Guelph Lake (AmGf, BaOr, RWBk, MoDo)?
23. What board game did we often play over video call with those who also had the physical game pieces?
26. What amazingly knobbly root veg did Ben grow in his garden this year and we ate with our Thanksgiving turkey?
29. After seeing what was growing up our telephone pole, what recipe from his Nonna did our neighbour Paul share with us (two words)?
30. What boulevard flower was a sleeping place for bees?
33. Name of creature who likes to join video calls at 27 Stull
34. What did we help Hannah do by filling our car with plants and paintings?
38. Which street near us had a Street Party?
39. Especially on Saturday mornings, we love listening to _____