acclimatized…

15 Friday Oct 2021

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recently brought in two of my plants which had been on the deck for the last while…

the hibiscus spent the entire summer on the deck and when it came in it sat just inside the door as it acclimatized to the temperature and hopefully dropped any bugs… it took up a fair bit of room, lol… it was moved yesterday to the corner of the dining room and today has a bloom;-)…

the mandevilla had lived right in the garden and only recently started blooming… it was covered with a plastic bag and sat in the bathtub to suffocate any non-invited guests before moving into the dining room this morning…

it will stay there for a little while, but this may not be its final resting place…

we will see…

WearEver…

14 Thursday Oct 2021

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cooked a very large turkey for our Thanksgiving supper… worked out well, as it meant there were lots of leftovers to have… the kids even brought containers to put them into, lol…

I roasted the turkey in my parents’ WearEver roaster which hasn’t been used for many years as we haven’t had a large bird…

it brought back many wonderful memories of meals with my family…

after dinner I started soup in the roaster because there were so many bones, lol…

finished it up with vegetables, barley, and more turkey… got the soup into containers and they are in the fridge ready for the kids to pick up… they enjoy homemade soup;-)…

since then I’ve had many meals from that dinner, including turkey and dumplings with my mom’s dumpling recipe;-)…

firepit…

13 Wednesday Oct 2021

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brought the firepit onto the deck and have used it a couple of times already…

on Monday we sat around it before and after our dinner… even the dog enjoyed it…

Tuesday, my regular group sat around it in the afternoon as we met on the deck… we also had blankets if required as the temperature was around plus 10 Celsius… but it warmed us up a little and made us feel cozy… I enjoyed it as I awaited their arrival…

I’ve left it on the deck and think I might use it more there… will see how it goes when the rain stops, lol…

terrine…

12 Tuesday Oct 2021

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decided to make a vegetable terrine for our dinner…

I thought I had the recipe in my cookbook, but not so much…

it had come from an old Company’s Coming cookbook… I am sure I photographed the recipe before giving the cookbooks away… unfortunately, I didn’t mark them as recipes and had no idea when I gave them away, lol…

I had looked online at various recipes, but none of them were even close…

I checked the computer, contacted my sister-in-law and even called the Company’s Coming company…

the person on the other end of the phone was very helpful… I was wanting to know which book the recipe was in so that I could order it online… once she knew what I was looking for she hung up and started searching… she called back within a few hours to let me know which book it was in, but that the book was no longer sold, and that the recipe wasn’t in any of the new books…

finally my sister-in-law sent me a text with a photo of a handwritten copy of the recipe…

yay, made it and enjoyed it with dinner… lots of memories…

transplanted…

11 Monday Oct 2021

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Hilda the Gardener came by this afternoon and cleaned up the garden… there were still flowers blooming, so I was happy that she was dumping them and I didn’t have to, lol…

she emptied all of the planters and transplanted the two butterfly bushes… the plan is to try and overwinter them in the basement… we will see if they make it…

the only plants left are the dahlias which I will remove when they die back…

it looks rather naked in the garden… and the pots in the front yard are empty now… will have to decide what to put in the one on the steps for the winter…

the mandevilla and hibiscus are still on the deck but they will likely come in tomorrow…

I’m going to cover each of them with a garbage bag and leave them for a few days… hope that deals with any bugs, lol…

broadcasting…

10 Sunday Oct 2021

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I’ve been feeling a bit bad for the birds since I took down the bird feeder and haven’t added any seeds to the one that is still hanging, in an effort to dissuade the raccoons from coming into the garden…

so, for the last few days I’ve been broadcasting seeds in the grass and on the decks…

I think the birds are liking it as they can all get something to eat and no lineups are required…

been enjoying the Harris Sparrows, the White-Throated Sparrows, and the Juncos…

and the bonus is that I am able to stand at the patio door and watch them…

seam…

09 Saturday Oct 2021

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I bought the softest pair of pants a while ago… I got them particularly because they have pockets which makes working in the garden much easier…

unfortunately, they are a little big and I was worried that putting my phone in the pocket might pull them down…

I dug out a needle and thread and sewed along the seam on both sides…

came out great, just tight enough so there are no worries about falling down, lol…

way to go me;-)…

chemicals…

08 Friday Oct 2021

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spent time topping up the hot tub and adding chemicals in 20 minute increments… it is always a bit of a process…

now it is ready for some lovely soaks;-)…

Diversity…

07 Thursday Oct 2021

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finally made it to The Leaf – Diversity Gardens…

what a special place… it is already stunning and I can’t imagine how great it will be as everything grows into the space…

I was so happy to see that a portion of the allée is still there… for years I would walk around it to get my steps in and I thought it had been removed… the trees are just beautiful…

after we crossed it, we moved into the various gardens… they were all distinctly different…

the Indigenous People’s Garden is an enclosed circle of amazing artwork depicting spring to winter, with a fire pit in the centre and seating for numbers of people… I could envision sitting in this quiet space and meditating…