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25 Monday Oct 2021

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spent time outside in the garden digging up some of the dahlia tubers…

although it was sunny, it was cool and it got windier as I worked… my fingers were cold inside my work gloves and I had a cup of tea to warm them up when I got in, lol…

I only ended up bringing in the tubers from two of them… one is still out there but I will finish digging it out in a few days…

these are the tubers from my favourite Eveline… there are quite a few pieces and it took a lot of work to get them out of the planter…

once they dry out I will take off the rest of the soil around them… then I will put them into paper bags in a dark and cool part of the basement…

Eveline at the end of August.

there were two of these in one pot and they bloomed a lot and made me very happy… I hope that there will be more next summer…

and this clump came out in one piece… it is the Robann Regal and also had multiple blooms… I am hopeful that they will be viable in the spring…

the flowers were a bit smaller than I expected but the plant produced many blooms…

Robann Regal in early September.

looking forward to bringing in the Mick’s Peppermint, which also bloomed beautifully…

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…

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;-)…

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…

the Kitchen Garden was filled with fruit trees and the most amazing sunflower plants, as well as herbs, flowers and vegetables…

again, nice benches with morning glories growing behind them for sitting…

the Performance Garden is set up as an amphitheatre and reminded me of wonderful times when we camped and attended numerous events at such locations…

part of the Sensory Garden were these great steps up and down some hills… great fun, although going up was better than coming down, lol…

enjoyed all of the critters in the Gardens… I think the butterflies were my favourite…

it was windy and all the grasses were rippling… lovely…

although there are a few ways to enter the gardens, I was very enamoured with this one…

the Water section had the coolest spheres…

all in all, a great place for a contemplative walk or a walking tour with a friend…

looking forward to my next visit…

reminisce…

05 Tuesday Oct 2021

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well, I must say I am tired… but what a delightful day it has been…

got up early and set about preparing for the day… moved 14 bags of mulch, a wheelbarrow and compost can, used the leaf blower to clean the garage floor, set up a table with a tablecloth in case it was too windy to sit outside, put out cushions and rearranged lawn furniture, prepped some fruit and whipped cream… cleaned leaves out of the pond, set out dishes, made coffee and sun tea, wrapped a gift and wrote two cards…

sat and read in the garden for half an hour and then welcomed four of the most wonderful women into the space…

visited, ate some delicious food from Feast Bistro, enjoyed the nature around us, laughed, shared stories and celebrated one another with some delicious options…

nearly lost one umbrella to the gusts of wind, but the weather was quite amazing for early October…

when they left, I finished tidying up and got ready for dinner with another wonderful woman…

when she arrived we had fish and chips (which I love), more stories and laughter… what a great visit…

it is dark now and I just finished a bowl of strawberry shortcake with whipped cream as I sit on the deck (quite comfortable in shorts and a sleeveless shirt) and reminisce about all the great parts of the day…

hope you had a good day as well…

access…

01 Friday Oct 2021

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yesterday, a handyperson came over and was able to get access to an electrical outlet…

he had to cut a hole in the back of a dresser and make an opening so that we are able to plug things in…

I was very happy that this happened as we have a plan in the works for this area…

then he was able to re-level the front door and add weatherstripping which will keep out the cold and block access to any bugs who might want to enter the house…

for the last few days the ladybugs have been trying to get in through that little opening… hahaha, not anymore;-)…