McIntosh…

25 Friday Oct 2024

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a few weeks ago one of my McIntosh mugs was broken as we met in the garden for our weekly gathering… I’m sure it had nothing to do with the table I had put on a slant, lol…

we really enjoyed the opportunity to be outside, as nice warm days are getting few and far between…

after much searching online, I ordered a chickadee mug in my favourite shape…

it arrived today and I was pleased to see that it will look nice when I hold it…

most mugs only have the design visible for right handed people…

fight…

24 Thursday Oct 2024

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have had some fun the last few days as I’ve been watching a couple of grey squirrels snacking under the bird feeders…

sometimes they are friendly and other times they fight over the best sunflower seeds, lol…

turns…

23 Wednesday Oct 2024

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spent a few hours in the garden on Sunday working towards getting it put to bed for the winter…

pots went into the shed, the sail was removed, umbrellas came down and were put away, chairs and tables were gathered together in preparation for being covered before the weather turns…

rain barrels were emptied and will be flipped over shortly… just a bit left to do;-)…

and then we are on to the pond🤪…

focaccia…

22 Tuesday Oct 2024

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our most recent visit to Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar at The Leaf was great…

we had a bit of a giggle because we were seated exactly where we were the last time we were there, lol…

it is a nice spot as you can people watch as everyone is entering and leaving The Leaf…

I had mussels, which were tasty… we shared some focaccia bread, and my grandson had the beef short rib ragu…

always a treat ;-)…

wondered…

21 Monday Oct 2024

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yesterday, I gathered up most of the bird feeders, filled them with the last of the birdseed, and hung them onto the front pole…

wondered how long it will take the birds to find it here and hoping the deer won’t be coming by;-)…

well, by this morning, the chickadees, nuthatches, and sparrows had found it…

was excited to see that I caught two of the nuthatches snacking at the same time…

thrived…

20 Sunday Oct 2024

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another delightful visit to The Leaf…

we arrived around 4:30 pm Thursday and the biomes were nearly empty of people… which was wonderful for us;-)…

it really is astonishing how the plants have thrived since the opening in December 2022…

the Tropical biome is lush with greenery and it was fun to notice changes since I was last there…

then we moved into the Mediterranean biome… for the first time ever, it was very cool…

the Yasuragi display is lovely… we spent quite a bit of time studying the bonsai and noting how old many of them were…

what an amazing art-form…

can’t wait to go back and enjoy this beautiful space…

inhabitants…

19 Saturday Oct 2024

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today the three fish in the bathtub pond moved into their winter condo… one of the rocks that had been in that pond was also brought in to provide a tunnel for the fish…

the tanks have been filled and running since September 30th, although the biggest one has a lot of algae in it so these fish will be testing whether it is ready for inhabitants…

we will likely wait another week or so before moving the rest of the school…

so far, they appear happy;-)…

wired…

18 Friday Oct 2024

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today we removed the wired Geeni motion sensing light/camera on the garage that no longer works since we changed to Shaw, sigh… this one, as well as two cameras inside the house, stopped working, but the one in the garden is still working perfectly…