Village…

26 Monday Jun 2023

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Sunday morning we made sure to be up in good time to get to the Village Green Bakery at Victoria Beach…

they have the most delicious bread and yummy cookies…

you don’t want to be late or the good stuff might all be gone;-)…

we picked up a loaf of bread, a smile cookie, a coconut and oatmeal cookie, a double chocolate cookie, and two sausage rolls…

we sat in a lovely park and had a snack of some of the goodies and then checked out their beach…

home for a sandwich and then some reading and napping… couldn’t wait to take a picture of the whole loaf, lol…

cliff…

25 Sunday Jun 2023

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spent a good portion of my day on the cliff deck… it was sunny…

in the morning, it was a little breezy, but by the afternoon, it was very windy…

watching the whitecaps and waves pounding the shore reminds one of the huge power of nature…

cottage…

24 Saturday Jun 2023

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the cottage we are staying at is very nice… it is right on the water and there are lots of windows…

the main section has air conditioning, which is not something I would usually want, but temperatures are expected to soar this week, so it may be just what we need…

there is a screened-in section with comfy sofas and a table for dining or playing games…

then there is a deck which leads down to a grassy area, and a deck on the edge of the cliff, as well as one on the shore…

so far we’ve managed to sit on every deck, lol… well, except the one facing the road;-)…

waffles…

23 Friday Jun 2023

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came by a waffle maker not long ago and we decided to bring it with us to the lake and try making some…

this particular one had no instructions, so we went on YouTube to figure out the process…

not sure why, but I’ve never had, or made, homemade waffles, so it was a fun learning experience… a friend sent me their favourite recipe, which I printed off before leaving home… what I didn’t do was actually read the recipe, lol… so, we went to the store here to pick up a few of the necessary ingredients, like regular milk and baking powder, but we couldn’t find cake flour, so made do with plain…

it was fun searching the kitchen to find the items we needed for the process…

once everything was gathered, it didn’t take long to produce some rather tasty waffles.. we had fresh strawberries and also picked up whipping cream…

delicious and fun, although it does take a while to make them, lol…

a great experiment, and maybe supper will be chicken and waffles…

already thinking about other things that it might make;-)…

solstice…

21 Wednesday Jun 2023

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on this Summer Solstice, the day began just after 5:30 am… watched a fisher, and many, many pelicans, bringing in their nets as the sky lightened…

then celebrated the Solstice with water, rocks, fire, and a few thoughts on this auspicious day…

went for a walk in the heat of the day and found a few beach options…

ended the day watching a gorgeous sunset;-)…

I am blessed to be able to spend this day with this delightful young woman…

beefsteak…

19 Monday Jun 2023

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I am so pleased with how the garden is coming along, even with this rather changeable weather…

there are teeny little cucumbers starting to grow… at least one butternut squash has started, and there is a lovely beefsteak tomato…

the beautiful strawberry got eaten… and not by a human;-(… not sure if it was a bird or a squirrel, but I’m leaning towards squirrel, lol…

dressed…

18 Sunday Jun 2023

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spent a beautiful, quiet day in the garden…

I always start with putting all the cushions out so that the space feels dressed…

I watched baby house sparrows, at the pond for drinks, flutter as they learn to use their wings… one tried to have a dust bath on the table, lol…

a few nearly flew into me…

the fish are enjoying the shade of the water lily leaves and spent lots of time out and about the pond…

and the two water lily flowers opened slowly and looked so pretty…

yesterday I spotted another bud and this morning I found a fourth one…

heard the drums at the park as the marathoners went through and thought of my dad and my beloved…

it was a lovely day;-)…

grown…

17 Saturday Jun 2023

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Tuesday and Wednesday we spent hours at The Leaf in Assiniboine Park…

things have grown and been added since I was last there…

there was mist rising from the ground and there are now three cacao trees…

it was very exciting to see them in flower and with pods on one…

Tuesday we were there in the morning and came across some school classes and quite a few other visitors… we had a delicious lunch at Gather and went back into the biomes for a last look before heading home…

on Wednesday we went in the evening… I had hoped the lights would be on but they weren’t until after we left, lol… there were few others in the space and ample opportunities to sit quietly and reflect on the beauty of nature…

thanks to a very knowledgeable volunteer, we found the sugar cane and the dinosaur trees…

we did enjoy dessert at Gather before a quick walk through the Diversity Gardens… one treat was sitting by a fire in the Indigenous Peoples Garden…

looking forward to another visit in a few weeks… cheers;-)…