13 Monday Oct 2025
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I was a bit shocked when looking at the photographs that I’d taken this morning…
I had taken a few nice pictures of one of the fancy begonias that had come in from outside, which had surprised me with a lovely flower…
and when looking at the picture of the flower, I discovered a spider, yikes…
wonder if it is still there😱…
27 Friday Jan 2023
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enjoyed the Mediterranean biome… as soon as I enter I am reminded of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights… I think it is all the Tyndall stone, the spiral walkway, and the industrial looking steel…
the living wall is huge and amazing…
and the spiral begonia was so pretty…
the amaryllis are stunning…
it is lovely to have such a beautiful space to visit during the winter months…
16 Thursday Sep 2021
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yesterday I went around the garden and gathered all of the open dahlias and one of the begonia flowers…
made a lovely little bouquet…
I am happy to see that the begonia has stayed fresh looking…
on this rainy day I have enjoyed these flowers…
they look great on the new coffee table;-)…
06 Thursday Oct 2016
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beauty…
I love flowers and during the winter months I try to keep some around me because they keep me happy…
been enjoying some lovely blooms on the plants that came in from the garden…
the hyacinth is still flowering although its leaves are falling off… this is often the pattern when they come in from outside…
the gardenias are starting to open and perfume the air… it might just be happier inside the house…
this morning as I was leaving the house I got this picture of the begonias in the planter…
cool to see how some plants just keep on blooming while leaves are falling off everything else around them…
last few bits of summer… such a treat…
27 Tuesday Sep 2016
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so excited this morning to take a few pictures of the gardenia blossoms…
there are eight or nine buds and I can hardly wait for them to open…
autumn is coming on strong… as I was driving home tonight I stopped on a side street and got a picture of the trees…
the colours are changing daily, maybe even hourly…
and even in the cooler weather there are plants blooming like crazy…
this planter is filled with neverending begonia blooms, and some lobelia…
took a few minutes to savour the beauty of the freshly purpled door… it is beautiful…
today marks four years since my return to work following my cancer/hernia surgery… I had been off for ten weeks…
I am so blessed… in so many ways…
31 Wednesday Aug 2016
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yesterday I took a few photos before I turned off the pump in the pond…
the waterfall is not flowing very well and I am going to be away for a few days, so I turned it off… I don’t want the pump to burn out if too much fluid evaporates…
this begonia has just been growing like crazy… apparently it has enjoyed the rain and heat…
first thing tomorrow I will water everything before I leave…
wonder how the garden will look when I get home…
22 Tuesday Jul 2014
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spent a little time wandering in the garden tonight…
the hibiscus was quite lovely…
still waiting to see if the baby’s breath is going to smell – like urine…
can’t decide about the pink flowers… but I do have a friend who will take them if they don’t make the cut…
the basket with the begonias in it continues to look amazing…
I turned the waterfall off as it was barely going… waiting to hear from the pond people about what I should be doing…
might have my son-in-law come and dig the pump out of the rocks and see if it is obstructed… don’t think our cheap sump pump ever got plugged up, lol…
going to get up early tomorrow and water everything before heading to work…
07 Monday Oct 2013
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after work I headed over to a friend’s for our group that meets more or less monthly… we’ve been meeting since 1998 on a fairly regular basis… we take turns hosting the gathering, providing the food and preparing the program… usually we meet from about five to nine or ten… we had a lovely home-made dinner with chicken and tomatoes, with rice and crescent rolls, followed by a delectable carrot cake made with a healthy flour that tastes just like white flour… sadly I like white flour…
tonight I only stayed for dinner and the check-in portion… our Monday night BS group was going to have everyone in physical attendance so I decided to come home to be part of that group…
we meet at my house at eight for a couple of hours… our friend who is currently living and working out of Saskatchewan was planning to be in town…
in the end she called and we had a short conversation over the phone as things are a bit crazy in her life just now…
it is always wonderful to gather with all of these women… there is deep wisdom and love in both groups, and as we have known each other for so many years, there is always safety which allows us to say whatever needs to be said…
begonia rooting in the kitchen this morning…
not many places you can find that sense of trust… I always feel blessed after spending time with these unique women…
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