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thinned…

17 Friday Jul 2020

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I found some datura seeds that had been sitting around in the house and planted them in a couple of pots in the front flower bed a while ago…

they have produced some beautiful mauve flowers… I should have thinned them out but just couldn’t do it, lol… so the flowers are small… they open in the morning and only last for the day…

a friend brought me some of the ones she had planted and thinned out… I planted a single one in four different pots… they are now blooming… these ones bloom in the evening and are a bright white…

really enjoying the view out the window each day;-)…

seedlings…

20 Wednesday May 2020

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so excited this morning to discover these two little seedlings… they are morning glories…

once I’ve put out the cushions for the furniture, I walk around and check all of the pots that I have planted…

I’d been worried that the morning glories weren’t going to come up… at the same time I also planted some datura in pots in the front yard and they haven’t come through yet… but now I am hopeful that they still might…

we’ve grown both morning glories and daturas for many years… I am looking forward to seeing some this year, particularly as the garden may be the only place I travel to, lol…

most of the dahlias and tomatoes are doing nicely… it looks like a couple of the dahlias aren’t going to make it…

waiting for plants from Shelmerdine to arrive and make their way into the ground… they were a birthday gift from the kids in Ottawa…

I enjoy planting pots and planters but hope to have the items that are going into the ground planted by Hilda the Gardener;-)…

stalled…

28 Tuesday Apr 2020

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big girl pants, blessed, cookbook, datura, friends, grandson, groceries, moments, nature, research, stalled, Technology, widow

the day went by very quickly…

set an alarm to be sure I was up for the 8-2 window for my Save-On-Foods delivery… they arrived around 9:30, and nearly everything turned up, including toilet paper…

after the groceries arrived, all the datura pots made their way outside for the day once the temperature hit 10 degrees Celsius… this is good weight training for me…

from there I worked on updating my cookbook…got quite a few pages done, which made me happy as it had kind of stalled…

a phone call and time online trying out and searching to find a particular resource… no luck so far, but I am not giving up, lol…

FaceTimed with my oldest grandson and a few PVRed shows finished the day;-)…

budding…

09 Monday Jul 2018

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had a lovely time in the garden this morning…

instead of walking on the treadmill I watered all the pots and planters one by one with a bucket… I find this very helpful because it ensures that each one gets the correct amount of water…

the daturas are looking stunning… seems like I couldn’t get enough pictures of them this morning… lots of buds and opening flowers…

the mandevilla continues to tease me by slowly getting closer to opening every day…

and the big excitement was the hibiscus beginning to open… took the open shot when I arrived home after work… it is so much happier in this space, just about four feet from where it was… amazing what finding just the right spot can do for the plant’s happiness;-)…

watered…

26 Tuesday Jun 2018

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big girl pants, blessed, datura, flowers, garden, milk, moments, plants, pond, sound, watered, waterfall, widow

this morning I watered the baskets in the front flower bed by hand…

I could have used the hose but decided to use a jug and walk back and forth from the kitchen sink…

purpose was twofold… be sure each planter got enough water… and get some steps in…

then I watered a few plants on the deck, adding some leftover milk, which, according to the internet, provides additional nutrients and means I don’t have to toss out the sour milk…

once that was done, I spent about fifteen minutes in the garden enjoying the peace and soaking up the sound of the waterfall…

the datura looked lovely as I sat in the lounger… a special moment…

stepped…

13 Sunday May 2018

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big girl pants, breakfast, cushion, datura, daughter, family, fiddle diddle, hot tub, Mother's Day, photos, plants, restaurant, stepped, treat, widow

had a lovely Mother’s Day…

was up early, as usual, lol, and went out to have a hot tub… spent a little while sorting out how to get a shot of me in the tub… it has been nine years since I stepped into this hot tub for the first time, on Mother’s Day in 2009… what fun to figure out how to get the shot…

met up with my daughter and family for breakfast out… usually we would have supper at home, but the younger boys have soccer practice at 6… there was a long line as we waited but the salmon benedict I ordered was delicious… it has a spinach sauce and is served on a scone, yum…

at the end of the meal she and I received a chocolate treat… when I ate it a little while ago it reminded me of a fiddle diddle cookie my friend Lisa makes… delicious…

had a text and call from my older daughter while I was waiting to be picked up after breakfast…

then my son-in-law took us moms to a number of plant stores where we wandered around and picked up a few goodies…

I was particularly happy to find a purple datura and a pretty dahlia… my plan is to leave the plants on the dining room table for a few weeks rather than put them out and bring them in, depending on the weather…

besides the plants, I got a pretty outdoor cushion, a blue-y purple pot, and purple morning glory seeds…

had planned to make roast chicken with stuffing for my dinner, but after all that running around, decided that ordering in would be a nice treat, lol…

and it was;-)…

appreciation…

14 Thursday Jul 2016

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appreciation, big girl pants, breakfast, colleagues, datura, DISC, hibiscus, patio, pond, raindrops, staff, The Met, Thermea, widow

on my way out of the house this morning I dug out my camera to take some pictures of the flowers that were blooming…

one of the hibiscus flowers was just opening…

the raindrops are so pretty on the blossoms… and there have been lots of raindrops recently…

the datura is very happy in its pot… one day the pot might make it to the front yard, lol…

today was Staff Appreciation Day… we came in a bit later than usual and were treated to a lovely breakfast…

then we had a great workshop on DISC, a personal assessment tool…

DiSC® is the leading personal assessment   tool used by over 1 million people every year to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication.

great to get more insight into how we can work more effectively as a team and learn a bit more about one another…

before heading out for lunch everyone got to choose a parcel and this is the one I chose…

the only one with a gift certificate to Thermea, woo hoo… I’ve been thinking about going for the last while, and now I will…

then we went to The MET for lunch on the patio, followed by the afternoon off…

returned home, turned the pump back on in the pond, and came into the house for a lovely nap…

feeling very nicely appreciated…

angels…

11 Monday Jul 2016

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had another wonderful evening with my ReImagining friends… some of us have been gathering since 1993 even before we attended the first conference in Minneapolis… these women are some of the angels in my life…

after a lovely dinner, we gathered in a circle with this in the centre…

we caught up on one another’s lives and had a conversation about love, and forgiveness… a safe place to share our deepest thoughts and challenge our beliefs…

as I left our gathering this gorgeous rose called to me, so I stopped to get a picture…

the sky was getting a bit ominous as I waited at a light, but thankfully it never amounted to anything… 

was happy that I arrived home just before darkness took over the sky… well timed and made for a nice drive…

this angel’s trumpet stood out as I walked into the garden from the garage… white flowers are so bright as dusk settles over the garden…

and right at the door this hibiscus flower welcomed me home…

great rejuvenating time…

treasures…

27 Monday Jun 2016

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big girl pants, datura, garden, goldfinch, hot tub, mosquitoes, orchid, pond, treasure

started the day with this beautiful orchid…


so lovely and perfect… a friend says it looks artificial…

on my way out to the car, got this great picture of the datura, which is opening up more every day…


this morning at work a colleague brought me this adorable purple African violet… what a wonderful way to start the week…


tonight a couple of my BS friends came over and we spent time in the hot tub… it was delightful…

while we visited, the goldfinch and his partner came and ate at the feeder right where we could watch… when he first arrived, he sang a song to his lady to come over…

a wonderful moment in time to treasure…

ended the evening sitting by the pond as the lights began to come on, writing my blog post…


didn’t make it till the post was finished because the mosquitoes chased me into the house…

leaves…

09 Friday Oct 2015

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, datura, garden, greenhouses, leaves, thankful, voted

spent a fair bit of time outdoors today…

had some folks over to pick up an old treadmill from the basement, and mow and whippersnip the grass… they did a great job…

when they were done, I walked over to the community club and voted before taking a walk to, and around, the Gardens at the Park…

  
leaves were everywhere as I walked and the paths in the Park were covered as well…

  
the gardeners have been busy in both the Gardens… they were moving some of the large daturas to the greenhouses…

   
most of the beds have been emptied and tidied up for the winter…

 
spent time sitting and admiring some of the colourful leaves…

   
 
this one landed right on my leg…

  
made me face the fact that I need to spend some time tidying up in my garden, lol…

  
been thinking a lot about all the things that I am thankful for and certainly one of them is this beautiful park…

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