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rooting…

20 Friday May 2022

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spent a delightful hour with Hilda the Gardener a few days ago…

we discussed our plans about what will go where in the garden as well as some options for variety this year… even just talking about how the garden might look is energizing…

she brought me shoots from her spider plant which I have now put in water and set on the rooting ledge, lol…

and we set a date to go plant shopping together… not sure if this is a good thing or a very bad thing🤪… her vehicle has lots of room in it…

so much fun…

connectors…

18 Wednesday May 2022

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spent time in the garden on Monday, even though the temperature was cool…

found the trellis pieces and the connectors for my planters and put them up… was worried for a few minutes because those connectors did seem to be hiding… my neighbour was out and helped me fasten them to the chain link fence so they won’t blow over…

added a bit more soil to each of the nine pots and then planted three of them with peas… apparently they like the cold to get started…

brought out the purchases from last week so they could get a bit of sun and set an alarm to remind me to put them back into the garage before bed…

and then yesterday I found popsicle sticks and made tags so that I can remember what got planted where, lol…

still have to get out there and pop them in…

self-talk…

16 Monday May 2022

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I walked to the Park today… first time in I don’t know how long… at least a year, and maybe longer than that…

took a bit of self-talk to get out the door… I am certainly feeling braver on the whole with being around other people, but I haven’t walked any distance for a long time…

so happy that I did it… the streets were clear of water… thank goodness… and there were very few people on the sidewalks and paths…

walking through the forest in the Park always brings me joy… and they have new signs with wonderful quotes along the way…

the trail has been renamed Story Trail and is part of the Indigenous Youth Storytelling Program… what a great idea… the trail has obviously been cleaned up and there was even a hut made with fallen branches… I am hoping that it might be covered with leaves as the summer progresses…

going through the English and Leo Mol Gardens was a bit disappointing, although really, considering the weather, what was I expecting, lol… the gardeners were everywhere raking and cleaning up the spaces, but there were very few blooming things… I saw one tree, a few daffodils and maybe a berginia in a few different locations…

the great news was that it was basically empty so I had ample time to stop and look whenever I wanted…

there were many geese and I did spot a few goslings, which was delightful…

I was a bit tired by the time I made it back to the house, so I had a nap…

drilled…

11 Wednesday May 2022

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the large planter on the deck has been full of water from all the rain… it doesn’t have any drain holes because it was originally a barrel liner…

I dug out the drill and then did a Google search to remind me how to change the bit… after a little experimenting I was able to put in one that would make holes…

dragged the planter so it hung over the edge and drilled a number of holes in it and watched the water pour out…

hopefully, in the next few days I can pop a few of the morning glories into it, along with the obelisk for them to climb up…

not sure if they need it to be warmer, but I can always plant more, lol…

some days those big girl pants are quite comfortable…

greenery…

09 Monday May 2022

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looking at this section of the garden makes me very happy…

most of the greenery is composed of poppies coming up…

sometimes there are lots of the plants, but not too many flowers… fingers crossed…

we will see what happens;-)…

dull…

02 Monday May 2022

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overcast with rain all day long… so dull…

I was pleased to have two blooms on the morning glories in the purple pot…

made a dull day much happier…

cherry…

26 Tuesday Apr 2022

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recently I came across a couple of pictures of cherry trees from April a number of years ago…

this first photo, which I took at the Filberg Festival in Courtenay, BC in 2011, won us a trip to Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa to enjoy their Pacific Mist hydropath…

this photo was taken in New York, NY, in 2016… I think it was in Central Park..

cherry trees are just so beautiful, and clearly April is a blooming month for them;-)…

it is fun when memories remind me of special times…

gloomy…

24 Sunday Apr 2022

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it feels as though the weather has been all anyone is thinking about these days…

it has been raining for days and then it turned into snow… there are puddles (or lakes) everywhere and many people have been struggling with water in their basements…

with another gloomy day, I decided to make soup… I used up not-so-fresh zucchini, carrots, onions, celery, and the last of the frozen cauliflower in the freezer… then I added various bits and pieces to season it up…

the result came out nicely and I will have some tasty lunches over the next few days…

felt like a good use of my time on this dull day…

seventy-first…

18 Monday Apr 2022

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today, for my seventy-first birthday, I’ve been treated to phone calls, texts, and messages on social media…

I’ve also received a gift of a flower bouquet subscription, an actual bouquet of flowers, and chocolates… these people know me well, lol…

my buddies also came by and sang to me on the sidewalk…

our birthday bag has travelled many a mile from one house to the next and has been repaired a number of times… it has even gone missing for a year or two, but always turns back up…

just before they surprised me, I had been listening to music released in 1951… much of it seems very old, lol…

first thing this morning, I went out and shovelled the steps and sidewalk after more snow over the last few days… it was a treat to have blue sky, sunshine, and weather warm enough to wear a spring jacket… and the snow on the trees was pretty…

I also did some yoga, had a nap, took flower photos, got some reading done in the sunshine, attended a Zoom meeting and possibly ate a bonbon or two with some tea…

pretty fine way to spend a birthday…

nervous…

09 Saturday Apr 2022

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three years ago today we arrived on Maui… and the first thing we spotted in the hotel was an orchid… how cool was that…

I had been thinking of visiting Hawaii since my beloved’s parents went the first time, many, many, years ago…

it lived up to everything I imagined;-)…

travelling had always made me a bit nervous, but having a companion certainly made it easier… I am wondering about how I will feel about future trips…

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