08 Sunday Jan 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, difficult, flowers, growing, happy, moments, nature, orchid, orchids, plants, setting buds, widow
great excitement as I have discovered three orchids that are setting buds;-)…
this makes me very happy as January and February can be difficult months – usually cold and dull…
the one orchid which is blooming is sitting on the middle of the living room table and doing very well…
15 Thursday Dec 2022
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big girl pants, biome, blessed, Conservatory, flowers, garden, grandson, koi, moments, nature, photos, plants, poinsettias, pond, Technology, The Leaf, treat, tropical, waterfall, widow
last night we went to The Leaf at Assiniboine Park…
I’ve been waiting ages for it to be finished… the Conservatory closed in April 2018, which feels like a long time ago… this was our view as we stepped into the space… possibly the waterfall is splashing a bit more than expected as there are a few areas that are wet, lol…
it didn’t disappoint;-)… the tropical biome is lovely and I expect it will look even more beautiful as times goes on…
the technology always interests me and they have done a great job of hiding the fire extinguishers but making them easily available…
the space is big and bold with the tall waterfall and large pond…
we spent a lot of time watching the koi… they were beautiful colours and huge… I was struggling with a bit of fish-envy…
I am looking forward to visiting next in the daytime…
the Mediterranean biome was reminiscent of the CMHR building with lots of stone… and it was possible to touch most of the plants;-)…
the display area was cute with many poinsettias, seasonal decorations and places for group photos…
the poinsettias were a sweet reminder of the old Conservatory at Christmas time…
the view looking down from the catwalk was wonderful although I felt a bit nervous with the height, so my grandson took all the pictures, lol…
the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden at the top of the building was nice…
it was late and dim so we only spotted a couple of butterflies that were resting… I definitely need to visit it in the daytime as well…
it wasn’t too full of visitors, and there were a number of staff (likely many were volunteers) to get you in and around the site…
there was a place to leave your coat (unattended) before entering the biomes, which was great as the space is warm;-)… there is ample parking and you can purchase tickets online or as you enter… you need your membership card, with ID, just like at the zoo…
a wonderful treat and I can hardly wait to visit again😊…
04 Sunday Dec 2022
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, bow, Christmas, door, flowers, friends, fun, moments, plants, poinsettias, talented, widow, wreath
a few days ago my buddy arrived with a wreath and a huge container of poinsettias…
she took the bow off the wreath, added a silver ornament, and finally made and attached a new snowflake ribbon…
then she hung it up on the front door…
it looks great and very Christmas-y… she is very talented;-)…
26 Wednesday Oct 2022
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big girl pants, bivalent, COVID, flowers, garden, moments, nature, needles, Technology, vaccines, widow
got two shots…
both needles in my right arm…
the flu shot was at the doctor’s office, but then I had to go to a local drugstore for the Pfizer bivalent vaccine…
apparently the Manitoba immunization schedule says that six months is needed between the boosters although drugstores are allowed to give the vaccine after three months…
interesting times…
14 Friday Oct 2022
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last year I moved four amaryllis bulbs to the basement when they finished blooming…
I brought them up on Monday, gave them a good dose of water, and put them onto the dining room table…
a couple had already started to grow… one already had a green frond and there were a few with little bits of green starting…
I am turning them every time I feed the fish…
and this is how they look today;-)…
they are shooting up very quickly… and I am excited to see what will happen with them… hoping they end up producing some flowers and not just leaves, lol…
10 Monday Oct 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, garden, happy, memories, moments, nature, plants, pond, projects, regular, remembering, summer, sun, Technology, thankful, time, widow
so much to be thankful for…
this year my daughter was here in March and my son-in-law in August…
I spent hours in the garden…
met my friends on a regular basis in the garden all summer… previously, we haven’t met very often during that time as everyone was busy…
saw, texted, and spoke on the phone with many friends… made a new one and enjoyed getting to know them…
worked on changes in the vegetable garden… grew peas, beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes…
was visited by monarchs and swallowtails and a beautiful little hummingbird…
enjoyed bouquets of flowers all summer, thanks to a birthday subscription from the kids…
had many projects completed, in the house and the garden…
life is very good…
02 Sunday Oct 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, hibiscus, moments, nature, plants, prepping, pump, stacked, weather, widow
spent time in the garden doing cleanup…
emptied soil from pots and stacked them in the shed…
repotted some pansies to bring inside, brought the butterfly bush into the basement and the hibiscus into the dining room…
after closing up the shed, I undid the bathtub pond pump and brought it inside to clean and put in the basement…
23 Friday Sep 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, ensconced, experiments, flowers, garden, Hilda the Gardener, memories, moments, nature, plants, weather, widow
well, Wednesday was that day in the garden, sigh…
Hilda the Gardener came by and most of the planters in the front yard and garden were cleaned out…
as an experiment, a few plants which had been in the planters were put into the ground to see if we could reuse them in the spring… and we tried that with the strawberry basket as well…
everything looks tidy and ready for the next seasons…
I am going to miss time spent in the garden although I am so happy with how many days I was ensconced in the space…
there will be many wonderful memories to enjoy during those freezing cold days in the middle of winter…
but for now, here’s hoping for more beautiful days in this magical space;-)…
22 Thursday Sep 2022
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the mandevilla came in a few days ago since the weather is cooling off…
my grandson carried it from the back, through the kitchen and into the living room…
currently it is residing in the front window… amazing how much smaller it makes the room, lol…
the flowers were just starting to open and I am hoping that all the buds open without falling off…
17 Saturday Sep 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, bounty, delicious, flowers, food, garden, moments, nature, shopping, supper, treat, widow, Wolseley Farmers Market
had a delicious supper on Tuesday…
visited the Wolseley Farmers Market and got some lovely items…
flowers; a beautiful pork chop; green, yellow, and purple beans; garlic; small new potatoes; little eggplants; free range eggs; an acorn squash; and a cob of corn…
cooked up, cooled and reheated the potatoes… then warmed up some chicken wings from the night before and boiled some of the beans…
yum…
looking forward to more delicious meals from this bounty…
