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14 Friday Jan 2022

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this year my Christmas project was Post-It notes made with one of my photos on them…

took a while to decide on just the correct picture… in the end I chose a picture of a poppy that I took in the garden this summer… my Ottawa kids did some work removing the background for me…

always happy when I am able to use one of my photographs for a project…

I also produced cards with four different winter pictures to go with them…

working with my art always fills me with happiness…

quarter…

02 Sunday Jan 2022

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received three more amaryllis bulbs and got right to getting them in the soil…

used a coffee filter in the bottom of the pot and then added the soil that came with each one…

they look cute all lined up in the sunshine;-)…

as with this one in the living room, which has a bud on it now, they will have a quarter turn each day…

first-foot…

01 Saturday Jan 2022

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had a lovely New Year’s day…

I watched the Rose Parade which was something we’ve done with my parents for years…

dear friends stopped by to first-foot me… and brought the usual coal, orange, cookies, alcohol, with a beautiful card… and a gorgeous bouquet of orchids and allium… my bouquet from last week is just on its last legs so the timing was perfect…

orchids are one of my favourites and allium was one of my beloved’s…

after that, I made a delicious steak and lobster meal for my lunch… it is usually the meal for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day dinner…

I decided on lunch so the day would be easier… and to broil instead of barbecue as it was so cold out…

it turned out delicious and then I spent the day watching movies…

and carrying the flowers from room to room, lol…

fade…

30 Thursday Dec 2021

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had a photo shoot with my bouquet of flowers…

I’m happy that I’ve taken lots of shots since I received them as they are starting to fade…

got out the actual camera and had a fun time… light was good and tunes were playing…

flowers make me happy;-)…

dragged…

24 Friday Dec 2021

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a few days ago I shovelled a path to the garage and then moved a chair and table inside it… also put cushions on a few chairs in the space…

a bit later I dragged the propane fire pit from the deck, down the steps, across the lower deck, and into the garage…

took a few minutes to get the flames going, but eventually I figured it out…

just before my friend arrived, I took out a few blankets and got the fire started…

we had a lovely visit, distanced, masked and fairly warm… eventually my feet got cold – no socks – and she headed off…

she brought me an amazing bouquet of flowers that isn’t just beautiful, it smells delightful…

I had been thinking that we wouldn’t be able to visit, as I am not having anyone in the house for the next few weeks, so it made it a particularly special time…

dicey…

29 Monday Nov 2021

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yesterday a good friend stopped by with a few items from a fundraiser…

there were two beautiful poinsettias and a swag…

after our visit the swag went up on the front door… looks good there…

hope it stays up… the swags don’t have any fasteners on the back so it is always dicey to get them up and looking great…

the poinsettias found homes in the dining and living rooms…

now to see if I can keep them alive through Christmas;-)…

twelve…

28 Sunday Nov 2021

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pleased to see that two of the orchids are getting new buds… got some nice pictures of the buds on one, while the other wouldn’t cooperate…

makes me very happy as they seem to be liking their new spot…

as of today, all twelve are in the new garden-erie;-)…

bags…

12 Friday Nov 2021

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spent time this morning with the dahlia tubers…

when I dug them up a while back, I put them in different containers so I would remember which was which…

I think I got them right, lol…

I’ve read a lot of blogs and watched many videos on how to overwinter the tubers… of course the information is all slightly different…

last year only one of the ones I saved was usable, so we will see what happens with this year’s batch…

each type is in a paper bag and the bags are all in a bin that will go into a cool dark place in the basement…

I’ve left a bit of soil around them and not separated any… and I should check on them a few times to be sure they aren’t getting mouldy… maybe I will be able to find the eyes better in the spring…

fingers crossed…

trowel…

29 Friday Oct 2021

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a few days ago I brought in the tubers for two dahlias…

I wasn’t able to dig up the third one, so I went out this afternoon to see if I could get them out of the planter they were in…

I removed soil, and tried to dig around the tubers… my trowel just wasn’t strong enough to get them out… finally I got the shovel and after a ton of effort, was able to finally remove them… there are a lot…

I have brought them in to dry and will then bag in paper and store in the basement… hopefully they will turn into more Mick’s Peppermint in the spring…

Mick’s Peppermint

and while I was outside working, my neighbour brought me a final pail of tomatoes… most are green and I’ve put them on the dining room table so they can ripen…