locations…

21 Friday May 2021

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since most of the plants have moved outside, and not necessarily into the garden, lol (as in, they are currently residing in the garage) I’ve been working away in the living and dining rooms for the last few days to clean up…

I actually found the countertop in the dining room… all of the plastic bags which were under the planters moved to the table so there still is that… the window ledges are all clean and tidy… although there might still be a bit of dirt that needs to be swept up…

tomorrow it is on to the dining room table;-)…

in the living room I moved the table in the window back to the den and reorganized the orchids…

the table is now home to my favourite bowl – a fused glass and rock piece from the East Coast – which my BS buddies gave me as a birthday gift a while back…

I am hopeful that the orchids will enjoy their new locations...

fundraiser…

20 Thursday May 2021

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three deliveries yesterday…

another tool from Irwin…

flowers from a fundraiser which my friend picked up and delivered to me…

soil from Hilda the Gardener… which she then added to all the pots and planters;-)…

going to be a busy few days as I decide what will go where;-)… not planning to plant until Sunday after the Saturday night chill…

air…

16 Sunday May 2021

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this morning the plants went out for a breath of fresh air…

I managed to get them all into the shade where they spent most of the day…

so far they look pretty good… hope they are as good in the morning, lol…

I’ve just moved them into the garage for the night and will bring them back outside in the morning…

rack…

12 Wednesday May 2021

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the garden looks amazing…

yesterday, Hilda the Gardener came and spent a number of hours cleaning it up…

afterwards I spent time sitting out on the back deck… the weather has been delightful…

today I spent the day in the garden, moving pots around, and planting dahlias and some of my flower eggs…

I used a cookie rack over top of the flower eggs to keep the squirrels out, lol… wish I had more for the dahlias, but hopefully they won’t be too interesting for the critters…

when I wasn’t planting I finished a good book and started another…

enjoying the days…

Mother’s Day…

09 Sunday May 2021

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what a wonderful time I had today on Google Duo…

I had ordered the Velvet Glove’s Mother’s Day High Tea, and the kids got Afternoon Tea from Zoe’s in the Chateau Laurier…

my grandson picked mine up and dropped it off here for me… it looked so cute…

we had such fun… their savoury items were different than mine, but it was fun to compare…

we ate our way through the savoury items, and then the sweet items… I was full, and still had four sweets left (gonna have them with my supper)…

we drank tea (mine was Liza Hill) and chatted about everything and nothing, lol…

using my fancy tea set was fun and a way to include the matriarchs in my family…

I absolutely loved the presentation that the Velvet Glove used… it was much fancier than Zoe’s, which was a surprise because Zoe’s have Afternoon Tea on their menu every day, lol… I am going to save the tiered platter to use again, or make tea for someone else;-)…

I will certainly order this again… thanks to Carly who provided great customer service at The Fairmont;-)…

buds…

08 Saturday May 2021

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so excited to see two buds on the morning glories in the living room window…

had not expected flowers before the plants were moved outside…

usually it takes weeks before the first bud shows up, so this was amazing…

since then, those two have opened and many others have bloomed as well…

making me think that I might try to grow some over the winter… I could start them in the fall and then see what happens;-)…

spotted…

06 Thursday May 2021

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as I was walking around the living and dining rooms I spotted these new buds;-)…

looking forward to more flowers;-)…

heirloom…

04 Tuesday May 2021

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planning a fancy Afternoon Tea on Sunday and I’ve been trying to find a pretty teacup and saucer to use…

somewhere, in a box, in a closet, in the basement, there is a Royal Doulton teapot with cups and saucers, but I have no idea exactly where, lol…

so, I’ve been looking online and found a very cute set which I would have ordered, but it wouldn’t arrive until next week so that wasn’t going to work… I do love the saucer though…

while on a phone call today, I remembered a set that my mom, while she was serving as a WREN in England, had sent to my grandma…

I knew exactly where to find it, and was so pleased when I pulled it out, as it will be perfect;-)…

besides the small teapot, cup, creamer and sugar bowl, it also has a little toast stand…

not planning on any toast, but it is very cute and will look great with the other treats… so cool to have this family heirloom to use which represents both my mother and grandmother on Mother’s Day…

looking forward to a fun Afternoon Tea;-)…