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commingled…

11 Thursday Mar 2021

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a few days ago I separated the two commingled orchids… it was amazing how deep the roots had gone into each other’s pot…

after that I moved the majority of the orchids around… it is lovely now to see them all throughout both the living and dining room…

even many of the ones from the living room table were moved… the table looks a bit empty now, lol…

I am hopeful that they will all be happy in their new locations…

happiest…

08 Monday Mar 2021

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one of the things that makes me the happiest is spending time taking photos of bouquets…

yesterday I spent a good portion of the day taking shots from all angles with my Nikon…

as the flowers open and close I will have more opportunities to get some beautiful photos…

flowers make me happy;-)…

divided…

03 Wednesday Mar 2021

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a friend picked up a few items for me at Costco this morning and brought me some tulips…

they are beautiful and I divided them into four containers…

one is on the stairs ready to go to my bedroom… another is in the bathroom… a third in the den…

the final one is in the living room… they brighten up the whole space…

I am blessed;-)…

creative…

18 Thursday Feb 2021

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I’ve been trying to do something creative most days…

today I cut back all the roses and made a few different arrangements with them…

I liked the look of this Japanese teapot…

this is a fire pot so it was fun to use it in a different way…

here is what they looked like before the rearrangement…

lots of fun…

on my way out of the kitchen after doing the flowers I spent time walking on the spot and watching a bunny on the deck snacking at the saucer where I had just put some seed…

it was nice to see that the sparrows came right up to the feeder, even when the bunny was there… the squirrels always chase everyone else away… they are greedy, lol…

repotting…

17 Wednesday Feb 2021

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recently I had fun repotting a few plants…

used soil from a dead plant that was in the basement…

first up was the avocado… it has been looking a bit sad and after doing some research it seemed like time to increase the size of the container… good thing because it was root bound…

it is also getting leggy, and I am trying a technique to get it to bush out a bit more… we shall see…

next was the Japanese Maple… the kids brought it from BC when they moved to Ottawa so it has been in the same pot for eight years…

it took a lot of muscle to remove it, and for a few minutes I thought I’d have to cut it out, lol… no rocks, so I used coffee filters for the bottom…

it has many tiny roots and it took a knife to scarify it so that it will grow better in the new container…

finally, I planted a piece of the mandevilla which had accidentally been cut off and put into water to root…

it looks cute and we will see how it does;-)…

wool…

16 Tuesday Feb 2021

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had a relaxing and productive day…

after finding another skein of wool, I finished (again) my little throw, lol… it is a good size now and will keep me warm on cold days in the den…

followed by pancakes and chicken livers ordered in for my lunch (and supper)…

then I had a lovely time taking photos of some of the roses…

ended the afternoon reading in the warm sunlight in the living room…

doughnuts…

15 Monday Feb 2021

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had a quiet Valentine’s Day…

my daughter called early as she was in a line waiting for heart shaped doughnuts in Ottawa, lol…

I watched sports and a movie, and spent a little time playing with watercolours…

my grandson stopped by with a few groceries… and he brought me flowers;-)…

what a treat…

made a delicious lobster sauce which I had with shrimp and crab ravioli for my supper…

a good day…

arrival…

13 Saturday Feb 2021

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I miss my beloved all the time but seems more so around this time of year…

he was a romantic and always made it a special holiday for me… usually that included roses…

of course there haven’t been too many for me recently, lol…

I ordered books as a treat and didn’t expect them until the 15th, but they arrived early…

woohoo, looking forward to reading in the sunny living room over the next while…

hanging…

07 Sunday Feb 2021

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cut the blooms off the hyacinth plants yesterday morning… when I walked into the living room they were all hanging over the edges of their pots…

put the purple ones in the bathroom…

the yellow ones went on the ledge between the kitchen and dining room…

moved the pots into the dining room garden… a bit of additional green looks good… that garden is getting bigger;-)…

now the scent is everywhere on the main floor…

section…

05 Friday Feb 2021

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spent a lovely time today going through books searching for the best perennials to add to one section of the garden…

I’ve been thinking that a spot where I’ve been putting annuals yearly would be a good place for some perennials, but now I need to figure out which one, lol…

they need to be short and fill in the space around the hostas and ferns that are already there… and, I would like them to flower as long as possible… that is going to be the trick…

quite a few options to contemplate;-)…