Tag Archives: friends

regular…

10 Monday Oct 2022

Posted by in family, garden, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, technology, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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…

stroll…

24 Wednesday Aug 2022

Posted by in business, food, garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

on Monday morning we went to the Park Café for breakfast with my BS buddies and then took a stroll around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

my son-in-law and I walked over and met the rest of the group inside the restaurant… it was wonderful to finally get there, as it had been a long time… breakfast was tasty and my favourite server mentioned how she had missed seeing me😊…

it was the first time I’ve been back in the Gardens for at least a few years and they were full of colour and blooms…

what a lovely way to usher in the week…

interruption…

17 Wednesday Aug 2022

Posted by in garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

on Monday had a great time in the garden with 3/4 of our BS group…

I had moved the car to the driveway and put chairs into the garage on the chance that rain or a thunderstorm decided to cause an interruption during our gathering… I didn’t rearrange the chairs and put out the cushions until a few minutes before they arrived as the sky was still covered in clouds…

while we visited, we saw a monarch flit about and land on the milkweed flowers… then a baby bunny stopped by…

the sparrows came by for drinks and baths…

and the fish were swimming all around the pond, including at least one of the babies…

the babies move amazingly quickly, and I spent quite a while trying to catch a photo of one of them…

in the end, the sun came out and it got kind of hot, lol… then, about 7:30 pm we had a huge thunderstorm…

strange weather day…

luck…

04 Thursday Aug 2022

Posted by in garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

besides being my support group, my friends bring me good luck…

I’ve only spotted swallowtail butterflies two or three times so far this summer and two of those were when they were over…

a few days ago I caught this long shot of one on the deck…

and then I found eggs on both of my parsley plants… which I only buy for the butterflies;-)…

maybe, just maybe, there will be caterpillars…

then I spotted this one… they sure move quickly, lol…

woohoo…

ripe…

23 Saturday Jul 2022

Posted by in business, food, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday was another beautiful day…

put out all the cushions as a dear friend was coming over later in the day, and it always looks so much nicer when they are all set out…

Hilda the Gardener came and weeded and moved a few plants… we had a lovely visit while that was happening…

I climbed into the pond and cleaned the filter which made the waterfall happy;-)…

read a good book and had lunch on the back deck with some of my ripe tomatoes and fresh basil…

had a delightful supper and visit with a friend I haven’t seen for ages and toured the garden with her…

also shared some poppy and morning glory seeds…

hybrid…

15 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by in business, food, life, moments, nature, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , ,

went out for lunch on Monday with my BS buddies…

we took a drive in a couple of cars to Teulon for lunch and had a great time at Fry-Day’s… the battered mushrooms are absolutely delightful… we had hoped to eat on the patio but the sky did not cooperate, so it was inside for us…

on our way home I was able to catch a few photos of some sweet horses…

it was the first time I’ve ridden in a hybrid car and it was enjoyable… we stopped and picked up a few fresh veggies and I ended the day with some delicious beet greens…

good times with great people😊…

sun-tea…

21 Tuesday Jun 2022

Posted by in food, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

my group meets on Mondays… our time might change from the afternoon to the evening, be in person, or online…

this week we met in the late afternoon and planned to be outside…

the weather report was suggesting it would be raining or that a thunderstorm might even happen at the time we would be together…

I am still nervous about having four others in the house, so I set up chairs and tables in the garage… it worked perfectly…

the sky remained overcast with only a few sprinkles during our time together and the breeze kept us from being overly warm;-)…

everyone enjoyed a walk around the garden and particularly liked one of the fuchsias…

it was very hot so I made sun-tea which turned out well, and squares of butter tart and lemon turned up with a chocolate almond snack…

an excellent option from sitting on the upper deck…

landscaping…

06 Monday Jun 2022

Posted by in family, garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

got a rain barrel and new pots for the front flowerbeds a little over a week ago…

the pots were filled and planted shortly after… three were moved into their correct places and three were put along the driveway waiting for work to be done on the north side bed…

yesterday my grandson and his landscaping friend arrived to beautify the space…

they worked for five hours… removing ferns, weeds, and most of the wild rose which had taken over the space… they redesigned the shape of the bed and put down landscape cloth, laid paving stones where the pots were to go, moved a fountain and the very heavy birdbath… and lastly, dumped and spread fifteen bags of mulch…

it looks amazing…

so happy;-)…

Leclerc…

05 Sunday Jun 2022

Posted by in business, family, garden, nature, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

I was sitting on the back deck reading on Saturday, after doing some weeding, and heard a car in the driveway…

a friend was running errands nearby and stopped in for a quick visit…

then we went to Leclerc Greenhouses for a spot of plant shopping;-)…

as time goes on, I am feeling a little more comfortable about going out and about…

I found a hanging basket, some alyssum, a trailing tomato that goes in a basket and a couple of other small plants…

once I arrived back home, I hung up the basket, planted the fuchsia, ivy and tomato… but still have to decide where the alyssum is going to go…

lovely treat;-)…

table-top…

23 Monday May 2022

Posted by in food, garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

great fun on this Victoria Day…

headed outside this morning and cleaned the glass table-top… I swept the decks, moved furniture around, found cushions and blankets and brought the plants out of the garage…

then I had a sit down by the pond;-)…

got coffee, pistachios, and almonds ready for my BS group… our first in-person gathering since the fall…

everyone arrived with various delicious treats and we had a wonderful visit…

we went from sunny… to cloudy… to windy… and back to sunny… a few times… birds flitted about and jackets came on and off as required, lol…

just after everyone had gone, and the space was back to normal, it started to spit…

perfect timing;-)…