10 Tuesday Oct 2023
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was able to use the water from both water barrels to add some moisture to the grass…
used a hose for a good portion, but then had to tip the barrels over and watched the water soaking in…
once they were empty, I put them back on their stands upside down…
ready for the next season;-)…
09 Monday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, blessing, garden, moments, nature, pond, sanctuary, space, sun, thankful, weather, widow
I wrote this blog a few weeks ago and today seems like the perfect day to post it… so much to be thankful for;-)…
I’d been sitting on the back deck thinking about what a gift this space is…
it is my own lake/cottage/cabin vacation space… recently, one of the people who come to mow for me, mentioned what a lovely yard it was and how they didn’t think they could stay in the house, lol…
I get teased because most days I put all the chair cushions out and even the decorative cushions, although there will only be me in the garden… but it looks so lovely when everything is set up…
throughout the day I move from area to area as I follow the shade… and, of course, the views are different in each space…
I am loving the hammock chair, which is a replacement for the hammock lounger that I’ve had for a number of years… this new one fits my body much better…
the flowers blooming also make me happy and I enjoy checking to see what has a new bud, or if there is a caterpillar on the parsley or milkweed… listening and watching the birds who stop by for a snack, drink or bath… watching the fish as they swim around in the pond…
and this year, the amazing number of water lily flowers that just keep on popping up and opening throughout the day…
I realize what a blessing this wonderful sanctuary is, and that I have the time to enjoy it;-)…
an all-summer-long vacation;-)…
06 Friday Oct 2023
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Monday I walked over to the Park Cafe wearing my new weighted gloves…
they are purple and kind of cute, lol…
I popped them into my vest while we were there and couldn’t believe how heavy it was when I lifted it to put it back on before heading out…
after a quick tour of the English and Leo Mol Gardens, which have a beautiful autumn vibe, with orange, yellow, purple, and brown colouring, I walked home with them on…
I am getting used to them…
05 Thursday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bugs, flowers, garage, garden, house, mandevilla, moments, nature, plant light, plants, spot, sprayed, weather, widow
as it is getting later in the season, the mandevilla got moved into the garage and sprayed down with homemade insecticide to discourage any bugs from getting into the house…
it is sad, as it is currently blooming like crazy… and I know that most of the buds will drop off once it is in the house, sigh…
it stayed out for a few days… usually you put the plant in a bag, but clearly, this one is a bit too large for that option, so hoping it is less likely there are bugs in the garage than in the garden…
brought it in and tried a few spots in the living room before finding just the right one, hopefully…
I trimmed a considerable amount from the top and added a plant light…
I guess we will see how it does;-)…
03 Tuesday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, fall cleanup, flowers, garden, Hilda the Gardener, moments, nature, plants, pulled, tidy, weather, widow
it was a bit sad on Friday, when Hilda the Gardener came to put the garden to bed…
it always feels awful when the flowers that are still blooming get pulled out of the soil and pitched into the yard waste bags…
of course, it also makes me happy that everything is organized and ready for the next season… a number of plants went into the ground that had been in pots so they will overwinter before moving into pots, or new spots in the garden next year…
we will meet up in midwinter to plan for spring…
01 Sunday Oct 2023
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well, we made it…
this Dahlia Fringed ‘Tsuki Yori’ bloomed at last, happily before the frost arrived…
I bought the plant in early May when we visited Lily Stone Cafe for High Tea and then checked out Lily Stone Gardens…
it was planted on the deck as soon as the risk of frost had passed, but has been slow growing since… there is another bud on it;-)…
very pleased it has opened as it is rather lovely…
29 Friday Sep 2023
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arch, big girl pants, blessed, build, construction, flowers, food, garden, grandson, help, moments, morning glories, plants, staring, Technology, veggie garden, weather, widow
ordered a second arch a week or so ago when I noticed it was on sale for half price…
it arrived a few days ago and sat there staring at me, lol…
Wednesday afternoon, as the weather was nice, I finally spent the time to put it together… feel like a pro now, after the springtime attempt to put it together;-)…
my grandson managed to set it in place right next to the other one…
next year I will focus on beans, cucumbers, and peas, as well as a ton of morning glories to grow right over it;-)…
27 Wednesday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, condo, crowded, fish, fish tank, garden, moments, nature, pond, pump, ready, tank, water, wetvac, widow
for the last few weeks I’ve been working on getting the condos (fish tanks), ready for the move from garden to house…
when the fish moved outdoors in the spring, I didn’t clean up the tanks, sigh…
so, it started with cleaning the tank that held the plants last winter… I’ve decided to use it for fish, as the fish were getting a bit crowded in the two tanks…
got it cleaned and then a few days went by before I faced the two big tanks…
had to use the wetvac to remove all the water from the big tanks and dump it down the toilet in small batches… that took quite a bit of time and effort…
next I had to scrub them both down… then I brought in the hose and filled all three tanks up… another slow process…
I had to purchase a pump for the newest tank… as I hooked them up, the biggest pump would not work…
finally, after numerous attempts, it started working and now all three tanks are running and cleaning the water…
it will be weeks before the fish move in, but the tanks will be ready for them…
the funniest thing is realizing how much noise they make, after being silent all summer…
whew;-)…
25 Monday Sep 2023
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moved the hibiscus into the garage and sprayed it down with homemade insecticide…
will leave it there for a few days before bringing it into the house…
I am sure that it will drop most of its leaves, as already, many have turned yellow… but that feels fairly normal for it…
hopefully, the few buds that are on it will bloom in the house…
fingers crossed;-)…
24 Sunday Sep 2023
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beans, big girl pants, blessed, boiled, dinner, food, garden, last, moments, nature, plants, tasty, veggie garden, weather, widow
between the bits of rain yesterday, I went out and picked the last of the beans…
well, I think it was the last of them… I’ve thought that a few times, lol…
cut them and boiled them up for supper… they were delicious, even if they were a little on the overgrown side…
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