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tea…

08 Monday May 2023

Posted by sulis303 in business, food, life, moments, retirement, technology, travel, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, friends, greenhouse, high tea, Lily Stone Cafe, Lily Stone Gardens, memories, moments, orchid, rain, Tea, time, weather, widow

had a great time with my BS buddies…

we gathered in two vehicles and drove to Rosenort for our 1 pm High Tea reservation at Lily Stone Cafe…

what a delight… we climbed up stairs, went down a narrow hall, and into a beautifully decorated room ready for our tea…

we just happened to get this space, but for a 20% gratuity you can book one of the private rooms for your group… no one wore gloves, but there were pearls, jewellery, and some fancy clothes, lol…

there were so many teas to choose from it took us a while to decide, and everyone enjoyed their picks…

then the tiered stands with a number of items for us to devour arrived, and devour them we did;-)…

they were able to deal with a food issue for one of us, and everything we ate looked lovely and was tasty… although it didn’t appear like a lot of food, we were all full once we’d cleaned the plates…

from there we drove a few kilometres to Lily Stone Gardens where we toured the Gift Shop and the one open greenhouse…

I found a beautiful white dahlia that is now sitting next to the tubers, which I hope will encourage them to get growing, lol…

the drive took just over forty-five minutes each way, and even in the rain and overcast, it was enjoyable… lots of conversation and laughter in both vehicles…

what a wonderful way to spend an afternoon;-)…

succulents…

10 Friday Feb 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, bonsai, French fries, friend, friends, garden, greenhouse, McDonalds, moments, nature, photo, plants, Shelmerdine, shopping, snack, succulents, widow

had a tasty snack on our way to Shelmerdine… haven’t had fresh McDonald’s French fries in I don’t know how long… had a couple of nuggets to go with them, but it was the fries that made my day;-)…

had fun wandering amongst the plants… it was surprising how many varieties of succulents were available…

here’s a photo my friend sent of the two that she picked up and transplanted;-)…

got a few photos of some of their bonsais to share with my grandson…

lovely to spend a bit of time enjoying the greenhouse and I even left without purchasing anything…

when I was searching the internet for a link to their website, I came across this great information on plant care;-)…

fries and gardens… doesn’t get much better than that…

seeds…

24 Monday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, greenhouse, morning glories, planting, seeds, water, widow

on Saturday I picked up a little greenhouse to start plants in… seems like this should be neat and tidy…

didn’t get around to starting anything on Sunday, but this morning I put 10 cups of water into the container before I left for work…

seemed like a lot of water… when I got home it had all soaked into the mix…

have a headache so the seeds are not getting planted tonight…

gonna have lots of morning glories this year… and maybe they will start blooming earlier:-)… woo hoo…

greenhouse…

08 Tuesday Sep 2015

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big girl pants, flowers, greenhouse, horses, pond

gorgeous day off…

walked over to the Park and through the Gardens…

got a few nice shots during my walk…

  
lovely dahlia…

  
monarch on a butterfly bush… well more like a tree… they have quite a number of plants which spend the winter in the greenhouses… the butterfly bushes and datura are obvious ones… they are all very large… think that many of the plants get an early start there as well…

  
the rose standards were filled with nearly spent blooms… was surprised to see so many because last time I was there only a few were budding…

the pond in the Leo Mol Garden was nice but it is a bit cold for the water lilies to open…

  
always so peaceful in that portion of the Garden…

heard the horses while I was there which was cool… first time I’ve heard them in the Park… don’t think they made any sounds when we were in their area on Saturday…

  
this was what I saw as I was exiting the English Garden… great view of the fountain in the Duck Pond…

giggled when I got home because the pump in the small pond decided to shoot up higher than required…

  
the cold weather is clearing up the water…

had to top up the pond again this afternoon… won’t be long before we shut it down and do some reorganizing of the rocks… and I will have have to ponder what to do with the garden…

greenhouse…

10 Sunday May 2015

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, greenhouse, hot tub

wonderful day… early morning hot tub and a walk to the Park where I wandered around the English and Leo Mol gardens…

got some pictures of the undone gardens and am looking forward to taking pictures from the same spots as the summer progresses… was thinking about how cool it would be to see inside the Park’s greenhouses…

checked out the Duck Pond and spotted a few ducks and geese, but not many yet…

on my walk over I spotted four mallards in our creek… didn’t see the wood ducks though…

kids picked me up and we went to a number of stores and greenhouses… got some baskets of flowers and a great collection of pond plants… made me very happy because if you don’t pick them up early you might not find any… too cold for them to go out yet, but the counter in the dining room has become a lovely little greenhouse…

  
had a teenburger for lunch and picked up the fixings for steak and shrimp for our dinner…

Jeff and the boys caught the fish in the tank…

  
and then moved them into the pond, carrying on grandpa’s tradition… he always loved taking them outside after the long winter in their condo…

 
had a number of conversations with my Ottawa kids and spent the entire day with my kids here…

the boys cleaned up after dinner and I am now prone on the bed watching tv…

worn out, lol…

pond construction…

27 Thursday Jun 2013

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bridge, choose plants, greenhouse, pond construction, trench, waiting for pump, waterfall

today's view of the pond...

today’s view of the pond…

lost track of which construction day it is… they didn’t come for a few days while they were waiting for the pump and slate to arrive…

cleared away the gravel...

cleared away the gravel…

they were here on Monday and removed some of the rocks and remarked the front edge of the pond… also brought some edging samples for me to look at…

deck has been moved...

deck has been moved…

they were here yesterday or the day before… put in the pump and leveled off a few spots in the pond for plants to sit…

trench for electrical...

trench for electrical…

today they cleaned away all of the small rocks, moved the back deck, finished the trench for the electricity, brought in some big pieces of slate and did a bit more work on the deep part of the pond…

the bridge I'm guessing...

the bridge I’m guessing…

getting a little more exciting every day when I come home…

for the waterfall???

for the waterfall???

today I arranged to meet at the greenhouse Tuesday night to choose plants… getting closer every day…

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