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wall…

19 Saturday Jun 2021

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the clematis seems happy in its spot on the wall along the driveway…

it is showing new growth and is getting bigger each year…

I’ve just read about a way to help it grow even quicker by laying a portion of it down and putting soil over it… think I will give that a try in the fall…

for now, I am making sure to go out and visit it each day;-)…

overlooking…

15 Tuesday Jun 2021

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as I sit in the garden, overlooking the beautiful sanctuary that it is, I’ve been thinking of my privilege…

I have a safe home, food to eat, and a glorious space to enjoy every day…

this is due in large part to my beloved… he worked for years to make our home comfortable and to put money aside for our retirement… and he never got to see that…

all that allows me to stay home and enjoy life is due to his work, and yes, his death, which has paved the way for my time sitting in the garden…

he worked hard to make it a sanctuary for us and I often think of him mowing the grass or pulling weeds… or cleaning the garage, lol…

I truly am blessed beyond measure…

iris…

11 Friday Jun 2021

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last year I almost missed this little iris… so I was watching for it this year…

it sits right up next to a flower pot which I hope is going to have a dahlia growing in it…although currently there is no sign of said dahlia;-(…

but the iris is beautiful…

columbine…

09 Wednesday Jun 2021

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happy I took a walk around the garden before the thunderstorm…

this is a self-seeded columbine… they have wandered around the shade garden over the years… so far this year I’ve found two…

we really got a good downpour… I watched it pour over the water barrel as it was coming down so hard and fast…

not sure how the flowers faired afterwards, lol…

open…

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

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woke up to twelve open poppies yesterday…

was quite surprised as they usually open one or two at a time…

they look lovely, particularly with the reflection in the pond…

the goldfish add to the pretty orange colours, lol…

can’t stop taking photos of them…

bar…

04 Friday Jun 2021

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the bar on the inside of the shower fell off… as in broke;-(…

it looks like I will have to find a piece to go onto the end of one side…

the doors were put in in 2009, so I am worried as to whether we will be able to find this piece, but I use this bar all the time…

wish me luck…

poppies…

04 Friday Jun 2021

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two days ago the poppies were looking excellent, and fairly close to opening…

often they will open one or two at a time which is great, because their season is very short…

this morning I looked out after the storm and spotted these beauties…

what a delightful treat;-)…

skunk…

17 Monday May 2021

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this morning, as I was reading in the garden, a small skunk darted under the gate from the back lane, along the sidewalk, and out to the driveway…

it was way too quick for a photo, yikes… I had smelled what I thought were coffee grounds when I woke up and wondered where the scent had come from… now I know…

reminded me of the time we were camping and a skunk sauntered through the campsite as we were sitting by the fire…

the girls jumped on top of the picnic table while I sat still as it wandered along under the table, by my feet, and then out of the site…

I thought if it was going to spray us, standing on the table wouldn’t help, lol…

this time I did go and close the garage door so if it came back it wouldn’t go in there…

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;-)…