11 Saturday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, buds, flowers, happy, hibiscus, paper whites, perk, perk me up, planting, widow
great time with plants…
yesterday I potted some paper whites…
set them in the living room hoping to get flowers at some point…
also saw some lovely flowers when we were out for lunch…
really is quite amazing how flowers can perk me up;-)…
this morning I spotted buds on the hibiscus…
17 Saturday Jun 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, bunny, flowers, garden, morning glories, nothing, overgrown, planting, plants, tree, walk, weeding, widow
had decided to do nothing today… just rest up…
but, I headed into the garden and filled three more pots with the last of the plants I bought weeks ago…
the darn squirrels have already dug out one of the lobelias… shoved it back in, so hope it grows…
pleased with the morning glories that I planted around the deck… looks like the majority are growing… sadly most of the alyssum did not make it, so will need to replace it…
the garden is a bit overgrown but looks beautiful in pictures, lol…
still plan on trimming the daisies soon…
been having trouble getting into gardening this year… missing my beloved and not enjoying my time in the garden so much…
think I need to find a gardener to come and get some of the major weeding done as my grandson is not going to be available nearly as much as last year… I like to do a bit of weeding but am feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work required now…
walked to the grocery store and got some shots of a tree down the street which had blown over… bunny stopped by as I was taking my pictures, lol…
so apparently I did stuff most of the day… even made potato salad for tomorrow’s dinner…
now to get to that do nothing place;-)… tv, a snack and bed…
03 Saturday Jun 2017
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big girl pants, Clay Oven, dinner, moments, planting, pleased, purple, savour, SkipTheDishes, sleepless, solar, treat, widow
not quite sure what is going on but I am having trouble sleeping… this is unusual…
recently I’ve had a few nights with just over four hours of sleep… last night was one of them… not pleased about this and hope it settles down soon…
had breakfast in the garden and enjoyed the poppies that were blooming…
the sun was shining through the fence and trees and it was very peaceful… decided to eat outside to see if I could get into the planting mood, lol…
ran out and did errands… after I got home and had lunch I managed to do some planting… three pots done…
put one beside the pond… it has some moonflowers and pansies in it…
put the other two on the deck… one filled with morning glories and the other has a pepper, some cilantro and a few flowers… not sure that the alyssum I planted yesterday is going to make it… will have to wait and see… still have a few plants that need to be potted…
the fuschia and alyssum are doing very well beside the garage door…
ordered in for dinner… was given a SkipTheDishes gift certificate a few weeks ago and had decided yesterday to order my favourite meal from Clay Oven, but had too many treats during the day, so decided on a simpler supper…
all day I’ve been thinking about how delicious dinner was going to be and it was great fun to work until I was tired, knowing that it was looked after…
and it was delicious, as usual… savoured every mouthful… have the process down to a science now… when it arrives, I put the rice and potatoes away for a meal the next day and then enjoy the naan bread with the remaining meat, salad and side… today I was especially pleased that it came with palak paneer, one of my favourites…
sitting out by the pond as I write this… quiet evening and the temperature is currently 25 Celsius, not crazy hot like yesterday…
the solar lights are winking on, one at a time as the sun goes down…
enjoying the moment… I continue to remind myself and take the time to savour what is going on around me at any given time…
02 Friday Jun 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, dandelions, fish, frog, garden, neighbours, overwhelmed, planting, struggle, widow
not sure what is going on but I am really struggling with getting the garden planted and cleaned up…
feeling bad for the new neighbours who appear to be gardeners… at this point my yard is the bad one, sigh…
the front looks like a dandelion forest… got some feelers out to find someone to come and mow and whippersnip on a regular basis…
I’ve got all these lovely plants and have had to force myself to get them into the appropriate pot…
this is all I managed today… still have a number that need to be dealt with in the garden and haven’t even picked up plants for the front beds…
was nice to have my frog friend show up…
and tonight the fish even came out of hiding for a while…
feeling overwhelmed and missing my beloved… five years and it feels like yesterday…
28 Friday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, Friday, morning glories, planting, sunshine, temperature, tgif, widow
hurray, its Friday… very happy about this… been a long week…
sunshine started early…
this morning I finished planting the morning glories and moon flowers…
excited to see if I will get blossoms earlier than usual this year…
was bright and sunny the whole day and the temperature was 12 degrees when I was heading home… so nice to be a bit warmer…
made Japanese Ginger Pork Burgers with Bok Choy and carrot salad for dinner… instead of the brioche bun, used romaine lettuce… how good am I;-)…
tasty and healthy…
hoping for warm and sunny days over the weekend…
wishing you sunshine and rest…
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…
01 Friday Jul 2016
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barbecue, big girl pants, book, Canada Day, garden, goldfinches, hibiscus, peaceful, planting, squirrels, widow
been a quiet Canada Day for me…
spent the day in the garden and did some final planting, a tiny bit of weeding and lots of reading and relaxing…
watched at least three squirrels at the feeders… they were the only wildlife in the garden for a good portion of the day… quite entertaining as they fought over who would be at the feeder… one was literally tossed off by another…
the hibiscus has a ton of buds and this lovely bloom early in the day…
sitting in the shade reading and enjoying the peaceful sound of the waterfall…
then I spotted this little beauty as it came in for a drink…
the next thing I knew the couple were at the feeder…
a bit later a chickadee stopped by for a snack too, and as I was cooking my dinner they were all taking turns, although they weren’t pleased that I kept going into the garage…
decided to barbecue my dinner… went well, other than the fact I over cooked the steak, lol… tasted good anyway…
the burners are rusted through so I may need to watch for a small barbecue on sale to replace this one…
off and on throughout the day the music from the celebrations at the Park have wafted over…
well, back to my book…
17 Wednesday Jun 2015
this morning the sun was shining outside my bedroom window…
the birds were singing and the woodpecker was rat-a-tat-tating on the pole at the edge of the backyard…
worked in one of the raised beds to get rid of the weeds and we walked over to Loblaws and got some veggies and herbs…
this is the before picture… after getting it cleaned out we went to another store and picked up soil to fill the bed… took a taxi home and my son-in-law put it into the bed… then I planted everything…
here’s the finished product when I was able to sit down and enjoy the view…
started to prep supper and came out to this…
someone has a cold and fell asleep…
great grilled salmon steak, veggies, salad, and rice for our dinner…
sat outside for a while and visited… now heading to bed…
24 Sunday May 2015
up way too early and had a five am hot tub … put out all the cushions so the garden would be ready when I got home from the Diabetes Walk that some of my colleagues and I were taking part in…
walked over to the Park and met our group… three were doing the 10 km walk, two of us did the five km one, and one did about three kilometres before getting a bit lost…
It was a beautiful day for a walk and about three hundred people participated in a number of options… we had a great time and saw a few friends doing some of the more strenuous runs…
this is what we saw ahead of us as we began…
the Park is so beautiful at this time of year and we got to walk around the Formal Gardens with their wonderful canopy of trees… had to get a shot of these beauties as we walked by…
once we all finished we headed out for brunch and had fun… great to spend time with these amazing folks outside of the office…
got home and rested my weary feet in the garden… sadly I have a few blisters… finally finished book five of Game of Thrones as I sat out there…
kids came for dinner and we ate outside for the second day in a row… still no bugs…
finished planting all the flowers that we picked up yesterday, except for one iris which I haven’t quite figured out where to put, lol…
enjoying a few quiet minutes by the pond before heading in… think a hot tub is in the plans for a bit later…
15 Friday May 2015
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nice day with sun and warm temperatures… too bad I had to be at work…
sixteen degrees and sunny for most of the day…
but there is a threat of snow on Sunday night… and it is supposed to rain all day tomorrow and Sunday… not exactly the long weekend I was hoping for…
don’t think there is going to be any planting taking place…
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