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14 Saturday May 2022

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spent time out and about recently, shopping…

my grandson arrived with breakfast from McDonald’s… and his laundry…

after eating, and getting a load into the washer, we headed out to Rona looking for a repair kit for the hose that goes to the pond…

after a bit of fun there… and a few plants… we moved on to Costco… found more plants…

and some pants, all of which had pockets;-)…

throughout the day the laundry got done and a few projects as well… unfortunately, not the hose as it was smaller than normal hoses…

popped all the plants in the garage for the night for their protection… will bring them out into the sunshine on nice days until time to plant…

using the soil we picked up, I filled the pots in the shade garden so they are ready for veggie seeds…

wonder when that might be…

moving…

13 Friday May 2022

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well, the big excitement is that the fish are now in their summer home…

my grandson didn’t have any difficulty catching them, although he did mention that some of them were fast, lol…

we got some great photos of them sliding into the water…

the water lilies also made it into the pond… this is their third year…

I am pleased that they have overwintered well;-)… hoping they will produce flowers again this summer…

greenery…

09 Monday May 2022

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looking at this section of the garden makes me very happy…

most of the greenery is composed of poppies coming up…

sometimes there are lots of the plants, but not too many flowers… fingers crossed…

we will see what happens;-)…

starting…

17 Thursday Mar 2022

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yesterday I put up a photo on Instagram that showed my Japanese Maple just starting to leaf out… this picture below came up in my Google Photos today showing the same tree two years ago… made me laugh because it is so different, lol…

the good news is that it is starting…

and obviously, I should have put it up today, on St. Patrick’s Day, when we are all Irish;-)…

at the bottom of the tree, shamrocks have been growing since the first summer it went outside and the shamrock plant jumped into the pot…

it was fun taking the pictures;-)…

perfume…

16 Wednesday Mar 2022

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I love the perfume that hyacinths produce, but it is very strong…

recently, I had company and knew that strong scents were difficult for them…

so I bagged both of the hyacinth plants to help dissipate the smell, lol…

they looked a bit funny but are now back in in the open and delighting me with the scent;-)…

fluffy…

14 Monday Mar 2022

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a few fun surprises today…

when I looked out the window first thing this morning the sky seemed fluffy as it was filled with cute little clouds…

a bit later, as I was walking around the living and dining rooms, I spotted this tiny morning glory;-)…

and the purple hyacinths have started to scent the air… I get the lovely perfume as I walk into the kitchen or living room…

all very lovely as it was overcast and not very energizing…

and it snowed again, sigh…

one-sided…

19 Saturday Feb 2022

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the violets are doing well…

I moved one that was rather one-sided and put it onto the living room table… it straightened out nicely…

another is in the front window now and I hope it will straighten out as well…

the third has a few blooms on it and has started a new plant on the side…

nature is quite wonderful… so happy to have the time to watch each little step…

beginning…

18 Friday Feb 2022

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had the opportunity to watch the beginning of the opening of one of the orchid buds…

in the morning…

through the afternoon…

and into the evening…

really, nature is spectacular;-)…

highlighting…

11 Friday Feb 2022

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enjoyed some lovely time in the living room this afternoon with the sun shining in, highlighting the amaryllis flowers…

the first one started blooming around January 17th and right now has four blooms on its second stalk…

the three that arrived and were planted on January 21st are doing well… of them, one is down to its last bloom and one is just thinking of opening…

happy they have stretched out their growth… they have brought much joy and I have spent time with them every day…

arrange…

06 Sunday Feb 2022

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took some time to arrange the amaryllis plants…

right now three are blooming, so I put them together on the living room table…

first I took apart the last of my New Year’s bouquet and used the vase to set one of the pots inside…

there is still one plant waiting to bloom on the dining room table… when it opens, I think I will add it to the collection in the living room…

having fresh blooms in the house makes me happy, particularly during these cold and snowy days…

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