A Growing Season
Spring is a busy season of new growth and of preparing and planting. I’d done some winter sowing back in early February and was pleased for the most part with the results. Some plants grew and grew and had … Continue reading →
Time for planting annuals coming soon
I made a trip out to Colour Paradise a week ago, remembering that last year, in early COVID days, many plants sold out early. I bought herbs and flowers mostly, and a smaller amount of tomato plants than last … Continue reading →
Getting the garden ready– with a little help
A couple of days ago I emptied four bags of fresh garden soil and four bags of compost —cow manure composted— into the raised beds. And I remembered a small boy of four who loves to dig in dirt. … Continue reading →
Colour in my garden
One thing I love about spring is how the front gardens come to life. We go from brown and some green as the grass begins to grow again and the flowers begin to show their pretty heads. And the … Continue reading →
Honouring Others
Today is a particular day of the year when age flips a page to the next on the calendar, not that I’m getting overly excited about the new number, but that I realize just how many friends, acquaintances, and loved … Continue reading →
Spring at last
The snow is gone the day I take this picture. This little grandson loves to dig, to fill his trucks with dirt and dump them over and over. He has other small machines too, the kind he can use to … Continue reading →
Hockey and a Small Boy
Our first grandson is nuts about hockey. From the time he could hold a stick and hit a ball, he called his favourite game “hockey ball.” When I babysat (pre-pandemic), he liked to play with a small hockey stick … Continue reading →
While We Wait for Spring
As I write today, the temperatures are getting milder though February was cold, windy, icy and snowy. On Family Day weekend we went walking on the Huron Natural Park trails with family members. We’d bundled up in our warmest … Continue reading →
Our Canadian Winter
Our winter, for anyone unfamiliar with Canada, begins anywhere from mid- to late-November, depending on the latitude. Far north the winter will set in sooner when the days get shorter and the nights feel longer. And I guess they … Continue reading →
A Covid-19 Christmas
Back again to my blog after a short uninvited change to my routine. No screen time and lots of rest. Thankfully I had kept my pattern of early shopping so all I had to do was wrap gifts close … Continue reading →