Happy Monday my friends! The meme above is so true and I feel that those of you who visit here are truly friends.It's slightly cooler today with a pleasant breeze coming through open windows. There is also less smoke in the air. I haven't w…
That means it's completely acceptable to light the fall candles, shop for pumpkins, decorate early, and start watching spooky movies without a single apology.I took that from the internet, of course, and I agree with all except the spooky m…
Good Morning!! The sun is shining through a haze of smoke and looks strangely orange. It was only 11C when I first got up but the temperature is slowly but steadily rising. No doubt it will reach 30 again. We did have a nice rain on Saturda…
Here we are at the end of a hot and dry month. We'll all be welcoming August and hoping for less record-setting temperatures I'm sure. I'm not superstitious (I've heard it's unlucky to change your calendar page before time) and I changed mi…
Eldest Daughter walked around my garden taking pictures of PURPLE blooms. I hope you enjoy them. I know she took one of my Foxgloves but now I can't find it so this one can represent mine. It wouldn't be Monday around here if it wasn't also…
I thought I'd post the tale of our Rattlesnake Beans.When M was in kindergarten some 12 years ago one of the little projects he brought home was a bean growing in a styrofoam cup. I kept it alive on the windowsill and in due time planted it…
I've been waiting for the beans to be ready to pick. These first ones are the Rattlesnakes. I made a pot of Vegetable/Bean soup for supper. I was sure I didn't have any (annual) Summer Savoury come up but the perennial Winter Savoury was so…
First Cosmos have begun to open. In the background are some ordinary ones but this one is a double. Last but not least....the first ripe tomato. It's an Early Girl and big enough for both of our sandwiches.Beside it I put some of the Midnig…
The day started out cloudy and 15C but soon the sun broke through and we're getting nearer to 30 . I went out to water a few of the flowers that really can't bear to be dry ( like Astilbes). I'm about to go out with that bed sheet and cover…
A cloudy and cooler morning and very welcome it is. Yesterday the temperature fell quickly in the afternoon and by suppertime we had thunder and lightning, even a bit of rain. I wish it had been more but I'm sure my flowers appreciated the
It's 30C again but amazingly I haven't even had to turn on any A/C. Must be because the humidity is so low ( 31%) With the hot weather I think the Sweet Peas will soon be on the way out. I picked a bunch, mixed perennial and annual. The per…
Did you notice that Blueberries are one of the items to notice in July? It's definitely the season for them here in our area where there are a great number of blueberry farms. We ordered 40 lbs and they were delivered right to our house. Al…