As my arm has been hurting for these last few weeks, I suppose it’s been apparent that I haven’t been outside to harvest much of my beautiful vegetable garden.
In turn, each of my closest neighbors has been coming over to the fence when they see me to give me oodles of their veggie garden goodies.
My newest neighbors brought me a whole slew of fresh cucumbers, as they have much too many to eat themselves. They are so crisp, refreshing and wonderful – especially just with a little salt and pepper on them, [ ... ]
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25
Aug 2009
As my arm has been hurting for these last few weeks, I suppose it’s been apparent that I haven’t been outside to harvest much of my beautiful vegetable garden.
In turn, each of my closest neighbors has been coming over to the fence when they see me to give me oodles of their veggie garden goodies.
My newest neighbors brought me a whole slew of fresh cucumbers, as they have much too many to eat themselves. They are so crisp, refreshing and wonderful – especially just with a little salt and pepper on them, [ ... ]
Category: Featured, Gardening, Life
Tags: beet leaves, beets, cucumbers, garden, Gardening, good neighbors, neighbors, Swiss chard, tomatoes, vegetable garden, vegetable gardening, vegetables Leave a Comment
06
Aug 2009
I ordered a brand new canopy to be made for my outdoor patio gazebo, as the last one was ripped to shreds from a wind storm in the late Spring.
The gazebo-like frame is still intact and beautiful, so I wanted to get a new canopy, so I could enjoy the summer weather without the beating sun…
So, I had a number of people come out to look and I got a serious variety of estimates for how much something of this magnitude would cost, as I couldn’t find a suitable replacement in the [ ... ]
Category: Featured, Gardening
Tags: canopy, gazebo, outdoor chandelier, outdoor fun, outdoor furniture, patio canopy, patio furniture, summer, sunshine Leave a Comment
24
Apr 2009
What a beautiful day in Niagara!
It’s 27 degrees C in my back yard.
The doggies are loving it too…Running around, chasing each other and smelling the air!
I made some homemade lemonade this morning and I’m enjoying it on the patio.
As for gardening, I’m going to pick up a few branches and pretend I’m working…lol
This is close to my
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19
Apr 2009
What a gorgeous day today!
It’s time to start a little gardening…
…Preparing the soil and organizing in my head what I want to plant where.
I’ve already got some tomatoes, peppers and herbs started indoors that I enjoyed over winter.
It’s time for my oleanders to go back outside, as well as my lemon-lime tree. They’ll be happy for direct sunlight!
I bring them in every winter, so they won’t die in our harsh, Canadian winter.
I’m making some homemade chicken soup today, and that’s just what the doc ordered with fresh baked
Do [ ... ]
Category: Gardening, Life
Tags: chicken soup, Gardening, Ingrid Turner, Life, lime tree, oleander, Spring, tomato plants Leave a Comment
14
Aug 2008
Over the years, I have been heartily complimented on my beautiful gardens.
The gardens included a rose garden with approximately 20 rose bushes in it, an iris garden which is breathtaking in the spring, various lovely perennials in the summer – too many to mention, an area full of holly bushes, specialty gardens with Korean spice trees, lilac trees, wisterias, smoke bushes, and of course my ever present bi-annuals complimented with numerous varieties of annuals situated throughout the property, in addition to many types of evergreen trees, evergreen bushes, pink chains, maples [ ... ]
Category: Gardening, Tips
Tags: fertilizing, Gardening, gardening tips, gardening tricks, gardens, late summer gardening One Comment
06
Aug 2008
Well folks, I have made myself a promise – to “blog in” every day with a little tidbit for my family and friends…
Firstly, let’s get acquainted.
I am a widow whose husband and sister succumbed to cancer over the past few years.
I live in my own home which keeps me quite occupied. Here I live with my sweet little dogs Precious (a miniature schnauzer) and Sugar (a rescued westie and poodle cross breed).
Since I am also a cancer survivor, my children check up on me very often. My family loves me, I know, but they also think I need [ ... ]
Category: Family, Gardening, Tips
Tags: dogs, Family, flowers, Gardening, how to get pollen stains out, Life, pollen, stains, stargazer, tiger lilies One Comment
