K is for Kitchen Garden. Every year I grow a big kitchen pot garden. I’ve collected various large containers to grow my tomatoes, beans, peas, onions and potatoes in. There is nothing so tasty as fresh veggies picked right from … Continued
On our train journey home from Vancouver Island in November 2011 we saw so many fascinating sights and we took so many photos. One of the places was the Blue River Store, which is said to be the oldest … Continued
We were fasciated to see many different varieties of birds on our trip to British Columbia in November 2011. The Steller Jay was a new sighting for us, as we don’t get them here in Ontario. Stellar jays are native … Continued
I’ve been working on this baby blanket for a little while now. It was finished a couple of weeks ago and I’ve finally taken some photos of it to share with you. This pattern is called Around the Rosy … Continued
The bluejays are year round visitors to our garden feeders. They mainly feeds on nuts and seeds, and it prefers peanuts in our garden. We have a couple of feeders set up just for the jays. One is the mailbox … Continued
Do you ever have an idea that you think is brilliant, but it takes a long time for it to actually be put into action? Last year I had a brilliant idea to take a photo of the same garden … Continued
On the dull and dreary winter days it is wonderful to look out the window and see a brilliant splash of red from the cardinal as it visits the garden.
I have always loved to try and re-use items in the garden. I had a lot of bricks that were once a path but as the garden changed the path was removed. Plus it was a pain to keep the … Continued
H is for Honeysuckle, but it could of been for hollyhocks, heliopsis, hyacinth bean vine, hens & chicks and more. It’s time for Alaphe-Thursday, when a letter is given and bloggers find all sorts of things that start with it. … Continued
Cheep rent or perhaps that could be cheep ‘wren’t. On one of our local drives along Country Road 5 there is a wonderful display of birdhouses and I’m sure I’m not the only one that stops to take photographs of this building … Continued