Predict the Weather
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could predict the weather? You could customize it to fit your plans for the day. Unfortunately we can’t and have to take the weather as it comes. But I have a couple of … Continued
How to Make a Rake Wreath
~ Goodbye summer, hello Autumn. Where does the time go? Autumn is a wonderful season of colours, sights, smells and tastes. I’m not really a big decorator for seasons but will be putting up a wreath or two. It … Continued
The Kestrel and His Prey
~ The American Kestrel has been spotted a couple of times in and around the garden. Here it is just after it landing on top of the light pole. We live in the country so don’t have the usual number … Continued
Changing the Bottle Tree
~ I have had a whimsical bottle tree in the garden since 2014 and it has gone through a few changes. The original was a lilac tree that just decided to stop growing, so I trimmed it to become the … Continued
What row am I on?
We all face this challenge when knitting or doing a crochet project – keeping track of how many rows have been completed. There are many gadgets that you can purchase if you look around. The pen and paper method, and … Continued
Slate Coloured Juncos
~ The little slate coloured juncos are frequent winter visitors to the gardens. Juncos are found across North America and they vary slightly in appearance from east to west. Here in my part of Ontario, Canada we see the slate … Continued
Green Zebra Tomatoes
~ Each year in my kitchen garden I like to try to grow a different variety of vegetable. This year I chose to try out green zebra tomatoes. As well as going through a really hot and humid summer, my … Continued
How to Make a Trivet
You can easily make your own trivet out of a 7 inch cork circle, broken tiles, tile adhesive, mod podge and coloured sand. We recently made one in the Creative crafting group that meets on Fridays. The cork circles … Continued