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Five on Friday
1 May 2015

Five on Friday

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Ontario, Out and About | 0
April has come and gone with rain and wind and snow.  Let’s hope those April showers will be bringing lots of May flowers.  Five on Friday is a good time to share five things that made you smile and brought … Continued
Niagara Falls
Beside the Crowe River
12 Apr 2015

Beside the Crowe River

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0
On our daycation day last week we drove up through the town of Marmora and up to Jillian’s Antiques & Things.  After visiting the store we stopped beside the Crowe River for a lovely walk beside the water.  Marmara is … Continued
Marmora, signs
The Daycations Begin
7 Apr 2015

The Daycations Begin

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0
With the nice weather we like to get out and about and explore our area where we live by taking daycations. We thought we would take advantage of a lovely Tuesday this week and take our first daycation this spring … Continued
Jillian's Antiques and Things
Canada Blooms 2015
23 Mar 2015

Canada Blooms 2015

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About, Through My Lens | 0
A day trip out to Canada Blooms is always a fun experience when we are desperately waiting for spring weather to arrive and get working in the garden.  Last week we had a day trip to the Direct Energy Building … Continued
Canada Blooms
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
1 Dec 2014

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About | 0
The Canadian Pacific Holiday train stopped in Belleville on Saturday, November 29, 2014 and lots of local people turned out to see it.  This is the eleventh year the train has stopped here.
CP Holiday train
The Moira Monster
12 Oct 2014

The Moira Monster

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Out and About | 0
Beware of the Moira Monster if you go walking down by the Moira River.  It lies quietly on the rocky bottom and is only visible when the water is low.
Moira River
Adorable Alpacas
4 Oct 2014

Adorable Alpacas

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Lens Friends, Out and About | 0
Last weekend we visited the Amazing Graze Alpaca farm in Stirling along with my daughter and two grandchildren.  It was a gorgeous Autumn day for wandering around the farm and seeing the alpacas and of course buying some of their wonderful … Continued
alpacas, Amazing Graze
The Scent of Lavender
14 Sep 2014

The Scent of Lavender

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0
While enjoying a lovely walk down by the bay last Sunday we came across a huge bed of lavender.  I was a bit surprised that it was all still blooming and what a wonderful scent it had.  I knew I … Continued
Bay of Quinte, lavender, the Bay Bridge, waterfront trail
Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling
30 Aug 2014

Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0
A walk down by the bay is always a relaxing treat with so many photo opportunities.  The water is calm and the water birds are plentiful. It was the perfect day to relax on a bench and look out over … Continued
Bay of Quinte, ducks, swans, turtles
Niagara Falls
4 Aug 2014

Niagara Falls

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Ontario, Out and About | 0
We recently took a bus trip to Niagara Falls, which is about 3.5 hours to the west of us.   We love taking the bus as it means a relaxing travel time with no worries of all the traffic through … Continued
Niagara Falls
The UnconVentional mOOse
28 Jul 2014

The UnconVentional mOOse

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0
A favourite daycation is to head north and visit The Unconventional Moose.  This is a wonderful store to explore on Hwy 7 between Madoc and Tweed, less than a half hour drive from our house. The owners describe it as … Continued
UnconVentional mOOse
Up on the Perch
26 Apr 2014

Up on the Perch

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Down by the Bay, Out and About | 0
This past Friday we went for a walk down by the bay.  The water is very high this year and it was quite wavy that morning so we didn’t see a lot of ducks, geese or swans in their favourite … Continued
Bay of Quinte, osprey

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