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31 Mar 2021

‘March’ing In and Out

The month of March brings lots of changes to the garden. The first of March blew in like a lion. Lots of wind and some snow. Daylight Savings time arrived on March 13, 2021 and the spring season arrived on … Continued

28 Feb 2021

Finished with February

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2021, What's Been Happening? | 13

The month of February has the least number of days but sometimes it feels like the longest month. If the pandemic doesn’t keep you at home, the weather in February will. Being retired means we don’t have to worry about … Continued

31 Jan 2021

Keeping Busy in January

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2021, What's Been Happening? | 25

January and the start of a new year. Weather wise it was not as cold as usual at the start of the month, and we saw many days hovering around 0 Celsius and just above. Instead of looking through the … Continued

31 May 2020

Goodbye – Hello

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Rocks, The Garden 2020, What's Been Happening? | 21

Goodbye to May, a month of changeable weather from polar vortex cold to lots of rain to stifling heat and humidity. Hello to June – what will you bring? May was the month of growth in the garden, and it … Continued

7 May 2020

May-be …

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, Lens Friends, The Garden 2020, What's Been Happening? | 26

… it will get warmer soon. May-be the restrictions set on all of us will start to be gradually lifted. May-be there is a little light at the end of the tunnel. Until then the garden is a source of … Continued

21 Apr 2020

This is April

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2020, What's Been Happening? | 15

April has been a mixture of rain, wind and cold days. There was just the odd day that gave you the feeling that spring weather was there, but it only lasted a few hours. Just a tease! The garden continues … Continued

26 Jul 2019

The Knitting has been Slow

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Knitting, What's Been Happening? | 8

I’ve had a few projects on the go, and the going has been slow. About 4 years ago I had cataract surgery and what an improvement it made. But recently over the past several months I have been getting cloudy … Continued

17 Jul 2019

An Enjoyable Break

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Eye on the Sky, Out and About, What's Been Happening? | 21

We were so lucky to have a week away at a cottage recently. How wonderful to sit by the lake, watch the wildlife, watch the sunset, go for leisurely walks and enjoy the sounds of the lake lapping on shore. … Continued

25 May 2019

Creating and Downsizing

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden areas, The Garden 2019, What's Been Happening? | 9

Gardening just doesn’t happen overnight. Last year we decided to create a new garden between the back trees which is a shady area. The first thing we did was bring home a lot of logs from the local landfill which … Continued

21 Nov 2018

Closing out November

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, The Garden 2018, What's Been Happening? | 9

~ It is lovely and sunny today but the wind is very strong and cold. We had some snow this morning and at times it was like being in a snow globe. The wind was blowing the snow around and … Continued

16 Nov 2018

Winter is Knocking

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2018, What's Been Happening? | 7

~ Winter is knocking at the door. We had a couple of brief snow showers a few days ago but that only lasted a few hours. Last night a huge system moved into southern Ontario and left a thick coating … Continued

20 Jan 2018

‘Tea’riffic Mail

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: What's Been Happening? | 4

Last Friday was a ‘tea’riffic mail day as the mailman left a package in the mailbox that I wasn’t expecting till next week. I’m so glad it fit into the mailbox as usually a card is left and we have … Continued