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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Outdoor entertainment
There is a trend right now to have not just a patio table and chairs for eating outside, but to have couches and chairs for lounging, too. Some of the photos I have seen are full-on living rooms with area rugs, coffee tables … Continue reading
Sniff, Sniff
For the first several weeks of my sabbatical, I had a cold (it was a lovely gift my husband brought home from work and couldn’t resist sharing). I wasn’t sick in bed, but I had a stuffy nose for ages. … Continue reading
Diddley dee potatoes
Yesterday I did something I have never done before: I planted potatoes. Three different varieties, including “Russian Blue”, which really are blue (although I am told the colour fades when you cook them. I will let you know when I find out … Continue reading
Winter dreams
Sometimes in the winter months as I close my eyes at night, I relax by doing some imaginary gardening. I picture my yard, lush and green. I dream of the new ways I will plant vegetables in the spring and how I will renovate … Continue reading
Sex in the garden
Not me, silly. The plants! A friend of mine, K., lives in a manse. She not only has a lovely landscaped yard with mature perennial beds, but a good friend who likes to garden in it. And, since both of these … Continue reading
Sabbath-ing
The concept of sabbath find its roots in the Hebrew story of creation. God made the world and everything in it, and then on the seventh day, rested. It was a cessation of activity, but also time to take stock of what … Continue reading
These lions are definitely dandy
In 2009, a pesticide ban came into effect in Oakville. Since then, dandelions have taken hold and the season is once again upon us when lawn-lovers and tidy people everywhere are cringing. No matter where they look they see an unruly invasion of yellow and spend their … Continue reading
A walk around the block
I have not heard anything from the Town of Oakville regarding the complaint made about my new vegetable beds on the front lawn. I do know from looking at our town bylaws, however, that the problem is not the plants–those are allowed. … Continue reading
Cemetery geraniums and my new watering can
Some of my fondest childhood memories are from the Collingwood Cemetery. Each weekend when my family would visit my grandmother, my sister and I would be up early on Saturday morning. In order that my father could sleep in, my mother and … Continue reading
The leeks made me do it
Five years ago, our family spent a month in Scotland. It was a clergy exchange–or it was meant to be, until my Scottish partner decided to spend the summer in Kenya instead of here in Canada. At any rate, we went … Continue reading
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