Tag Archives: neighbourhood

A Gardener’s Midsummer Dream: Wild and Cultivated

Posted on July 18, 2017 by bloomingreverend

Garden tours are always lovely, especially for those of us who are a little nosy. What better way to spend an afternoon than peeking behind fences and waltzing through strangers’ backyards? Last week, I found the best one yet: The 2017 … Continue reading →

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If you go down in the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise

Posted on September 15, 2014 by bloomingreverend

Last week when I took Minnie for our early morning walk on the wooded walking trails I got more than I bargained for: we came nose to nose with grey coyotes. Well, maybe it wasn’t quite nose to nose, but … Continue reading →

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Lawns: they’re not just for grass

Posted on January 2, 2014 by bloomingreverend

This Advent, our congregation celebrated the season leading up to Christmas with a Giving Calendar. Each family in the congregation was given a long banner made of sealed envelopes. Each day in December they opened one and carried out the … Continue reading →

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Gardening: therapeutic, defiant, gangster

Posted on October 1, 2013 by bloomingreverend

“Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do.” –Ron Finley A while ago I stumbled on this TED talk by Ron Finley and loved it. This week a friend reminded me of it again and I love … Continue reading →

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Convenient beauty on Trafalgar Road

Posted on September 26, 2013 by bloomingreverend

South Oakville is a beautiful place. But the neighbourhood wouldn’t be the nearly as beautiful without Bong’s Variety. The corner store is surrounded on every side by loveliness. Some of the homes there are over a hundred years old and … Continue reading →

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Potatoes grow best on the side of the road

Posted on September 9, 2013 by bloomingreverend

On our trip to Newfoundland, we went on seven boat trips and traveled more than 7200 kilometers in our car. It was the best kind of journey where we knew that around every corner was a beautiful view and every … Continue reading →

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The real dirt on a new neighourhood

Posted on June 24, 2013 by bloomingreverend

I have been thinking about dirt lately. Because if you drive near my house you will see a lot of it. Just north of our neighbourhood, underneath huge dump trucks and excavators, there are acres of dusty brown earth. For … Continue reading →

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Minnie is a great dog, even though she ate my favourite sandals.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by bloomingreverend

Our family got a dog. This winter we registered with a pet rescue organization and then about six weeks ago  we welcomed Minnie into our family. She’s a two year old Airedale terrier. She is very sweet, very energetic, and … Continue reading →

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Snow day in high def. With 3D and surround sound, too.

Posted on February 8, 2013 by bloomingreverend

It was a snow day. The best kind, too. Not only were the school buses cancelled, but schools were closed and the roads were too messy to venture out on. We all stayed in our jammies til noon, made waffles … Continue reading →

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Don’t you hate getting stuck behind slow people?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by bloomingreverend

For as long as I can remember, I have been in a hurry. When I was a kid, my teachers hassled me because my slap-dash writing style was pretty much illegible. I tried the patience of my piano teacher since … Continue reading →

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