The Leaves are Drifting Down
Another month has sped by and it is time to catch up on the honeysuckle shrub that I’m following for this year. On a damp, chilly weekend I got out in the garden to take some photos to document the … Continued
Scrubbie Dishcloths
Dishcloth scrubbies are great for cleaning those hard to clean dishes and pots My finished version reminds me of a little flower. You can make the scrubbie yourself but I buy mine at dollar stores – usually in packets of … Continued
Any Time is Garden Time
One of the garden projects I made this summer used an old round piece of wood, some old garden hand tools, some screws and glue. Now I just need to come up with a way of fastening it to … Continued
The Scent of Lavender
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
Hanging up the Towel
With the renovation in my kitchen complete I don’t seem to have a place to put up a towel rack for drying tea towels, except for hanging them over the oven handle. So I dug through the craft cupboard and … Continued
New Life for an Old Birdcage
I’ve had an old birdcage collecting dust in the garage for ages and ages. At the beginning of the season I dusted it off and decided to give it some new life as a planter. In a quick fix I … Continued
The Honeysuckle as September Begins
September has arrived and it is time to check in with the tree following at Lucy’s blog. The Summer season is starting to come to a close and Autumn is creeping in with a few tell tale signs.
Creating a Succulent Pot
I used an old white, enamel wash tub that I got from Freecycle and planted it up with succulents. It has grown well for the first year and some of the succulents bloomed.
Sunning, Preening, Feeding, Waddling
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
Vegetables: Okra
This is the first time I’m trying to grow okra seed in my veggie container garden. The seeds were given out at Canada Blooms, which we visited last March. This isn’t a veggie that is on my shopping list and I … Continued
Feeding in the Rain
The feeders have been busy places while the rain has been pouring down. There has been lots of young birds in … perhaps filling up on food for the long flights ahead of them in the coming weeks. We have … Continued
Make a Mini Flyswatter
Here is a fun gift to make and give, made from plastic canvas. It is also a great little craft to do with the kids and grandkids. This little craft was originally and idea I used when I was a Girl … Continued
The Antics of Little Red
Little Red gets up to all sorts of antics in the garden. The past week there have been two of them … siblings? partners? or friends? They had a great time at the feeders. They were on the pole feeder … Continued
Butterflies: Taking a Long Drink
A white admiral butterfly decided to take a long drink from the oriole feeder. I was lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right time with the camera. Thank goodness for rapid fire buttons, automatic focus and … Continued
Plant Profile: Lovage
Lovage is an edible, tall and erect, herbaceous perennial plant that is one of the first to start poking through the ground in early April. It belongs to the umbellifier family and can grow up to 2.5 meters tall. The name lovage comes from the … Continued