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Daycation

Enjoying Local
27 Jun 2020

Enjoying Local

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Ontario, Out and About | 18

The easing of restrictions in our area during the covid pandemic has meant we have been able to venture a short way from home, but still within easy driving distance. So over the last couple of weeks in June we … Continued

Cobourg Ecology Garden, Cobourg West Beach, Wellington Beach, Wicklow Beach
It’s Daycation Time
26 Apr 2017

It’s Daycation Time

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation | 0

It’s Daycation Time I love it when the weather gets warmer and we start going out for daycations.  Our first one for this year was a trip to Niagara Falls.  To be rested up when we get there we take … Continued

Bird Kingdom, Niagara Falls
The Old Hastings Gallery
16 Aug 2015

The Old Hastings Gallery

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

Ormsby is a little village off Highway 62N at Highway 620. Listed as one of the ghost towns of this part of Ontario with a population of 20 (there abouts) it has two amazing places to visit. The Old Schoolhouse Tea Room … Continued

Ormsby
The Old Ormsby Schoolhouse
9 Aug 2015

The Old Ormsby Schoolhouse

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

I love the summer when we take lots of daycations in and around our area.  Recently we stopped at the Old Ormsby Schoolhouse for their educated dining.  This was an old one room schoolhouse that is now a restaurant that … Continued

Ormsby, signs
Fuller Native and Rare Plants
1 Jun 2015

Fuller Native and Rare Plants

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

A week or so ago we visited Fuller Native & Rare Plants.  I love places like this as you know the plants are grown in our gardening zone so will do well in my garden.  They specialize in native perennials, wildflowers, grasses, … Continued

anemone, jack in the pulpit
The Ottawa Tulip Festival
17 May 2015

The Ottawa Tulip Festival

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Daycation, Out and About | 0

We had a wonderful visit to Ottawa to see the tulip festival in the middle of the week.  What an amazing sight to see beds and beds of tulips of all different colours and varieties.

Ottawa

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