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What’s Been Happening?

Garden Journal:  February 2021
28 Feb 2021

Garden Journal: February 2021

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

garden journal 2021, hawk, mosaic crochet, playing cards, purse-onality, rock painting, squirrels, Stumpy Family
Garden Journal:  January 2021
31 Jan 2021

Garden Journal: January 2021

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

cardinals, garden journal 2021, mosaic crochet, nuthatch, playing cards, shawls, squirrels, Stumpy Family, trellis garden
An Enjoyable Break
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

Canada geese, decoupage, sky, sunset, swans
Creating and Downsizing
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

back tree garden, garden journal 2019, windmill garden
‘Tea’riffic Mail
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

tea
British Columbia Trip 2017-2018
11 Jan 2018

British Columbia Trip 2017-2018

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, What's Been Happening? | 14

I’ve been absent from my website for just about 5 weeks while we were visiting our daughter and family in British Columbia.  Luckily for us we missed all the frigid temperatures that Ontario had at the end of December and … Continued

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