Butterflies: The Swallowtails
Butterflies are delicate critters that flit from flower to flower in the garden. Capturing them with the camera can be a challenge. But sometimes you are in the right place at the right time with a camera with a … Continued
2sDay: Bluejays
Photos from the archives of 2 bluejays for 2sDay. Blue jays belong to the Corvidae family native to North America. The corvidae family also includes crows, magpies, rooks, jackdaws, and others (up to 100 varieties). This family of birds have … Continued
Recipe: White Sauce
I make my own gluten free white sauce or bechamel sauce to replace creamed soups in recipes. Bechamel sounds fancier than white! Usually prepared store bought soups are NOT gluten free, but if you can find gluten free ones you … Continued
Cooking with Rhubarb
Is rhubarb a vegetable or fruit? It is a perennial plant that is actually a vegetable but we tend to cook it with other fruits and treat it as a fruit. Rhubarb contains calcium, fibre, Vitamin C, iron and manganese … Continued
Books: A Tea Shop Mystery
Do you enjoy a good cup of tea? and a mystery to solve? You will really enjoy the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs. I love these sort of cozy mystery books with characters you feel you get to know, … Continued
Butterflies: The Painted Lady
Several types of butterflies visit the garden. The painted lady is found around the world, also called the thistle or cosmopolitan butterfly. This medium sized butterfly has similar colours to the monarch butterfly but definitely not the same patterns. This … Continued
2sDay: Blooms
I love the play on words. Today is 2sDay and time for photos of 2 of the same thing. In the past I’ve usually shared bird photo so it’s time to share some flowers. This week I have 2 photos … Continued
Finding some Luck
Everyone needs to find a little luck these days, especially during the covid pandemic. My latest rock project is just that. I painted 4 leaf clovers and will be hiding them when we go out and about again. I started … Continued
Plant Profile: Daffodils
Daffodils also known as narcissus or a jonquil are delightful spring blooms. They come in a variety of sizes and colours and brighten the garden during May. Bulbs should be planted in the Fall before the frost sets in. Choose … Continued
Pots Under ‘Hosta’ge
Several years ago I did a post about my garden under ‘hosta’ge. I just love these plants in our shady north facing garden. Over the years I’ve been dividing them and creating new gardens or sharing them with other gardeners. … Continued
Plant Profile: Tulips
Tulips are beautiful spring blooms. When the snow begins to vanish from the garden you can see the bulbs poking through the ground. Tulips are perennial plants that grow from bulbs. The bulbs are planted in the Fall and … Continued
Books: Kate Shackleton
This cozy mystery series is by Frances Brody, set in the 1920’s in England, features Kate Shackleton as a private investigator. I recently caught up with the first book in the series, even though I have read most of … Continued
Plant Profile: Chives
Chives are a perennial herb that belongs to the onion family. I have two types of chives growing in the garden, each flowering at different times of the season. The common chives have tubular leaves/stalks and blooms in May and … Continued
Is it Just a Sparrow?
Is a sparrow just a sparrow? No, there are several different varieties, so look carefully and see if you can identify some of the different sparrows you see. We have a few different sparrows that visit the garden. There are … Continued
White Crowned Sparrows
Have you looked closely at the sparrows? There are many different varieties that visit our gardens and many times we tend to just refer to them as sparrows instead of their actual name. One of the most distinctive sparrows … Continued