What’s in the Garden? – M
The alphabetical garden tour continues with M and I hope you aren’t fed up with it at this point as we are mid way through the alphabet. The plants beginning with M are all many and marvellous … mountain bluet, … Continued
Friendship Tea
Crafty is being craf-tea. It’s time to think of little gifts, ones that tuck inside a greeting card. After all it isn’t that far to Christmas. Don’t let the world of computers and the internet take away the pleasure of … Continued
Books: Christmas in Newfoundland
Christmas in Newfoundland, Memories and Mysteries is the latest book by Mike Martin. Mike writes the series of light mystery gendre of books about Sgt. Windflower, who is an RCMP officer stationed in Newfoundland. I love books set in Canada … Continued
Alphabetical Gardening – L
It’s time for all L to break loose in the garden. My favourite has to be Little Red who seems to have claimed our garden and lets all the other squirrels know they are in his/her territory. Little Red loves … Continued
Painting Birch Trees on Rocks
My adventures in rock painting led me to painting birch trees on larger rocks. Birch trees are always something I have wanted to paint and I’ve read lots of info on creating them on canvas but just never got around … Continued
What’s in the Garden? – K
It is time for K on the garden tour and at ABC Wednesday. The kitchen garden is a big part of my garden. I grow tomatoes, potatoes, beans, peas and lots more. My husband made me three plant tables a … Continued
Out & About: The Ecology Garden
One morning we headed out to Cobourg, to pick up a special order at our favourite British store, to walk the beach and hopefully find some lake glass, and to make our first visit to the Cobourg Ecology Garden. One … Continued
Butterfly Rocks
It is the time of year when the butterflies are beginning their long migration south. We recently visited the Cobourg Ecology Garden, (Coboug Ontario) and I decided to make a few decoupaged butterfly rocks to leave in their rock garden. … Continued
Alphabetical Gardening – J
Join me for my alphabetical garden tour with things starting with J. Juncos, one of my favourite little birds, are mainly winter visitors but they do arrive in the late Fall and stay until about mid spring. Juncos enjoy all … Continued
Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths
How do you change the colour of pinecones? Soak them in a bleach solution of course! The Fall decorations have been slowly coming out now it is September and the weather is changing. I found this older post on bleaching … Continued
Colour Changing Pinecones
~ How do you change the colour of pinecones? Soak them in a bleach solution of course! The Fall decorations have been slowly coming out now it is September and the weather is changing. I found this older post on … Continued
What’s in the Garden? – I
The garden tour letter for this week is I. One of my favourite pieces of garden whimsy is Inuky. I actually have two of them in different parts of the garden. This was my creative way of using up some … Continued
Found Rocks
Some rocks that I have found and have rehid. Some rocks I’ve hidden.
Crafts: A Flower Frog
Do you use a flower frog? Or are you saying what on earth is a flower frog? Flower frogs are usually glass, ceramic or metal items to add to the top of a vase or jug to help arrange your … Continued
Alphabetical Garden Tour – H
It is time for the alphabet search at ABC Wednesday. There is always something on the garden tour that starts with H. Some birds beginning with H that we see in the garden are house finch, humming bird and hawk. Things … Continued