These two were cuddling in their pen at the park. I think they would have preferred to have a nice hiding spot to snuggle in but they made do with each other instead.
~~Melissa
(Ontario, Canada)
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"Life is now." And you can quote me on that. Your nature. My nature. Our nature.
About My Garden
zone 5a Ontario Canada
[ tour my garden 2008]
started 1996 in ignorance
started figuring it out in 2002
organic
minimal watering
clay soil
flowering perennials, berries, veggies low budget: $100/yr
[more about my garden...]
MORNING HAS BROKEN
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Justin is the earliest riser of us siblings. He’s got a lot of energy and
wants to get out in the garden first thing in the morn. Yep, he’s a born
farme...
A Meringue Scarf
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I ran into this gorgeous photo on-line yesterday while looking to make a frothy, laceweight scarf. This is the Alpine Frost Scarf from the Interweave Crochet...
David Perry: "Somebody get that slug!"
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Garden photographer David Perry takes us up-close and slimy as he entices
slugs to give him their very best poses. It's hilarious and I see potential
here ...
Grace in Small Things – 202
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A brown-skinned, large man dressed as Santa playing the oboe for spare
change in an underground passage. The exotic birds that have been sighted in
Ontario...
2010 The Former Congressman Charles
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It's here! Finally! Twelve months of one neurotic dog and his occasionally
coherent partner in crime. My only wish is that my Granny were here to see
the...
My favorite spot.
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Yesterday we had kind of a lazy afternoon. Even though the weather was beautiful my husband had work to do so I did some new crochet stitches and then I took...
Amaryllis, re- growing
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I had put last winter's amaryllis in the basement after it finished
flowering and forgot about it. Last Tuesday when cleaning up the basement
and searching...
Shalom!
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This sweater has already been everywhere with me. I've found myself - often with little ones in tow - sitting outside of a doctors office desperately seeking...
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*Busy Sunday*
Since I was unable to find the sock weight yarn in the colors I needed it
was time to clear the kitchen counters and dye it myself. It was ...
A Budget by Any Other Name
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After years of pounding the importance of having a budget there are still
people who ask me, “So, Gail, do you have a budget?” Darn tootin’. In my
early ye...
Smartypants Quiz – Kansas City Edition: Enter Now!
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[image: kcsmall]I’m in Kansas City, where everything’s up to date. Where
they’ve gone about as fer as they can go (YES SIR!).
I’m in Kansas City, where M...
Spring-planted garlic…
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[Back post from Jul-7-2009] This first spring-planted garlic experiment is
coming along just about as I imagined it would, from what I’d heard: slower
and ...
Forgetting and Enjoying.
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I am just getting back from
another quickie trip from Arizona.
We drove.
I forgot how much I hate that drive.
My kids were pretty good, but my back hurt...
The Philosopher and the Wolf
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Philosophy professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a
wolf he would bring along to his university classes. But Brenin was more
than ju...
Finding beauty on a gloomy day
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Last week, two major weather systems sat over the Northeast, bringing rains
and high winds. Many coastal areas were flooded and my heart goes out to
the f...
meatless supper #8
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This is the last week of Enviromom's meatless supper club. I decided to make
the Cauliflower-Cheese Pie with Grated Potato Crust from the Moosewood
Cookboo...
WE ARE...MARSHALL
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Today I proudly fly my Marshall flag to pay tribute to the players,
coaches, team doctors, and fans that were killed in an horrific plane crash
just befor...
Full Interview: Joe Coughlin on the future of aging
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How old does someone have to be before you consider them "old?"
We put that question to Joe Coughlin recently and guess what he said?
Mid-forties! Yes, ...
New Sweater Photos and Napa Fun
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Oh, my goodness. I'm useless today. I was a CHAMPION OF FUN yesterday. I wrote (FUN), and I adventured (FUN), and I went to hear music (FUN), and I slept (FU...
Festive Season Craft Sale! November 28-29
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Check out this great upcoming local craft sale - the annual Festive Season
Sale at 43 Queen St S, Kitchener - hosted by BarterWorks (K-W's local
bartering ...
Garden Short- Cuts
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I may feel twenty inside but the outside tells the real tale.
That's why I take liberties with the end-of-season garden clean-up.
Squeeze the summer stuff in...
Having That Space
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I've had something on my mind for awhile, how to keep cedar bark from
traveling via the wind, or as a result of the cat two stepping while batting
at winge...
Pint Size Patterns
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Today I am happy to introduce our new series of Pint Size Patterns! These
economical little patterns are thanks to your persistent question, "Do you
have a...
New Banner
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I finally got my new banner finished and posted. Trying to catch up on lots
of stuff while recovering from the c-section and this stubborn cold.
Hoping to ...
Happy Apple Mat
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I have a new craft up over at B:Kids. I'm so happy with the way this turned out, so take a look, won't you? Even though the craft projects I design are somet...
What’s Hot + What’s Not
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Jeepers - this is quickly turning into a Wednesday only, what’s hot +
What’s not blog. Nanowrimo is really not leaving much time for blogging.
Never mind!...
Maybe Next Year....
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I grew cardoons in the garden for the first time. Unfortunately, I never got
to tie up the plants and blanch the leaves so they can be cooked and eaten—
w...
feelings
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FEELINGS are not meant to be fixed, punished, banished,ignored, judged,
criticized, denied, feared, or hidden. Although they have no expiration
date, fo...
Where I've been
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This morning, someone pointed out to me that it has been a month, exactly a
month, a whole month, since I last posted here. I nearly choked.
The truth is, ...
Simple Comforts and Bending The Rules
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It has rained for the past 5 days. And rained. And rained. Which was really fine with me, since we were all feeling a bit under the weather anyway. No, we do...
body by youth, aging encouraged wisdom…
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Look you guys——
all of u that r shocked & seemingly upset about my weight—–
I might be more upset than you are, (can’t tell sometimes—–obviously more of ...
Issue 12: Small Spaces and Finances
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A number of readers have requested information on small spaces and finances,
so we thought it would be interesting to devote an issue of the SLJ to this
to...
2 turtle dove(s):
What a perfect photo for my 2sDay posts.
Cute they are , love the giraffe too.
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