~~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...]
Grace in Small Things – 200
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Today I learned how to make wee 8-page books out of one sheet of paper.
(Yes, Elspeth, just like the one you gave me!) . Tom was nice enough to
tutor me in...
Two Gardens on Display
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First, we get to see the garden of Michael Pollan Himself, at least the
front garden, here on the SF Chronicle (see slide show in the left sidebar).
Next, ...
SouleMama Sponsor ~ SARAH JANE STUDIOS ~
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*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured sponsor is Sarah Jane Studios. In her words: "If you were to...
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*My First Mittens*
Hard to believe that I have avoided mittens all this time. Something about
wanting to make mittens as Christmas gifts a few years ago an...
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, ...
END
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Well kind folks, that’s the end of the mini posting blitz. I leave you with
three “meaty” entries and one regarding an upcoming film screening for you
to d...
Tendril
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One of my biggest inspirations for photography is our friend Marshall
Sokoloff who can capture a magnitude of significance in almost any
juxtaposition of...
SHHHHH...Don't tell Ellis...
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Ellis got to celebrate his birthday a little early this year. But today is
his actual 4th birthday. I think when he comes to Wammy's we might just have
to...
Coy Crochet
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I feel a lot better about everything after yesterday. I hit the ground running and . . . am almost completely done with all of my Christmas shopping. I'll ju...
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...
Baby Gear
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This is the weekend for the switch-over to the new site. As of midnight
tonight the website and blog will be going through the transition. On Monday
mornin...
What is a tub grinder?
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As you know from reading this blog, I am a very serious gardener and am very
serious about my compost yard. About once a year, we hire a ...
bonus studio morning
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Wednesday I had an extra free studio morning-- it was delightful. We all had
the day off and Ken took the boys for a couple hours so I could finish a
proje...
Eat good food
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[Back post from Sep-26-2009] We’ve been faithfully bringing the matching
pair of chalkboards to the farmers’ market since we bought them at an office
suppl...
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 ...
What is happening in the November garden?
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Frost !
Frost on the car!
Frost on the roof!
Frost on the black garden mulch!
But note the alyssum still flowering , the sky is bright blue,the sun is
s...
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!...
Neuron Therapy
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York University philosopher Stuart Shanker is one of the world’s leading
thinkers on “kids with disorders.” The author of twenty books on philosophy
and hu...
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...
4 turtle dove(s):
I can't tell camel lips from llama lips, but that video was AMAZING. How did they do that? It made me smile for sure.
how about a Llama?
"I can't tell camel lips from llama lips"—perhaps until you kiss one. :0D
Yes, it's a llama.
I would have guessed camel, but the grin reminds me of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, as he just started to devise a plan....
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