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Flowers on a dreary day

December 14, 2008 by Tricia

I just took the dog outside for her last outing of the night and we were both surprised when we heard the pitter patter of ice pellets hitting the ground. Dreary weather.

I’m sure the streets of Toronto will be covered in ice by morning!

I hope that the weather is better in your area today! If it isn’t why not remember summer with me? Here are a few of the lovely flowers and greenery that I grow in my garden.

Looking at these photos and remembering much nicer days will help me forget how miserable the weather is outside today! Hopefully these pictures will also make your day a little more cheery as well.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Neighbors bestowing gifts of food!

December 7, 2008 by Tricia

I’ve told you before that I live in a great neighborhood and have great neighbors, right?

A few of our neighbors seem to have taken us under their wing so to speak and give us food whenever they have special family occasions or during the holidays. Remember I told you about our neighbor giving us a literal feast when they celebrated Greek Orthodox Easter?

Well … now that Christmas is getting closer some of our neighbors are starting to bestow gifts upon us. The little old lady two doors down traditionally gives us home made Baklava every year oh and sweet bread, but this year she brought us paella.

Maybe she’s bored or experimenting, but it was a nice treat! It was filled with seafood! Mmmm I love getting gifts of food! Now I just have to return her paella pan before I forget!

Do any of your neighbors drop off gifts during the holidays?

As I was saying in my last post we have no extra money so I can’t really afford to get any of our neighbors gifts, but maybe I can wipe up some treats in the kitchen.

Resigned to winter’s arrival

November 30, 2008 by Tricia

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It’s beginning to get colder here in Toronto and soon .. the snow that falls will stay on the ground for days or a week at a time, or perhaps like last year it might stay for months!

As I was just saying on my gardening blog, my plants have finally realized that winter is just about here and have reluctantly gone into dormancy.

There are still a few roses clinging stubbornly to their stems, but they are dead … unlike the rose below which was very much alive and happily blooming in August.

Chicago Peace produced such lovely roses all summer. It’s a shame that I won’t see another rose from this plant until next May or June … but it’s worth the wait.

I think that as a Northern gardener I appreciate my garden all the more in the spring, summer and early fall because I know there will be several months during the winter when all I’ll see will be the white of snow, gray skies … no green leaves or grasses, no colorful flowers, no scent of rose perfume, lavender, beebalm or jasmine … no garden to sit in with my laptop or a good book.

I’m resigned to winter’s arrival, but secretly I’m already longing for spring.

Finally resting after a busy weekend

November 23, 2008 by Tricia

It’s been a busy weekend! I’ve been to the hospital to see our friend that had heart surgery … oh … maybe five times!

She’s doing well but she’s groggy and in pain and of course she’s said that if she knew she was going to be in this much pain she wouldn’t have had the surgery. I told her once she starts to feel better she’ll notice that her pre-surgery symptoms like shortness of breath will probably be gone and as she slowly starts doing things that she hasn’t really been able to do for the last couple of years she’ll be happy she had the surgery. She wasn’t buying it this evening, but I’ll bet she’ll come around!

I’m still sick of course. What else is new, eh? I’m pretty sure that I’ve had a partial bowel obstruction going on since Friday or maybe even Thursday. If I don’t start to feel a bit better by tomorrow I might be going to the hospital for myself.

We also found out that another friend of ours, the best friend of our friends that have been in the hospital, is dying of Pancreatic cancer. He just took a turn for the worse today, so we might have some very bad news later in the week.

I know that some of you were probably expecting to see a Green Thumb Sunday post today. Between all the visits to the hospital to see our friend and my own illness I’m just not up to sorting through my garden pictures to post something for GTS today. Sorry.

Instead I’m lying on the couch watching 24:Redemption (we taped it on the PVR while we were visiting our friend in the hospital this evening). Geez it’s been a long time since 24 has been on TV hasn’t it? When was the last time a regular season episode aired … April 2007 or something like that I think! I can barely remember where 24 left off! I hope that between this movie and the start of the series again in January or February that they do some kind of recap show. I normally hate those shows (especially during the season when a show has been airing regularly (hint hint Desperate Housewives and Lost), but in this case I think it might be necessary.

Are you watching 24:Redemption this evening or did you watch the music awards or maybe even the Grey Cup (Canadian Football final game – like the Superbowl but not as well known)?

Reflections of Midnight

November 22, 2008 by Tricia

This weeks Photo Hunt theme is Reflection

I took this photo near the beginning of November.

We had taken Midnight, our Lab, to a local park for a romp in the woods and while there she found a small pond and being a water dog couldn’t resist jumping in.

I like how you can see her reflection in the water in front of her. You can also see blurred reflections of the trees surrounding the pond in the water too.

Here’s a shot of Midnight as she got closer to the edge of the pond. You can still see her reflection in the water in front of her, but what I like most about this photo is that it’s an action shot. Look at how the water parts around her as she runs towards land. She was moving fast!

We’ve had snow this week. Snow that stayed on the ground. It’s beginning to melt but I think we’re expecting more, so I doubt Midnight will have any more swims in ponds or the lake this year! She does love rolling around in the snow so I’m sure she won’t miss the water too much!

Check out my other Photo Hunter entry Reflections of Toronto too!

Flowers on a dreary day

Neighbors bestowing gifts of food!

Resigned to winter’s arrival

Finally resting after a busy weekend

Reflections of Midnight

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