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Spring is here – the garden is coming back to life

March 25, 2007 by Tricia

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Peonies, rhododendron, hosta, lilies, daylilies …

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In about two months one small area of my garden, near the patio, will look like this. The Rhododendron will be blooming with it’s large cherry red flowers, the hosta leaves will be in perfect shape as yet untouched by nasty slugs, and the peonies (karl Rosenfield) and day lilies will be preparing to bloom.

Spring, late spring and early summer are the time of year that I think I enjoy the garden the most. Almost every day there is something new to look at. During that time of year the plants are growing fast, and a plant that didn’t have flower buds one day suddenly seems to develop tiny flower buds almost over night.

A few of the plants in my garden have started to show signs that they are waking up. I can’t wait until several more plants come back to life and start to grow.

Who else is excited now that it’s spring?

Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.





Filed Under: Green Thumb Sunday, Home and Lifestyle, Recreation, Tricia's Garden Tagged With: daylilies, daylily, dormancy, flowers, garden, green thumb, hosta, new growth, peonies, photo, photos, plants, Rhododendron, spring, sunday, wake up

The boardwalk

March 24, 2007 by Tricia

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September, Woodbine Beach in Toronto

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We went to the beach last year in September. It was late afternoon and although the day had been nice it was starting to get a little chilly. I suppose that’s why the beach was almost empty.

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I think that I took this photo on the same day. This is part of Toronto’s famous boardwalk. This is what I would call the beginning of the boardwalk in the Ashbridges Bay area. As you can see the boardwalk was almost empty that day.

On nice days, the beach is crowded with people getting sun or playing volleyball. Throughout the whole year the boardwalk is a great place to walk. Residents lucky enough to live in that area of Toronto regularly walk their dogs, cats and just about any kind of pet that you can imagine on the boardwalk.

Right beside the boardwalk there’s a bicycle path.

We aren’t too far from the beach area. It’s about a 10 minute drive or a half hour bike ride. It’s not uncommon for Chris and I to get on our bikes anytime from April through to November and bike down to the beach area, or on some of the nice trails in the area.

We’re actually pretty lucky living in Toronto. The whole inner core of the city has ravines and parks where city residents can walk or bike. You can actually travel quite a distance throughout the city on the paths that interconnect throughout the city.

Biking on the trails, or walking on the boardwalk is a great way to get some exercise and enjoy a nice day.

Do you make time to enjoy some of the things that you can do in your city or town?

Filed Under: Health Fitness and Beauty, Hobbies, Home and Lifestyle, Photo Hunters, Photography, Recreation, Toronto Tagged With: Ashbridges Bay, beach, bicycle, bicycle path, bike, boardwalk, Canada, exercise, pets, photo, photo hunter, photos, Toronto, trails, volleyball, walk, Walking, Woodbine Beach

Spring is here!

March 23, 2007 by Tricia

I was looking outside when I got up today, and thought “If I’m feeling better this weekend I’ve got to clean up my garden!”.

The weather has warmed up here in Toronto. The snow in the shadiest parts of my yard has almost melted and the grass, which didn’t suffer too much cold this year or the pressures of lots of snow on it through the long winter months has begun to green up nicely.

Even though I feel absolutely terrible today, thoughts of getting outside and doing yard work are filling my head. It’s got to be just that it’s spring. You know that feeling of renewal and rejuvenation that comes during this time of year? Funny how it can hit even when you feel as ill as I do isn’t it?

Filed Under: Gardening, Hobbies, Home and Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged With: garden, getting outside, plants, rejuvenation, renewal, snow melting, spring, warming up, yardwork

What the heck is that?

March 23, 2007 by Tricia

Abdul from Abdul Taiyeb’s takes on Everything is having a contest. Actually I believe he plans on having a weekly contest.

He’s posted a photo of something and visitors to his site have been guessing what the heck the object is. Each week he’ll create a new “What is this” post.

You can win a whole $2 if you guess correctly! Ok so you can buy yourself a lottery ticket if you win. LOL

Take a look at this weeks contest photo. It’s really hard to guess what it is. I put in two guesses and I bet my guesses are wrong, but it’s a fun little contest.

Give it a try – guessing what it is, is kind of addictive.

Filed Under: Contest, Recreation Tagged With: Contest, guess the photo, guess what it is fun, what is that, win money, win prize

Enjoy reading? Join Booksfree and have book rentals delivered to your home

March 22, 2007 by Tricia

Pretty much everyone has heard of Netflix right? Well, what if there was a company that offered a similar service, but for books and audiotapes? Good news! There is a service that offers book lovers on-line book rentals.

The service is called Booksfree, and it offers it’s members a wide selection of books and audio tapes. They have everything from the latest best sellers to the classics. Members can select from over 88,000 audio and paperback titles, fiction and non-fiction, from over 35,200 authors.

Books are expensive to purchase, and we all have busy lives and sometimes don’t have time to visit the local library to take out new books to read. Why not start a membership with Booksfree and have the audio tapes or books that you’d like to read shipped to you free of charge?

Booksfree offers several membership plans. You could have anywhere from two to 12 books shipped to you at once for as little as $8.49 to $34.99 per month. All membership plans include free shipping both ways, unlimited rentals, no due dates, and of course no late fees.

When you sign up for a membership you can create a list of titles that you’d like to rent and they’ll automatically ship the number of titles that your membership allows you to rent. The remaining titles on your list will be shipped in a future order. Return your titles in the pre-paid shipping envelope and your next title choices will be sent to you. It’s that easy.

A Booksfree membership would be great for an avid reader, a family or even as a gift for a relative. Perhaps you have an older relative that can’t get out as much as they used to, maybe a Booksfree membership would make an ideal gift?

At this time this service is only available to residents of the United States and it’s territories. I’m hopeful that the service will be available to Canadians and perhaps other countries sometime in the near future.

Filed Under: Great Reading, Hobbies, Home and Lifestyle, Recreation, Services, Shopping Tagged With: book rental, booksfree, convenient, free return shipping, free shipping, Gift Idea, low membership price, membership, save time, savings, shipping

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