As we approach Christmas I always find this is a time of reflection. As I write this post our garden is snow laden, in fact Winter arrived early. The snow started to fall in early November and decided to stick around. Even though I struggle with the cold I still appreciate the different seasons, each […]
I had planned on doing a few more garden maintenance jobs outside but the early snowfall beat me to it. I was aware that the snow was coming but didn’t expect the full extent of the snowfall. My husband and I just managed to get the tender** plants moved from the greenhouse to the garage. […]
Dec 2016 Winter Descends on the Fintry Delta 2016 Spring/Summer Moments 2016 Another year has gone by and I always like to review highlights of the garden year and my photography exploits which went beyond just floral. Here are some of my favourite memories. I always look forward to spring as it is a […]
I can’t believe that it is December already. I have spent time with the grandkids and worked on some projects with them including baking gingerbread cookies. With the help of my husband we also worked on making bird boxes using the ones that I have as a template. I was amazed this year […]
I have to confess that over the years I have been very caught up in the period preceding Christmas…. from nagging my husband to get the Christmas lights up, getting my overseas cards written, buying too many gifts,…. the list goes on, and this was all in addition to working outside of the home. […]
Even though they had been predicting snow, I was still surprised to see the blanket of snow in the garden this morning. Fortunately I collected all the greens for my outside Christmas decorations earlier in the week and managed to complete several wreaths, an urn container and the garlands for the railings outside. In my next […]