Flowers and Weeds

Please visit me in my garden, among the flowers and weeds, as I carve out a little patch of heaven in this rainy Pacific Northwest. I hope to share with you some of the joys, the triumphs, the techniques I learn along the way, and maybe some favourite garden recipes and art projects, too.

Monday, December 31, 2007

More Fairies in My Garden

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I have added some hair to Hiro, and lengthened Aiko's hair. They look great out in my garden, don't you think?
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Yet More 3D Fairy Images

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I was so happy to find the Hiro 3.0 character, now Aiko has a friend (click for a larger image): That's all for tonight. Enjoy!
Saturday, December 29, 2007

More Fairy 3D Images

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Oh, this is really cool, I couldn't help myself to spend a couple more hours... I have discovered a new character, called "Aiko 3.0...
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Fairy 3D Images

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I was looking at fairy images today, getting ideas for my daughter's 9th birthday, which is coming in a few weeks. Last year, she took h...
Sunday, December 02, 2007

First Snow Creation of the Season

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The snow started out dry and fluffy this morning, but turned progressively wet and heavy this afternoon. Finally, my son and I were able to ...

First Snow in Vancouver

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It is December 2, and we just had our first major snowfall in Vancouver (BC). Yesterday when the snow just barely covered the ground, my dau...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

Weird and Wonderful Photoshop Dream Homes

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I am too tired to continue working (on a holiday Monday!), and don't have enough sense to go to sleep early when I have the chance, so h...
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Sweet Surprise in November

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Late in October, I had a delightful surprise, when cleaning up my garden for winter, I lifted a raspberry branch, and was greeted by a clust...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Daylight Savings Time Confusion

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It was the wierdest thing when the alarm woke me up at 7:30 this morning. Usually I look out the window, then just crawl into the shower, wi...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

A Small Cloud in a Blue Sky

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While washing dishes in our south-facing kitchen window today, enjoying a rare Fall day of sunshine and blue sky in Vancouver, I noticed a d...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

When Gardening Turns Dangerous

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Most of the time, gardening is very therapeutic. Even on days when I overexert myself (predictably related to me getting out the garden shov...
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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Golden Ears Park Pics

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We went for a hike in Golden Ears Park today, and got a few nice photos from the trip (click any of them for a closer view). The first three...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Embarrassed Sunflower and Veggie Faces

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Remember the handsome sunflower I posted about earlier? Well, he may be a bit embarrassed by all the attention, and ever since has been han...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Stargazer Puzzle - Improved!

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I've been having lots of fun with my Stargazer Puzzle, and lots of visitors enjoying it also. So I decided I'd better fix the propor...
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Friday, August 17, 2007

Stargazer Puzzle

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Hi, I discovered a make-your-own-puzzle site the other night, made a puzzle from my stargazer lily photo: stargazer 400x300 Jigsaw Puzzle Af...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007

What Turns a Sunflower's Head?

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I have one very tall and handsome sunflower growing against my East fence. His face is wide and cheery and bright yellow. But to my dismay, ...
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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Hummingbird Pics

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I am determined to get a few photos of the hummingbirds which are constantly zipping about our garden this year. Since it was overcast today...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Garden Glimpses : Early August 2007

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We took advantage of the great weather on the weekend, to visit Bunsen Lake. We were very impressed by our kids, 8 and 6, who very cheerfull...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Floral Wreath Workshop

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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending a hands-on Scandinavian-inspired floral wreath making ("Every woman a goddess") work...
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