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.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Stick Bug Unsuccessful Hatching

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In the couple of years I've been keeping stick bugs, I have had a lot of babies hatch, but have not been able to witness any hatchings -...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Preparing for a Harsh Winter

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On Friday night, it started snowing, and by midnight, everything was blanketed in white.  This is VERY early for the Vancouver BC area.  My ...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Congratulations Ola! One Million Giraffes!

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Do you remember the One Million Giraffes project I heard about just over a year ago , and submitted a photo of my giraffe sculpture , then ...
Friday, November 12, 2010

Squirrel Attack Makes a Snack of Jack

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This post is not for the faint of heart.  Remember that fearless and menacing Jack O'Lantern we set out on Hallowe'en?  He has met ...
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Castor Bean Plant

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Until recently, I had only seen photos in gardening books and seed catalogs, but the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) is a stunningly be...
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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Hallowe'en

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I hope you all had a safe and fun Hallowe'en.  The kids, now 11 and 9, decided not to go out trick-or-treating this year.  So they opene...
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Sunday, October 03, 2010

Dried Flower Arrangements

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A few weeks ago, I made a dried flower arrangement for our master bathroom, from lavender and dried grasses: I think it turned out quite we...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Zucchini Loaf

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What do you do when your garden overwhelms you with zucchini?  Or when a friend (in my case, my mother-in-law) is blessed with an abundance ...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

Colour Mosaic Monday : Black

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I almost forgot, this is the last colour - black - in the series at unglazed .  I'm going to miss that series - thanks so much to Jen f...
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Saturday, September 25, 2010

My Little Soccer Player

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My son is David becoming a very good soccer player.  That's what everyone is telling me.  That's why I let David kick balls (not the...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Colour Mosaic : Brown

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When Jen at unglazed suggested Brown as one of the colour themes, I didn't think there would be much to show - at least not from my gar...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Colour Mosaic Monday : Purple

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I was feeling too tired tonight, but I couldn't resist creating a purple mosaic for both Mosaic Monday at Little Red House  and Jen...
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Monday, September 06, 2010

Otter Lake Adventure

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Our vacation this past week at Otter Lake (Tulameen, BC) was the perfect combination of wildlife viewing, outdoor recreation, exploration an...
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Late Colour Mosaic : GREEN

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Before I left for vacation last Sunday, I prepared my green mosaics and emailed them to myself, so I would be able to pick them up on my lap...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Concrete Leaf Catastrophe

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My visions of a beautiful concrete Gunnera leaf for my garden have been shattered into pieces.  Quite a number of pieces, as you can see he...
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