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.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Winter / Spring Cleanup

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First it was the teens with machine guns, then the computer distracting me, and suddenly the window of sunshine (which probably lasted only ...
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Never Too Late for Spring Bulbs - Hopefully

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I am not inclined to planting annuals - or bulbs, for that matter.  But I like to have some Spring surprises, and I love underplanting my fr...
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Girls Birthday Party and Arrival of Snow

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My daughter had her birthday party with 7 of her friends last night in our house.  It was fun.  I made her 24 rat-themed cupcakes, and they ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Another Fursona

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My son doesn't think this is him, but his fursona is a wolf, and he is an avid soccer player. My daughter's birthday party with h...
Saturday, January 07, 2012

My Fursona, or rather Scalesona

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My daughter will turn 13 in another week, and she's at the wonderful age that she has all sorts of neat ideas to share with me.  So toda...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

Spiny Leaf Insect Eating Molted Skin

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'Twas two nights before Christmas, and rather than posting wishes for Peace on Earth and the Joy of the Season, she was posting videos o...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Spiny Leaf Insects Eggs !!

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I had a nice surprise tonight.  My oldest spiny leaf insect, who was born in April (see post), so is just shy of 8 months old, started layin...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

O Christmas Tree - How Lovely Are Your Branches

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We had convinced ourselves (at least I had) that we would buy an artificial tree this year.  After 7 years of a near-empty living room, we h...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Scary Gardener and other Musings

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I have to admit, I am scary when I'm gardening.  I find it amusing to read blog posts or advertisements for cute gardening boots, or pre...
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Cranberry Sauce Muffins

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I love cranberry sauce, so when I prepared the turkey dinner last weekend (Canadian Thanksgiving), I made sure I had plenty of it.  But afte...
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Saturday, October 08, 2011

Grape Harvest

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This year's grape harvest was a pretty good one.  For some reason, last year's was a big disappointment.  But I was pleased with the...
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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Stick Bug Jealousy

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In the three years which I have been keeping walking stick insects, I have not noticed any displays of emotion.  In fact, they hardly seem...
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Monday, October 03, 2011

Reifel Bird Sanctuary

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Yesterday the family went for a drive and walked around the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Ladner, BC.  As always, there were lots of different sp...
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Sunday, October 02, 2011

Garden Glimpses - Early October 2011

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I have not posted many garden photos this year, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy in the garden, nor that I haven't adde...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Spiny Leaf Insects Munching Leaves

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If you're not already tired of my photos of the spiny leaf insects, here is a video I recorded on my Blackberry this evening: If I w...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Garden Treats

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This is a wonderful time of year, when the golden "Fall Gold" raspberries produce their second crop, with even larger and sweeter ...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Taking Time to Take Photos

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Time flies by so quickly, sometimes the only way to make it stop, for a moment, is to take some photos to remember it by.  My daughter just ...
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