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My perfect sit spot on the step to have my cuppa and have a conversation with the bees. They love the purple.It’s October! Time to bring the mandevillas in. They were still in their prime, trumpeting their beauty. It was hard but it had to be done. The three were pruned and squished into one pot for the coming winter. I preserved some blossoms and they’re looking better than ever.Autumn joy.From the greenhouse this morning. One Brandy Wine tomato, a Black Krim tomato and 3 slipper gourds.Making use of my abundance of zucchinis. Muffins with dates, raisins, walnuts, zucchini and pineapple. Have not tasted yet but how can you mess up muffins?Cool day cookings - chili in Instant Pot and stew in slow cooker.Rainy days are good for puttering and clearing out trouble spots in the garden. The herb spiral and its surroundings have been overtaken by chives. So spent afternoon moving rocks pulling and digging out chives and their hairy roots. Put in some lilies from my sister in their place. Then planted a row of irises behind the little monk. While I was at it, I transplanted some strawberries where I had pumpkins and zucchinis. The zucchinis are still there. I’m reluctant to let them go yet. I tend to hang on to things too long like a couple of late Roma tomatoes in Kosy Coats. They have quite a few tomatoes on them. We’ll see what happens. I started these 2 from slips off the big plants. They rooted easily, planted in late July almost August.A beautiful sunny afternoon to head out to the Beaver Creek Conservation Park. We haven’t been successful getting there till now. Other years we had Sheba with us and no dogs allowed. Other times, it hit on closed days. A wonderful time of year with splashes of autumn colours here and there. Made me think of the line ‘The hills are alive with the sound of music’ (colour).Shredding zucchinis- 3 ziplock bags. I probably will be very happy to have them in winter. But right now I don’t want to look at another zucchini. I still have 5 little guys hanging on outside.Cool, foggy and grey morning. Autumn is definitely here. The garden is slowly shutting down. Time to rest on what we have succeeded in harvesting and learned.Instagram
My perfect sit spot on the step to have my cuppa and have a conversation with the bees. They love the purple.It’s October! Time to bring the mandevillas in. They were still in their prime, trumpeting their beauty. It was hard but it had to be done. The three were pruned and squished into one pot for the coming winter. I preserved some blossoms and they’re looking better than ever.Autumn joy.From the greenhouse this morning. One Brandy Wine tomato, a Black Krim tomato and 3 slipper gourds.Making use of my abundance of zucchinis. Muffins with dates, raisins, walnuts, zucchini and pineapple. Have not tasted yet but how can you mess up muffins?Cool day cookings - chili in Instant Pot and stew in slow cooker.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS
I lost my battle to inertia today, sleeping in till after 8. Then after breakfast, I curled up with a book in the sun room and lost myself in its pages. It was wonderful laying in the sun, wrapped in … Continue reading
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ONE THING MORE
I am sitting here, wrapped in my cashmere sweater for its warmth and softness. I’ve made a pot of coffee for energy. I’m pushing myself forward with my new mantra: ONE THING MORE. Just do one thing more. If I … Continue reading
DO ONE THING
They say that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. He, who coined that phrase is such a wise man. Everything begins with a single action. It is Boxing Day. How did I get here? It … Continue reading
A NEW DAWN
It is another morning, just a week before Christmas. I’ve just finished another 12 hour night shift. I am tired and not in the best of spirits. It is not the way I want to go to sleep, on a … Continue reading
BEING HERE, BEING NOW
It is especially difficult to be here and now in the heart of snow and winter. Many of us are dreaming of those sunny beaches of Mexico and Cuba and those all inclusive holidays where the food and the liquor … Continue reading
BUILDING HABITS, BUILDING DREAMS
Mornings are hard in the middle of December. The sun does not show its face till 9 or later. So lucky that we have Sheba to be our alarm clock. She is quite persistent. If licks on the face, runs … Continue reading
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Tagged building, building blocks, friends, habits dreams, mental-health, SAD, vulnerability
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CHRISTMASES PAST
Christmas is still to come and it will be with us every year, forever and ever. For some of us, including yours truly, we like to think we can do very well without it. But can we? It is such … Continue reading
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SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
I am hearing John Lennon’s song, A Happy Christmas, but I’m having a hard time feeling the music or the sentiment. I wonder how many people are of the same sentiment. I’ve been fighting these feelings to no avail. Perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged A Happy Christmas, baking soda, biscuits, kindness, medication error, memory, mistakes, nurse, senses
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THE SPIRIT OF CELEBRATIONS
I’m thinking of past Christmases and New Years as I awake in the dark this morning. I’m thinking that it would be much easier if it was in July. There would be no snow, heavy coats, scarves and boots, coughs … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, Catholic, celebrations, chi, Chinese, dim sim, fortune, gung hee fat choy, new year, prosperity, tradition
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HEART OF WINTER
We are in the heart of winter. It is dark, dark outside. My little Buddha is shivering in the snow. Sunrise is not till 8:59, another hour yet. Yesterday, the sun did not come out at all. It would be … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, for everything, health, hibernate, mental-health, purpose, sunrise, time, winter
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