Out & About – July 22 Edition - Fertilizer Friday

I’m joining the weekly Fertilizer Friday meme hosted by the wonderful Tootsie.  You can pay her a visit too!   By clicking here.

This week has proven to be a random happenings kind of week. 

I pruned back the petunias in my hanging baskets and collected seeds for next year.



The last of the Leeks were pulled.   I love to let them bolt and have the papery scape burst open to reveal the inside.  But that’s just me being silly (and experimental).



In my little neighborhood the backyards are kind of pie shaped and meet in the middle.  Thankfully, we have been blessed with the greatest neighbors.  Very “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours”.  This is a view of one part of my backyard.  Looking right from the deck. 
About 20 minutes before this picture was taken, I mentioned to my husband that a mammoth vine had climbed the tree overlooking my veggie patch and the tomatoes were not doing as well as they should because they needed more sun.  Next thing I know, our neighbor is up the tree on a ladder roping the tree to take it down.  Do you see the diagonal white line in the center of the picture?    Well hubby is on the end of that rope (behind our SHARED compost bins) pulling the tree while our neighbor is on the chainsaw.  He is obscured by the overgrown grapevine and hydrangea.  Poof!  Done!  My veggies should be happy!

From this vantage point if I were to look left (wish I had taken a picture), there is a small creek with a bridge and pretty much forest on the other side.  I use it to store nursery pots and there is a compost bin there too.  While I was walking the puppy  a couple of days ago, I was startled (doesn’t take much to freak me out, critter-wise) to see this….
This guy has apparently taken up residence in an old kiddy pool.  A quasi Club Med for frogs and friends.  Knock yourself out buddy!

WARNING!
At the risk of boring you to death, be forewarned this is but yet another blurb about my daturas.    You may want to run off at this point and that’s cool.  Run!  Run!  (This is the first year that I’ve grown them from seed and I just want to keep track.)


What a difference a day makes!

Have a wonderful week but first,  head on over to see Tootsie and more garden aficionados!

Happy Canada Day!

It's our birthday! 142, eh? Woo-hoo!

I started thinking about my roots and the history that I had lost due to the passage of time.

So I decided to google it and after spending a couple of hours reading, for those who might be interested, this is what I found:

http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/discovery.html

I've been living south of the border for 10 years and still miss so many things. No matter where you come, your country is always in your heart. Canucks included. I am grateful to be Canadian - we are good people.

Graduation Day!

This is it! My baby girl graduated today! Miss Olivia is off enjoying the all night party at her school tonight. In my solitude, the tears are welling.

I really need to thank "Mr. D" (pictured) for all that he has done for all of my girls. He's a kind man who cares about "his" kids. It has not been an easy road but Mr. D was always there. For this I am grateful.

I have great confidence that she will soar. Happy life sweetheart.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Spring Brings Great Days

Cape Codding in the Spring - Whew Hew!

Some days just work out great with very little planning. I like those days....and today was one. A feel good day.

Drove down to Cape Cod for the afternoon to bring some vintage items to a sweetheart of a woman who owns a consignment shop - Miss Patti. What a wonderful experience! The most interesting people pop into the shop. A true cast of characters.

Among them, a local shopster and her buddy arrived. Jean and Bea. What great personalities they were. The kind of people that feel like friends immediately.

Lot more to say but bed is calling. Did some seed starts - more tomorrow.