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Visiting Percé Rock ~ Up Close
My daughter came to visit a few weeks ago and we went on a day trip to Percé Rock,a tourist attraction in the Gaspé,a 2 hr. drive from home.We both have received our firstvaccine and it was great to...
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Lilacs and Lupins
Lilacs and Lupins beautifiy the ditches and countryside at this time, here in the Gaspé,Eastern Canada.(There are different spellings forLupin, also lupine.I use the shorter one).My large Lilac tree...
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Whiskey Barrel Planter
My Little Raised GardenI planted some herbs in a 1/2 whiskey barrel.It's serves as a small raised garden. I planted, basil, a parsley on each side,french tarragon and dill.In the middle, I planted an...
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Summer Garden Tour
Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying Summer, as its half over and passing fast.I am sharing some photos of my flower garden.Mother Nature has rewarded us with beautiful flowers this year, and...
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A Rusty Corner
In the Woodland Garden, nestled between the evergreens, is a garden corner of rusty things. Things that were found while digging and cleaning the property. Things that were once useful in bygone...
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Making A Garden Orb
My old barrel was falling apartafter many years of holding flowers.I decided to buy a new one. I made a Garden Orbwith the old rusty bands/staves It was my first time making one.It was also my first...
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Autumn 2021
It has been a nice Autumn this year, here in the Gaspé.Covid counts are going down with people being vaccinated and having passports. I am sharing some photosI took here and there. .The colours of...
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Christmas 2021
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We have to try to maintain some Christmas Cheer as we are in this Covid Crisis. My Christmas plans with family have been cancelled as well as a trip to...
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St. Patrick's Day Parade ~ 2022
After two long covid years,a large crowd lined the streets in Richmond, Quebecfor their St. Patricks Parade.Richmond has long been renowned across the province for its annual celebrations of Irish...
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Easter 2022
I spent Easter this year with my daughter, Suzanne and her family.I hadn't been to her home in over 2 yrs.I had a great weekend. A highlight of the weekend was visiting the Botanical Gardens...
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Sunflowers And More ~ 2022
Summer is coming to an end,as flowers are fading away.Fall is in the air andaround the corner.Autumn with cooler temperaturesand beautiful colours.I have never planted annualsunflowers before this...
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Paddington And The Queen
The world is in mourning with the passing of our Queen, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.A remarkable lady who gaveher life of service to the people.May she rest in peace, eternally reunited with her...
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Autumn Colours
Autumn, the season of colour. Chill in the air, warmer clothes,walks in the woods, birds squawking as they prepare to head South for warmer weather.Apple picking time and all the harvesting. I am...
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Harvesting Sunflowers
I planted a Sunflower Garden this year and was surprised how easy and beautiful it grew. I decided to harvest some seeds for bird food in the winter.Sunflowers don't need rich soil and are low...
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November 2022
November started with my Christmas Cactus in bloom.Then on the 5thWe had our first snow.A magical transformation to see the property change from brown to white,from dull to bright.I did some...
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A Christmas Star
Christmas Eve is in a few days. I made stars, this yearfrom red alder twigs.to decorate the back porch. This photo was taken in the blue hour,And I have blue lights behind decorating the gazebo.Alders...
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Happy New Year 2023 and An Update On The Pickle Tradition.
As we get older, each year seems to pass faster.My daughter and her family visited for Christmas.They had planned on skiing but we didn't have enough snow.We had a green Christmas. To come up with...
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January At The Beach.
We had a green Christmas this year,which was unusual, as the most of our province was already burdened with snow. On the 4th of January we had adusting of snow on the ground.On the 5th, my sister Annie...
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The Beach In Spring.
We have a late Spring this year with heavy snowfalls in March.We are anxious for it to melt and see some green grass and flowers. My sister Annie and I have been visiting the beaches, taking advantage...
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Summer Flowers
This year, across Canada we'vehad many forest fires causingdevastation, evacuations,loss of homes and forestsand smokey skies driftingfar and wide. In my region of Eastern Quebec we've been fortunate...
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August Flowers
The month of August has come to an end.Summer sure passed fast this year.We’ve had a lot of rain.On the plus side we didn't haveto water flower as often.It was great for the flowersand gardening.I...
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Vegetable Gardening
We've had a lot of rain this yearwhich was good for the vegetable garden.Although too much rain for Strawberry and raspberry growers,also farmers crops.I'm sharing some photos from my garden.I planted...
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Autumn Bliss
We welcomed Autumnwith its beautiful colours.I am late in posting this blog.RosehipsRowan berrieson the Mountain Ash tree.The robins feasted on thembefore their long trip South.I hung some up to dry...
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Happy New Year 2024
I want to wish everyonea Happy New Year.Wishing you all good health,joy and peace.I had a quiet Christmas My sister, Annie and Istayed home. We had planned to visit family in the Eastern Townships and...
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Winter 2024
Where did the time go.We are in March. We had a mild winter with not a lot of snow and only a few storms.A walk in the woods,so peaceful in nature.MEMy sister Annieand heat up with a nice warm fire in...
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