Author Archives: candace

Springing!

Posted on April 30, 2021 by candace

It always feels like spring will never get here, but once it does things happen so fast. Since I am basically on self-mandated stress leave this year, I have more time for things, and gardening is good for stress relief, … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: Week 6

Posted on June 9, 2019 by candace

I really need to do some stuff. Weather seems be taking a turn for the better. We’ve actually had some sun! We’ve used the barbecue! Now I just need to get out and do some stuff. I did get out … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: Flowers For The Bees (Week 5)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by candace

Still with the cold rainy weather and frost warnings. It’s like we just can’t spring this year. We get the odd sunny day (or patch of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy day). I’ve been home sick for most of the … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: It’s raining again (Week 4)

Posted on May 26, 2019 by candace

Is it ever going to stop? We get the odd day, here and there; yesterday was actually beautiful (sadly, I had to work), but today it is pouring down rain again. I have a weather app on my phone, and … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: Week 3

Posted on May 20, 2019 by candace

Weather has been gloomy – rainy, chilly, windy – with the occaisional interval of sunshine, just to tease. Actually finding it chilly in the office, which is not the norm where I sit, and cold at home too because Cory … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: Week 2

Posted on May 12, 2019 by candace

We’ve been getting typical spring weather; some nice sunny days, some rain, cold days when the wind is blowing. Friday I had to walk to my piano lesson in pouring down rain. The rain doesn’t stop Isabelle, it’s too much … Continue reading →

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Garden Journal 2019: Seed Starting

Posted on May 5, 2019 by candace

Weekends have been busy lately, and the weather has been cold and damp a lot of the time anyway – doesn’t really put me in the mood for gardening. But I’ve been wanting to get some seeds started and this … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on August 9, 2018 by candace

It’s been a beautiful, hot summer – record breaking in fact. I think the past week or so has seen the highest temperatures and humidity. In other words, perfect tomato growing weather. We finally got some rain though; it was … Continue reading →

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Art Diaries: Round Two

Posted on November 5, 2017 by candace

Hey, remember when I used to paint? And post stuff? There hasn’t been a lot of that lately… We had an unusually busy summer. It was a whole lot of fun, but tiring and somehow there just never seemed to … Continue reading →

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End of an Era

Posted on October 31, 2017 by candace

A Year Ago Today Oct 31st of 2016 we lost Zappa. I felt like I wanted to write a post in Zappa’s memory, as I did for Frank, but somehow I could never quite do it.  This post was sitting … Continue reading →

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