tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23402964320273264852024-03-04T22:54:45.320-08:00Abby's WayMy passion is our home. I love to create and rearrange- always changing things up, inside and out. So if you enjoy playing in your home or garden, making something delicious on your stove, or just mixing things up for the holidays, come on in and have a visit!Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522347348828525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2340296432027326485.post-29462367768891317062020-07-10T09:08:00.000-07:002020-07-18T15:34:54.933-07:00Sea Altar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They say that this is July, the calendar is telling me it's July, but it's feeling more like <b>April </b>or <b>May</b>. Cool, wet and cloudy. I decided to follow the calendar and not the weather and refresh my altar.</div>
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Now I don't know if you already have an altar set up or not, or maybe you have a shelf set up that has all your favourite treasures. I'm guessing, if you have been here before there is a good chance you have a lot of treasures and a lot of shelves. I'm going to share mine with you.</div>
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<b>My Sea Altar</b></div>
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Working with the rain I felt the urge to go with sea shells and beach vibe. And who doesn't like the beach in the summer?</div>
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The very first thing I like to do is take everything off and give the shelf a good wash down. Then I smudge it with sage or Palo Santo . I love the smell of it and it is great for clearing old energies.<br />
Then I like to lay a cloth or runner or even a bunch of small crocheted pieces down as a base.<br />
Honestly, it changes with the seasons. This time I used an old scarf that was purchased at, you guessed it, Value Village many years ago. It's never been worn by me but my shelves wear it all the time. The long fringe feels boho beachy. I also layered a scrap piece of fabric over top of the scarf to give it a bit of a sandy colour and extra texture. It's hard to see the fabric but it does the job.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">After the runners are set down, I layer on feathers, pictures and figurines. Some items didn't make it back on the shelf this time so they went into one of my altar storage boxes until next refresh.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">It's not beachy without some shells. Some were found on the beach, crazy right?!, but most were bought at VV or Micheals. The shell necklaces were also bought at VV. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I am a bit of a toddler when it comes to nature walks and outdoor excursions, it seems to be a habit I can't shake, collecting and gathering. I can't walk by a feather and not pick it up. Or a pretty little rock, or a twig with a gnarly curl. Needless to say I have a pretty good stash of</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">outdoor elements to work with.</span></div>
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My crystals have been a gradual collection over time as well. When visiting New Age stores I usually purchase a few I feel drawn too. Recently I've realised I should be buying in multiples of four or more for working with crystal grids. For this altar I pick out the crystals that work with my intentions and colour and added in some sea glass.<br />
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As for the rest of my craft room, I have omitted a number of trinkets and items, just to let the room breath a bit through summer. This is as minimal as I want to go.</div>
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The beach theme runs through the rest of this room, actually my whole main floor right now, which I will share soon! It's amazing how light and playful the energy feels.<br />
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The string lights are battery operated and they have a few settings. I have them on a steady light for six hours and off for eighteen. When I heard Pier One was leaving Canada I went straight there to purchase these, I'm so glad I did, the seed glass works perfectly with the beach theme.<br />
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The rock/shell below was found by my husband. I love the way the shells almost melted into the rock. A melding of water and earth elements!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the quick tour and maybe some inspiration for your altar.</div>
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Whatever it may be, a shelf or even a shoe box, but a place for pause, grounding, and gratitude. </div>
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May you have a day of peace and may it be contagious.<br />
Until next time, Abby.</div>
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It is July right? I'm having a hard time remembering what time of year it is. This morning it was so chilly in the house that I thought I would put the heat on....but I couldn't bring myself to do it. July with the heat on!?! I peeked out the window apologised to my garden, "hang in there little plants."</div>
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Yes, my garden has been neglected as far as weeding but it loves the rain. Very green and lush. I'll have a lot of clean up when the sun does actually make an appearance. </div>
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This however is NOT my garden, my weeds aren't this bad. Not yet anyways. We went for another quad ride. I bundled up in long john's and a<i> few</i> jackets! For real. After I was all bundled we headed out for a bit. This time I brought my camera and I am so glad I did. </div>
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It's so much fun to be out there, looking over the mountain tops. Aaaahhhh, nature. Also incredible to be surrounded by trees. Blessed.<br />
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When I decided to bring my camera I didn't realise how lucky I would get.<br />
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I think I may have broken it's social distancing parameter!<br />
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Excuse the blurry zoom in, I wanted to show you it's talons.<br />
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And thank-you Mr. Eagle, you made a sweet ending to an already amazing day.<br />
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Today is actually starting to feel like we may get a bit of summer. Not too hot yet, but I have the whole house wide open. Just letting the breeze refresh the house. Up until today I have been trying to keep the heat in and just like that, the sun is out and it feels good. Which is kind of ironic because I just finished my second flower afghan. That's right, a nice cozy blanket. Good timing, right?<br />
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Well, true to my nature I just jumped right in to that project and upon completion, I realised these really aren't my colours. Maybe one at a time, but not all at once. Hmmmm, I hate it when I do that. I think I like bold and colourful, but really I just like a little at a time. Oh well, I did enjoy making it, but it doesn't work in here for me. Thankfully my youngest daughter loves it, so off it went to her space!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> I knew I wanted to make the same pattern, just change out some of the colours.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> Turquoise, terra cotta, coral, baby pink, cream, and navy blue, leaving the background grey.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Everything works about it. Colour, size and softness. This colour combination will work right through Halloween. </span></div>
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This is the fun part, piecing the squares together and then assembling the rows. It usually ends up being a day or two of binge watching something. Which totally worked because up until today all we had was rain. A lot of rain.<br />
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Now you may look at this and think what the heck is the difference, and with everything she has going on did that little afghan really make a difference? Yes. Yes it really did. I love a lot of things, and I have a lot of different styles I enjoy. I love meshing the styles together for something you can't really fit into a box. It's a bit of a personal challenge that I enjoy completely. It keeps shifting and changing and morphing until I'm satisfied. So, yes that afghan had to be changed out.<br />
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I guess my message with this post is that if there is something in your home that isn't working for you or just doesn't make you happy, change it. I encourage you to play in your home. <br />
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I took more colour out of the dining room for a lighter summer vibe as well. I think they are considered neutrals, the brass, terra cotta and wood.<br />
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Also, I wanted to share with you our rhubarb patch. Sorry about the weeds, but look at this rhubarb! </div>
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Oh boy. Boy oh boy. I just want to say that I truly believe that Covid is pouring light into all that is disfunctional. My heart hurts from all the pain humans are enduring right now. This blog isn't about politics or anything of any weight, it's a place to just share and I hope inspire, but I would like to say that we are all humans, we all need to treat each other like the brothers and sisters we are. In the end you are me, I am you and so on. I will continue to lite my candles for humanity, fairness and healing.<br />
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And, I am encouraging you to send out positive healing energy to Mother Earth and all that inhabits her. Blessed Be.</div>
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I wasn't sure if I was going to do a post today, then I thought maybe sharing something that brings me happiness might brighten your day too! </div>
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The garden is my happy place so let's start there.<br />
When I took my camera around the garden yesterday, I heard this loud humming and I knew I was in the proximity of a HUMMINGBIRD. I have tried previously to catch her photo but she is usually too fast. Even this photo she is blurry from her speed! </div>
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Thank you Hummingbird for showing up!<br />
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A full view of our Horse Chestnut Tree, the hummingbird magnet!<br />
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So quickly a garden seems to leaf out. It seems like almost over night everything buds and blooms. It's amazing to me that it sits dormant through a treacherous winter and then ...wow!<br />
Well that happened in my garden. Everywhere, well almost everywhere except for this poor little Maple. The winter and spring refreezing must have been too much. Sorry little tree.<br />
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I had to remove her and heaven forbid I have an empty corner!! So I transplanted some Lilac shoots that were travelling through the back fence. I'm hoping that they fill this corner and if they travel out a bit I'll try contain them. No worries, I'd rather have to tame an over grown corner then have an empty corner. One gardener I follow said " find what thrives and plant lots of it" So I have. Fingers crossed these guys survive this spot. Third times the charm...right? I also had some Hostas growing in behind a tree in another corner. Hidden, so out they came and I think they should be happy here until I find a better spot.<br />
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This is the mother Lilac the shoots came from, smells so good.<br />
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I have grass pathways and it's fairly easy to keep them mowed and contained, but due to my over planting I can imagine this becoming a grass-less garden one day.<br />
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A few posts ago I shared with you the afghan that I was making. I loved it. Still love it, buttttttt, the colours are just too loud for me. I actually don't even know what it is, but it just didn't work in our front room. My youngest daughter loved it and wanted me to make her one too. Sooo, I decided to give her this one and make another one with a different colour scheme for me.<br />
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These colours looked great together, but as I started the patches I realised the light blue wasn't working and it needed a bit more depth. I didn't take a picture, but I added a burnt pumpkin and a turquoise colour to the mix. LOVE IT.<br />
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I swore I wasn't going to make this until the winter because it becomes my focus, my only focus, and that's my crazy side. Once I decide I want to change something it has to happen now. Right now. I started it the Saturday before last, almost two weeks ago I have three more rows of nine left to crochet and I can start pulling it together. <br />
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I think Yzerman likes them...<br />
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Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522347348828525597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2340296432027326485.post-14870755714114996652020-05-29T06:46:00.001-07:002020-05-29T06:46:26.397-07:00End of May in the GardenHello! So glad you stopped by! <div>It's been another busy week. </div><div>First I wanted to share my garden, it has really filled up in the last week, so here we go...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-fgDlddmDnq49FjCAJO8lbT61TA90Z0SGXoll520sKq2uX9MHiCkkA_NUHVCIJiQooqlDhoohJuFrZPVXMb2tHMpN3mEKy_MjnshHQbJ9PczIob6jkwuSmE0wZYAZFTNTn7w_kUzbEfB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-fgDlddmDnq49FjCAJO8lbT61TA90Z0SGXoll520sKq2uX9MHiCkkA_NUHVCIJiQooqlDhoohJuFrZPVXMb2tHMpN3mEKy_MjnshHQbJ9PczIob6jkwuSmE0wZYAZFTNTn7w_kUzbEfB/w640-h426/endofmayb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">More of the Alliums and Tulips have bloomed, Lamb's Ear, Columbine, and on the other side of this little bed there should be a Peony blooming in a few weeks. I don't think it has bloomed for me- ever. I moved it at a very young age and I don't think it has forgiven me yet. The buds form but never open. If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinex1fSvWRgAKzbDBtpneUFQGfFC_d5MC5jO2Bve9jLrHlqblu-jGbZ9szPVpmra7jUyqJiyCn41R-w-7pP3FAUmGRFsQN6kWIXcj_o7Z1m8X88G5EKZNcxl5dpedeXJ3mvUn3_PgQsBxc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinex1fSvWRgAKzbDBtpneUFQGfFC_d5MC5jO2Bve9jLrHlqblu-jGbZ9szPVpmra7jUyqJiyCn41R-w-7pP3FAUmGRFsQN6kWIXcj_o7Z1m8X88G5EKZNcxl5dpedeXJ3mvUn3_PgQsBxc/w640-h426/endofmayc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyurv8nNwSg78pF513vXVBIj-YihIuXr3k5KGoHw38pZfx0SJk1OQAlEPE8zu2HN6eyI6JX2yq6wlodHJInT5eeAHOMZiMHpD71wTAVyIAeJDohOm6b9K_dhY9dobsObYZxIgpYsYeQmV0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="2998" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyurv8nNwSg78pF513vXVBIj-YihIuXr3k5KGoHw38pZfx0SJk1OQAlEPE8zu2HN6eyI6JX2yq6wlodHJInT5eeAHOMZiMHpD71wTAVyIAeJDohOm6b9K_dhY9dobsObYZxIgpYsYeQmV0/w640-h426/endofmayd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looking across and down to the bottom of our garden you can see the Peony getting bigger. Hostas are just making an appearance now. I always think I lost them through the winter and then, all of a sudden, there they are. Hostas are another one of my favourite, hard working plants. I have no idea which is which and some were gifts. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfN222fY9lHFyZdWpjqkIosO_a74ytwSR4rR4Gr0MxK-AMBiRAGLaA37tHMIdjTBbvQady5aecAQTV776MBQaJBA8ZbwEl-8h9Fc7Tiu98NdXe1-PWcnetA1t8aV4vf-9lI0PwJWgGbu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHfN222fY9lHFyZdWpjqkIosO_a74ytwSR4rR4Gr0MxK-AMBiRAGLaA37tHMIdjTBbvQady5aecAQTV776MBQaJBA8ZbwEl-8h9Fc7Tiu98NdXe1-PWcnetA1t8aV4vf-9lI0PwJWgGbu/w640-h426/endofmaye.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Heuchera or Coral Bells behind the tulips. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWrGQ1iIPAszRjO8yVr3zeRixMtYfgsgbpRf48erfFsKDSQZbngEPM-26sQXrZQYkTItLI168U7WUb0nw0b1xUkovfVrgtFnAlb1kUH570QTwppiZW3XjkiBoxrLX39i7uSs3UUYnWkTu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWrGQ1iIPAszRjO8yVr3zeRixMtYfgsgbpRf48erfFsKDSQZbngEPM-26sQXrZQYkTItLI168U7WUb0nw0b1xUkovfVrgtFnAlb1kUH570QTwppiZW3XjkiBoxrLX39i7uSs3UUYnWkTu/w640-h426/endofmayf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBEPUtlHK72_t8AZ0KW-R8WOOmhHGOcLqHI9UFVIpID87ntd0dafuuiLp4CNRdpa1vvAX6NAMzwkWGQpCVBz52kKfRbqfEtSm7gocW1cR-WyjIuRPxR9rKO-4c8l8vWbPEjgpdg4D62ma/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBEPUtlHK72_t8AZ0KW-R8WOOmhHGOcLqHI9UFVIpID87ntd0dafuuiLp4CNRdpa1vvAX6NAMzwkWGQpCVBz52kKfRbqfEtSm7gocW1cR-WyjIuRPxR9rKO-4c8l8vWbPEjgpdg4D62ma/w640-h426/endofmayg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIoK7Px3bCqaRbDmFbAUIyIhhyphenhyphen41zSW4nTOOIADxfNCWzHX8aXR4iGhN6M7TdEqzbOjxqWjHUlNWedmprLhGUUEolp5dLh2Z3cKs0iaKkSiH9__g8tTURx03owOQkCoKIhiPartyg4p7T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIoK7Px3bCqaRbDmFbAUIyIhhyphenhyphen41zSW4nTOOIADxfNCWzHX8aXR4iGhN6M7TdEqzbOjxqWjHUlNWedmprLhGUUEolp5dLh2Z3cKs0iaKkSiH9__g8tTURx03owOQkCoKIhiPartyg4p7T/w640-h426/endofmayh.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looking down to the bottom of the garden Salvia Nepeta can be seen bottom right of the above picture. If you want bees in your garden, or pollinators I highly recommend this hardy ever blooming plant.</div><div style="text-align: left;">It flowers from June unto the fall. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkbfeDbRb7vrCeyMzKS8xsEGSeenwgpzAPGfFCAcITeAT9ieBaOfPPvaeOOtdsZz7EN_erWG71RmupDTVbL4sWoU55iGQl8yWfffZh0ZtrZivY-gKxle3L6GEmwYcdQjNPmHvWuX1944N/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkbfeDbRb7vrCeyMzKS8xsEGSeenwgpzAPGfFCAcITeAT9ieBaOfPPvaeOOtdsZz7EN_erWG71RmupDTVbL4sWoU55iGQl8yWfffZh0ZtrZivY-gKxle3L6GEmwYcdQjNPmHvWuX1944N/w640-h426/endofmayi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueoaUqUQSg1yDoiGjypqkBDU771Lx2Oyzf6U-gXGDkvUs9IcuTZq9W6Q9FMYu70gyyHGgHYHeknFPgsYGhVovfkOOpIELvb8Xfo-bZQoqr8vLHdv2v3jt2kFDK0_l9kZgWD6POk4jLAOY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="2998" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueoaUqUQSg1yDoiGjypqkBDU771Lx2Oyzf6U-gXGDkvUs9IcuTZq9W6Q9FMYu70gyyHGgHYHeknFPgsYGhVovfkOOpIELvb8Xfo-bZQoqr8vLHdv2v3jt2kFDK0_l9kZgWD6POk4jLAOY/w640-h426/endofmayj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Blooms from my Horse Chestnut tree. It can get big in height, and I hope it does. The blooms attract bees and hummingbirds. They are just way to fast for me to catch a picture. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXcAhyzbImxfSj9NDcTYlh41ucvdsMLbElVt3NHtpevizhj5aetmUrCN7gmOaue7c-EVCC-Oo-3zQ4YENzVaMLWGgNW1khxPvfUmq89stKybxmjR7116fAKjZnmR_YZCtZ4d2ckikkso8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXcAhyzbImxfSj9NDcTYlh41ucvdsMLbElVt3NHtpevizhj5aetmUrCN7gmOaue7c-EVCC-Oo-3zQ4YENzVaMLWGgNW1khxPvfUmq89stKybxmjR7116fAKjZnmR_YZCtZ4d2ckikkso8/w640-h426/endofmayk.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHzhsDqP_j8MVl61-BJeTvP7F6exZGqdMU5_0IaRHnENapclo33sq37UdGqoTV_Y1HfHpQrJ-4Ju-vPBvLSKlwXgLbK2Nn4GQtF31DZkAet4selJxLlI3e9XwzIKmwjEgfxEC85pC4enG/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHzhsDqP_j8MVl61-BJeTvP7F6exZGqdMU5_0IaRHnENapclo33sq37UdGqoTV_Y1HfHpQrJ-4Ju-vPBvLSKlwXgLbK2Nn4GQtF31DZkAet4selJxLlI3e9XwzIKmwjEgfxEC85pC4enG/w640-h426/endofmayl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11SBLR2YWH2C8SWwTlbPwBgAHkC07fiWdBHScgZAVyD27j-UygQhD5kX6ygKO-sdUIwS9UdwjUczqDaYmcD-fwrmZ8wJ2b8DSlxC5HNDTItsuHvqU73fKAd89x0k6bp59GIEPKDR-1iCb/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11SBLR2YWH2C8SWwTlbPwBgAHkC07fiWdBHScgZAVyD27j-UygQhD5kX6ygKO-sdUIwS9UdwjUczqDaYmcD-fwrmZ8wJ2b8DSlxC5HNDTItsuHvqU73fKAd89x0k6bp59GIEPKDR-1iCb/w640-h426/endofmaym.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This guy came and posed for me! So busy at work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJjoYa1Vl2dw8bWk5vc_vh4gp-qTqSZ74-G_QYvjUyzwIN5qpaYs79yEOSUlrAmafVURI9Zfr2Q3ZYD72Bp-c5knika9T7L_F5SoT4ScysdEeqZ-V8ijdHks2UTCOff2buhqO6pv97fC1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJjoYa1Vl2dw8bWk5vc_vh4gp-qTqSZ74-G_QYvjUyzwIN5qpaYs79yEOSUlrAmafVURI9Zfr2Q3ZYD72Bp-c5knika9T7L_F5SoT4ScysdEeqZ-V8ijdHks2UTCOff2buhqO6pv97fC1/w640-h426/endofmayn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi_CxK82nS5EhfLvR1I9AhMZbmKpKgXDBkHgX9EH2AuL0fHnQG4BhWIBq1xW4bUdlaQ8G1c984UmWTlRVzKRYfT4YS4yAv_NgpvZc-YKikgM_4b2U-JC5WUctUS4Ww_mBDOCesRy3hG4T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKi_CxK82nS5EhfLvR1I9AhMZbmKpKgXDBkHgX9EH2AuL0fHnQG4BhWIBq1xW4bUdlaQ8G1c984UmWTlRVzKRYfT4YS4yAv_NgpvZc-YKikgM_4b2U-JC5WUctUS4Ww_mBDOCesRy3hG4T/w640-h426/endofmayo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yzerman patrolling the garden. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo3f7IdLHFrlz4zwQsfW1vnMA2RkLMWRXfAZ_lMgslzxj86nuICER5VgZ8ziC9FzLpWO61dfVmSRfNSUBEk32963JqEl_oDkTOdvVOSPzkZtFHneHXO-TXle7nOyKKNCZUJcSq3kKgNcB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo3f7IdLHFrlz4zwQsfW1vnMA2RkLMWRXfAZ_lMgslzxj86nuICER5VgZ8ziC9FzLpWO61dfVmSRfNSUBEk32963JqEl_oDkTOdvVOSPzkZtFHneHXO-TXle7nOyKKNCZUJcSq3kKgNcB/w640-h426/endofmayp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85NmnqimvlowkztoSWOKPin6ZW7i7ccDE9TGmzJKyFG_DpKT31jfZ51nZBYWBCzg_Xw5aa8Vdb6a5ZeWkVCOsYb8-kfySMO9VKgmRBLD3sXu1ngEF58JaahyfAphIHNsoNU2nAfL4y9P-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85NmnqimvlowkztoSWOKPin6ZW7i7ccDE9TGmzJKyFG_DpKT31jfZ51nZBYWBCzg_Xw5aa8Vdb6a5ZeWkVCOsYb8-kfySMO9VKgmRBLD3sXu1ngEF58JaahyfAphIHNsoNU2nAfL4y9P-/w640-h426/endofmayq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lilac bush in bloom behind the Spirea.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs-ylbouNXUoCArphR4gtio7wn9HO-s3mdEk7FbGLcyOJRLmUpGG3pMZ7lqXCIljAkj6APMgEgkIltUawuJjuJDx4uJGBGLTfoXqLNv7yZDlygjo6-8go8dfRQ0HCjTZC0mxgBbtRIV82/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs-ylbouNXUoCArphR4gtio7wn9HO-s3mdEk7FbGLcyOJRLmUpGG3pMZ7lqXCIljAkj6APMgEgkIltUawuJjuJDx4uJGBGLTfoXqLNv7yZDlygjo6-8go8dfRQ0HCjTZC0mxgBbtRIV82/w640-h426/endofmayqb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5aavWhE0HUlYzGRkdiQuafo_MjlQjUWqgo0sV0FNLy9xFs1B2H53BCOZmoqLaSCORAadTLKB3OTVVq4vKA0S40jSZLj3WgrFVmqefgSH2RDsvXsvbua2dGJe1JCBnSDwLr6xbn__PCOc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5aavWhE0HUlYzGRkdiQuafo_MjlQjUWqgo0sV0FNLy9xFs1B2H53BCOZmoqLaSCORAadTLKB3OTVVq4vKA0S40jSZLj3WgrFVmqefgSH2RDsvXsvbua2dGJe1JCBnSDwLr6xbn__PCOc/w640-h426/endofmayr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've planted Amaranthus through out the garden. I ordered seeds and started them earlier this spring inside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtsPDInNOcciw_UXZmVrGiglC_okrPOKhUoaMoBou3TDdCy4nYUmhtX2C7v4BPTGrzfZeqB58Lc8H4MgBR5fDQk0xB3xGwJQAVJR8uAVBegcbfXeEM6YpeZ3XomctZgM3ZBpAOW7D41jZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="3318" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtsPDInNOcciw_UXZmVrGiglC_okrPOKhUoaMoBou3TDdCy4nYUmhtX2C7v4BPTGrzfZeqB58Lc8H4MgBR5fDQk0xB3xGwJQAVJR8uAVBegcbfXeEM6YpeZ3XomctZgM3ZBpAOW7D41jZ/w640-h426/endofmays.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dogwood and Creeping Jenny behind more tulips.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When I do, I will share them with you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLP0o6BJQ2lCwq78UDfU7_diPhMelLOXC2TEA1FCtLnejngugqj6qPfXJPD6XyvFGOfT3mycJKSTXosrKtwYBzVV94Jf75MRGFwNIpA7IJY9Ge9ZtDrAX5Ot2yNgekaTmYSFdKRUroLu4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLP0o6BJQ2lCwq78UDfU7_diPhMelLOXC2TEA1FCtLnejngugqj6qPfXJPD6XyvFGOfT3mycJKSTXosrKtwYBzVV94Jf75MRGFwNIpA7IJY9Ge9ZtDrAX5Ot2yNgekaTmYSFdKRUroLu4/w640-h426/endofmayz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what this one is, I have had her for about 4 years. She goes on a window sill in the basement for winter and comes out for the summer months once the weather warms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT-De4t27psVADbXbkEVvSDpCHfLtMQKul-FQO9bzXVPY4-8pwBrRfigXjWPB6M5eAg9s6K9Q0YkCnHbY7XDI2FARrp-1fdjj77WGxUuhsdnIyA5mDp5aQxPIsTVA588JuhI9pLhVYWJO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT-De4t27psVADbXbkEVvSDpCHfLtMQKul-FQO9bzXVPY4-8pwBrRfigXjWPB6M5eAg9s6K9Q0YkCnHbY7XDI2FARrp-1fdjj77WGxUuhsdnIyA5mDp5aQxPIsTVA588JuhI9pLhVYWJO/w640-h426/endofmayzb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know, this isn't your typical succulent presentation, but I love it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And isn't that what gardening is.... your creation, your interpretation, yours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you are having a wonderful day, maybe even getting into some dirt! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time, Abby.</div><div><br /></div>Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522347348828525597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2340296432027326485.post-3286420073900691902020-05-22T08:47:00.000-07:002020-05-29T06:48:34.372-07:00Flowers To Greet You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wanted to share with you our front steps. It's a great spot for planters and flowers. Summers past I would always plant a lot of neutrals here. Lot's of white and a bit of soft pink to add a bit of pretty cottage style. Until that fateful day when the flower tag was wrong! I thought I planted pink and when the geranium bloomed it ended up being a bold red. RED! Eeeeck, I thought. All this delicate pink and white and then a powerful shot of red! I was tempted to pull it but decided to leave it in anyways, and by the end of summer it was my little star. It really pulled through with great vigour and also looked spot on for fall! Win win and if that's not enough,the red geranium is said to assist in protection for your home when placed at the front door. So, being benificial and all, I added another to the mix the next year. I then tried to over winter cuttings from all my geraniums, including pink and an even brighter pink, but only the two red ones survived. Some one really wants me to have red geraniums!! <br />
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I just planted these pots a day or two ago, after being over wintered in our basement. They will fill out nicely once they get the sun on them. Not today though, cloudy and windy is our forecast as you can tell.<br />
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Our house is a taupe colour, acting as a warm back drop for richer colours. Red, purple and yellow is the colour scheme. The pots have slowly been added to year after year. Fade and discolour only adds the character I seek. Not an excess of pots, but enough to feel the welcome. </div>
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Through out the summer I'll usually rearrange the pots to share the sun light. This is a very shaded spot which isn't always a bad thing, but geraniums do love sun. They'll each get some time in the sun.</div>
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I also have a few Gnomes out here greeting our guest...well, when we aren't in Quarantine they are the greeters. </div>
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I added yellow into the mix because of the nine barks we have planted in the front garden. Once this little guy gets growing he'll also add a little sunshine to the shade.<br />
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A painted rock from my Mother's Day weekend found a spot in this planter.<br />
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Purple wave petunias, with some good fertilizer and a bit of pruning through out the summer, should get to be fairly bushy.<br />
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White impatience for the shadiest spot, and some raw Amethyst stones. I love the energy of Amethyst stones. I've placed them around the boxwood just to pump up the positive energy that flows into our home.<br />
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Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522347348828525597noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2340296432027326485.post-44775957845364421242020-05-15T07:32:00.000-07:002020-05-15T07:32:01.665-07:00Tulips in Bloom, <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Morning! Yesterday we had a beautiful morning. I managed to take a few photos of where our garden is at before it changes again. It's a small garden and I want a lot from it. Herbs, veggies, fruit, flowers, privacy, water feature....and of course refuge.<br />
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Plants are filling out.<br />
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Last winter was a tough one. I lost a new little tree we planted last spring and some plants. My Mock Orange for instance, had a lot of die back this winter. Every spring this guy struggles, any suggestions? <br />
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May long weekend and the ground is ready for all my baby seedlings to be planted. This year I am putting more thought into the planning part of the process, and a bit more selective with the plants that stay. Also, reseeding the patchy grass from winter and Yzerman...it's an on going process.<br />
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Usually the trees are covered in honey bees, or pollinators, but not this year. I did manage to catch a photo of this bumble bee in action. I'm try to get a photo of the hummingbird that visits this tree too, she is just too darn quick!<br />
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Clearly I have a lot of work to do. Lots of clean up, planting and edging, but if I wait until it's perfectly photo ready, there wouldn't be any pictures. I do hope you enjoyed the quick garden tour anyways.<br />
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Mother's Day weekend was a lot of fun. We packed a lunch and we spent an afternoon quading.<br />
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My husband checking out the bike he just rebuilt. He says it still needs some tweaking.<br />
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Sometimes I take my camera and take photos. Does that look like a heart to you too?<br />
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The next afternoon we painted rocks. First Shayla sprayed painted them a flat black as a base. When they were dry we drew a few lines with chalk as a template, then dotted them up with paint and the end of a paint brush.<br />
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The chalk will be wiped off and then I think I'll seal them with a top coat.<br />
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Lot's of fun to make, and all the supplies we had at home. The welcome rock will go at the front door and the other two will be in planters around the garden or on the deck.<br />
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I hope you are well and are finding joy in every day.<br />
Until next time, Abby<br />
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I don't know about you, but my energy and the energy around our home has been low. Right now, especially now, we need our energy vibrating at it's highest! So, I did a quick clean up, opened up some doors and did a little smudging. I thought I would share a few pictures of our set up right now.<br />
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The butterfly cross stitch is slowly coming along. I find the Irish linen difficult to work with, but I love the look of it. Definitely worth the effort.<br />
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The tomatoes are growing with great vigour, when planting happens they should be well hardened off. The larger totes work really well for hauling them in and out of the house.<br />
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I am thrilled to see this plant has survived! It produced endless blooms all summer last year. I know it is a Salvia, but can't find the tag to tell you the exact species. I'll keep looking!<br />
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Hi! Hope you are all hanging in there, and finding a positive way to get through this crazy time.<br />
I've realized that I can burn up a day pretty easily. One day I'll get up and get through my large list of things I want to get done and the next day is a complete write off. Lazy with a capital L. With all the highs and lows this time brings on, I'm thinking it's okay to take the time to recharge. Even if I'm not going out or leaving our home base, there is a lot of information and energy I need to process or reflect on and sometimes it can all be overwhelming. I am honouring myself, allowing space, and finding peace.<br />
I hope you are staying grounded too.<br />
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As the title shares for this post, we are having showers. Okay we had showers....it's already cleared up. Some would be content with that, but not I, I would love to have an afternoon of rain. My garden would love it. Nothing like rain water to encourage fresh growth. Not to mention the seeds that have been planted....and I wouldn't feel guilty cross-stitching the day away.<br />
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Behind my little Buddha, in the blue pot I've planted bush bean and lettuce seeds. I don't know how many flowers I'll end up planting, this year I am attempting to make do. It all depends on the germination of some left over seeds from last year.<br />
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At least I have my succulents, this wooden succulent bowl survived the winter beautifully. It's filled with chicks and hens, crystals, and a few stones picked up on a hikes. This will be their third summer!<br />
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I still can't plant too much in our zone yet, but the pea seeds are planted.<br />
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Waiting for the grass to get greener and the chives are already thriving! As well as my bulbs who are still growing by the minute....makes me question if we should keep the grass....<br />
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Most of my spring decor has been taken down and I'm moving summer in.<br />
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I am starting another little cross stitch. Again, going with the 'make do' theme, I think these colours will work. They are very close to the suggested colours so I'm going to give it a go. That blue is popping up a lot in our house. The fabric is coffee stained Irish linen.<br />
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Last week snow, this week the bulbs are bursting out. This is a great time of year. Waiting for the first signs that these little guys survived the winter, and to see them push through the soil! So proud and boastful.<br />
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At this point I usually make a little mental note of where I would like to plant more bulbs in the coming fall. So excuse the repetitive photos of my barely flowering bulbs. This will be my reminder and planting grid for the coming planting season.<br />
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We also spent a day bringing in garden soil and mushroom manure. Almost every year we top the whole yard with black gold. But the black gold is sooooo messy. We would spread a layer through out every garden bed and all over the grass. You could literally watch the greens of the plants and grass get richer. They loved it. But oh so messy. This year I think I'll make a compost tea and water the grass with it. </div>
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Before we started to fill the new raised beds with soil I did a little more digging and unearthed enough little boulders to finish all my pathway edging. The pathway edges are recent, with all the soil amendments that we`ve added over the years, it started spilling over the edges of the flower beds. The rocks hold it all in, water and soil, and I love the cottage garden look it gives.</div>
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Below is a little view of how our garden has changed. No waterfall, no creek or any sign of a vegetable before. Now a cottage kitchen garden, at least that's what I'm hoping for.</div>
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And then this happens. I always seem to forget where I've planted my bulbs and I'm pretty sure there are more trying to push through the bottom of this pot. I don't want to move the pot or it'll tear the roots off my thyme and lavender plants. Darn.<br />
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The rhubarb has survived! That is a relief. I was sure I did it in last summer, with all the division and transplanting and a slight bit of neglect. I promise to do better Mr. Rhubarb!<br />
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Tomatoes can be potted up again into good sized pots. They seem to be right on time this year.<br />
Amaranth and basil, peppers and kale, they should all be good for a bit.<br />
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Coleus! Look at that colour, and such detail on their leaves. I'll pot them up and thin them out as well.<br />
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On the cold and cloudy days I've been cross stitching. I'm definitely a beginner and I get a huge amount of inspiration from Priscilla and Chelsea @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-oTo2Tps4hgLTI6Cg8sEA" target="_blank">Priscilla and Chelsea</a> . Right now I am working on a summer stitch, I think this is about half way. It looks like it should be quick, but not for me!<br />
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We had an above ground pool in the lower section of our garden, it was fun. But I always felt so guilty wasting water, the use of chemicals and the electricity. After much debate and discussion we have decided to change it up. The pool will not go up, and in it's place some more raised beds. We already have that area layered in pea gravel so no worries about lawn removal...we all know how fun that is! <i>Pfft. </i> The pea gravel under the beds will be saved to fill up spots where pathways have thinned out or sunk into the dirt.<br />
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As the snow was melting it became obvious that there was a natural path we all were shovelling and so we followed that line, curving out the beds a bit. Well not really, but with the two outside beds with angled ends, they create a curved look. We pulled the pavers up and put them in front of each bed to reinforce a pathway.</div>
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Eventually, two days later, it finally melted and my husband was able to set the waterfall/creek up. Pure joy!<br />
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I've started seeds and have even started to pot some up. This window is south facing and receives a ton of sunshine, perfect for a make shift green house. When it gets warmer outside I will pot up the starts and they'll go into bigger clear tubs on the back deck. I've managed to use this system for a few years with great results. Thanks to Larks Garden on You-Tube.<br />
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Tomatoes, peppers, basil, parsley, coleus, amaranth, and sage. I think every seed I planted germinated! Seriously though, this is how a gardener survives the winters in this climate.<br />
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My flower afghan is now complete! It was a lot of fun to make, although some days I just had to push through my quota. I tried to complete at least three squares a day, most days that was pretty easy but not every day. I love the results and I'm excited to start another!<br />
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It hasn't stayed on this bed, now it sits in the living room for some summer colour. If anyone is interested in my pattern just comment below and I will try to accommodate. It's one I kind of made up and had a few trial and errors with based on afghans I have pinned on pinterest.<br />
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I hope you are all getting through this with support from your web of friends and family. My heart goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one, or is suffering from this virus in anyway. Here in BC, Canada, we are sitting in self isolation for an indefinite amount of time. Which I am grateful to be able to do. We also have a lovely calm leader in our health care system that gives a feeling of optimism. Even with all of that being said it is still a time of uncertainty. I am looking at it as a time for change, an opportunity to help Earth heal. Already the effects of our global shut down is happening before our eyes. Nature is starting to correct our errors in very little time. They are estimating that our shut down will be until July, imagine the changes by then.<br />
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I have always loved my garden, being in nature, crafting and a slower pace so I must admit that this is alright for me. I was a bit nervous when there was no flour or yeast to be had, I have been making bread for over twenty years and never had a problem finding flour and yeast. But to my delight, they were both back on the shelves yesterday. I am really missing the freedom of seeing our family whenever we wanted, but this isn't permanent. So I am making the most of this time. I hope that you find a place of contentment as well.<br />
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With the help of my husband, I am making some more changes in the garden. We are building three more raised beds and I going to grow as much food as possible, as a personal challenge. Weather and circumstances permitting.<br />
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We are still breaking up the snow to speed up the melting. The top north corner of our garden always is the first to peek through, where I've planted many crocuses. They have managed to survive all my garden rearranging. Soon I should see tulips, crocuses, alliums, hyacinths, snowdrops, I can't wait!<br />
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It always amazes me how they can push through the leaves that fell on them last fall. The leaves act like a blanket through winter and now nutrition in the spring as they break down. They say the fallen leaves are like garden soil gold! I believe it, my soil has changed dramatically from all the organic material we've added. Fallen leaves, woodchips, compost, mushroom manure whatever was available.<br />
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Crocuses poking through the candytuft.<br />
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This wooden bowl was arranged last spring. I filled it with chicks and hens and some crystals. It sat on our round table up on our patio last summer, but I thought it would have a better chance protected by the snow in the garden for winter. I'll go through it, clean it up and take it back up there again in April. It looks like most of the chicks and hens survived. Thank goodness.<br />
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Some tulips are poking out now!<br />
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I think these guys are Alliums. I added more last fall, they don't seem to survive as well as the tulips and they slowly dwindle away in numbers. They are so lovely in the early summer. And the bees LOVE them.<br />
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WARNING if you don't like messy gardens, look away!<br />
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This was summer 2017.<br />
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Here in our zone four or five, spring can not come soon enough!<br />
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At the bottom of our garden where our pool used to sit, is where our new raised veggie beds will be.<br />
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It's so messy, very difficult to leave like this. I want so badly to start the spring clean up, but it never ends well for my plants. They like to stay cosy and covered until the nights warm up. Probably another week or two. I've lost so many plants through my lack of patience.<br />
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Inside, my flower afghan is almost done. I've almost completed nine rows of ten, I think I'm going to make one more row. Nine rows of eleven. Why not, I've come this far. Then the attaching begins! Horray! Somehow I have to figure out how to get another skein of grey yarn though.... Hmmm...<br />
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Are you are gardener, if you are then you may have a little sympathy for me. We are still getting a few snow falls, and the ground is either mushy and muddy, or frozen solid. This is usually the time that you risk losing perennials. They think it's safe to come out of there hibernation and then it drops way below freezing. Last year I lost a number of perennials due to this exact reason.<br />
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Patience is key this time of year. As you can see I have little to none of that. I've been out shoveling and breaking up the snow piles to assist in the melting process. At this point I just want to be in the garden, no matter the temperature, no matter the reason.<br />
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Year by year our amount of privacy rises. They say the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. I would have to agree, but how about 9 years ago? At nine years we get a fair amount of privacy.<br />
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Sadly, we lost a maple that grew in front of our patio. It seemed to struggle from the first season and last winter did it in. Not wasting any time, we replanted. You can barely see the branches over the fence on the left side, an Acer Atropurpureum. There was a compost bin in that exact spot so I am hoping that the root structure will be happy this time.<br />
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Yes, I really push my planting zones. I know it comes at a risk, but I would also like to add that our 'hardy from zone 3 to 8' did not survive BUT our other Japanese Maples, zone 5 to 8, have...so far. My neighbourhood is a zone 4, I like to think my garden has some protection and has a warmer micro climate due to all my planting. Wishful thinking? maybe. </div>
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Below, when our garden was just starting to be planted. It's fun to look at the changes in just a few short years.</div>
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So young and still giving us such a beautiful display of fall colour.<br />
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This picture doesn't begin to do justice for the scarlet colour that our Osakazaki gives.<br />
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Oh, and my afghan is coming along....S-L-O-W-L-Y but surely. After a few alterations on the pattern, I think I've got it. Thirty squares in and about seventy left to go! Woot-Woot!</div>
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I'm still pushing through with my spring cleaning. I love a clean house, don't you? Getting rid of stale energy and forgotten corners. After I finish cleaning and repairing a room, it always feels lighter and more spacious. <br />
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This week I've been working on the hallway. Because of the fact that I am a maximalist it takes a bit more time to fill random picture hanger holes or even just to remove the pictures to wash the walls. Everything comes down then I wash walls and scrub trim. I've repainted picture<br />
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I bought it a while back at the thrift store, I'm sure it was under $7. I didn't know where it was going to end up in our home, but I knew it'd be cute after it met a paint brush.<br />
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First a bit of sanding and a good wash, then I gave it a few coats of blue.<br />
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Then a heavy coat of chalkpaint and some serious distressing.<br />
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I love this look, but it did nothing for the hallway, kind of blah. So back to the crafting table we went.<br />
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Oh! That's it! A nice bright pop of colour, and a bit of distressing with some sand paper.</div>
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Now, the fun part, setting up my altar. It doesn't stay like this, I change this one quite often. It holds some dear memories for my husband and I, well mostly me. I collect rocks, feathers, sticks, pretty much everything a toddler would pick up! LOL, pretty sure I'm far worse than all of our girls combined ever were.<br />
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A lapis lazuli necklace for awakening true destiny and divine purpose. A few words of wisdom on some favorite ornaments, and fresh intentions, or just a healing altar. This time I've set my altar up for JOY. I'm hoping globally we all find a bit more joy everyday. Remembering or honouring what brings us joy.<br />
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This colour brings me joy, all the little treasures collected on our hikes bring me joy.<br />
A clean house brings me joy!<br />
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Family and friends bring me so much joy!<br />
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My fur baby. I love how he spread out over my new project..an afghan. I think he's sleeping on about four squares! haha! I saw an afghan on <a href="http://priscillas2000.blogspot.com/2012/06/border.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Priscillas+(priscillas)" target="_blank">Priscillas</a> spring home tour and I really wanted to try make it. So, I'm using up scrap fabric, with my own weird, probably wrong pattern, and I am attempting it. </div>
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I did grab some more skeins from Micheal's today and I'm sure I'll need a lot more but I'll be able to use up a lot of the little ends of yarn. I can't wait to open that new caron skein!!<br />
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Are you busy doing spring cleaning and repairs before your summer begins too?<br />
I've been slowly working on my to-do list. It seems like it grew instead of shrunk. Once you get started on tasks around the house you realize what didn't get put on <span style="font-size: medium;">the list</span>. This is a great time of year where we live, for major spring cleaning and interior repairs.<br />
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This was a big one. I've been planning on making new slipcovers for the couch and love seat for some time. I love our furniture, the shape, the size and the level of comfort, but those covers, they gotta go.<br />
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Last summer we replaced the seat cushions. An easy fix if you have a foam store in your area. They cut the foam to the exact size needed. The construction of this furniture is still very strong and sturdy, also important. Some of the throw pillow inserts have been replaced, and I should probably replace the others. I'll be watching the sales! <br />
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Above is my last slipcover set that I made, the ones I am replacing, just click on the picture if you want to see more of that post.<br />
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Finally, I decided they couldn't be neglected any longer, I headed to Fabricland to check out fabric and cost. I felt like I won the lottery when I found exactly what I was looking for $5/meter. Can you believe it! Not enough to make both covers, but I knew there would plenty for the couch. The next day I grabbed the same fabric in white, at $8/meter. Still a good price. Total spent was $160.</div>
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After pre-washing the fabric in hot water, I estimated and<strike> tore </strike> cut the fabric, pinning it roughly on to the furniture. This speeds the whole process up. I pinned and basted the main pieces together, when I was happy with the fit I used my serger on all the seams. The seam between the back-front piece and arm rest piece should be joined before going up the back-back seam. It just leaves the back profile much neater.<br />
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If you are making slip covers there is a lot of putting on, fitting, pinning, taking off, basting and putting back on, repeat, repeat, and on and on. And on. It's actually not that bad, it's fun to see it slowly take form. A couple of thoughts, if this is your first slipcover, stay away from any sort of pattern. This fabric has a prominent grain to the fabric so before pinning I always had it pinned level. And it was also suggested that I take apart my old covers and use them for the pattern. Such a great idea, but I didn't want the same style as before.<br />
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When I pre-cut the fabric, I tried to really over estimate the amount needed. I almost short changed myself on this arm, a close call. Eek!!!!<br />
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We use throw blankets to cover the seats because of our fur baby. I know they are slipcovers, but I don't want to be washing them too often, and spring is a messy time of year for fur babies....and humans!<br />
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If you were wondering, my afghan is done, yaaaay! Three skeins total- and on the couch, and so cosy. I did the granny stitch as a square, very quick and easy to make.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed my rough tutorial, if you have any questions just comment below I'd be happy to try help. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Nesting!<br />
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Boy oh boy, this has truly been a labour of love. Before the kitchen felt so dark, even with the sun shining in, the cupboards seemed to absorb all the light. It took a LONG time to talk me into painting these cupboards. I enjoyed the warmth that the dark wood brought into the kitchen, and I was afraid that by painting the cupboards that feeling would disappear. <span style="font-size: large;">AND</span> it felt very taboo to paint a new kitchen. Believe it or not, my husband talked me into it. Apparently, now, after all this time, he loves white cupboards! I never thought he even cared what went on in here! Huh. Well, I absolutely love them too. So bright and fresh and yet it still has that cosy feeling.<br />
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Yes it took a lot of paint four coats to be exact. And then a few touch ups. In our last house we painted our cupboards a creamy white and every spring I would touch them up with a bit of paint. Very little effort for so much satisfaction.<br />
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Here's what the kitchen looked like when we first bought our house. No offence to anyone with a gold kitchen, but <span style="font-size: large;">eeeeeek! </span>This was the only colour I was told never to wear when I got my colours done way back in the 80's! And here it was all over our brand new house!<br />
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The light just bounces around this space now. Everything that was in here before has stayed. The tobacco basket was added as a homage to my dark cupboards. </div>
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I think those jars on the stove will get some spring time colour soon. Originally I was planning on using them for herbs, but I don't think they would do well on the stove with all the heat. We ended up putting sticky tack on the bottom of them so they'd sit on this tiny ledge. Worked like a charm.<br />
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Being an open floor plan I put a lot inside the cupboards. Even inside on the cupboard doors, love letters, notes, pictures, even our meal plan and grocery list. Making full use of hooks and shelf extentions in and on my cupboards to create more space and better organization.<br />
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With the door closed, no one would be the wiser!<br />
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All our little signs and touches have stayed in their spots.<br />
That tiny little ornament by the heart is a witch's ball, I filled with salt, a tiny rose bud and petals. I've charmed it with some positive intentions and it sits at this window without taking up any space at all. I have a few scattered around the house in special areas. The heart has been in my kitchen for a long time,it makes me happy every time I see it.<br />
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If you have been here before, then you already know I need plants. My husband built me these shelves a few years ago. all my succulents LOVE this spot. I love this spot.<br />
Our winters are long and this helps shorten this season. In a few weeks after I'm finished spring cleaning, I'm going to start more of my seeds. Scallions have already been started and sprouting as I type this. They took off on me, but they'll get trimmed down and used in salads, sauces, even soups.<br />
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This little Lady has been hanging out here for some time, maybe a month! I've shared my apple with her and she seems to be okay. How long do lady bugs live for? I've no idea but I'll do my best with her so she can head outside when it warms up.<br />
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On the shelves I not only have plants but I hang my fung shui crystals and other crystals and they cast some beautiful rainbows all over our walls and ceiling. Another recommendation- get crystals! Lot's of good energy comes flooding in on a rainbow.<br />
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Well that's it! Hope you enjoyed seeing our transformation. Maybe it gives you that nudge to paint something that you have been thinking about or do a little switcheroo, whatever it may be, love your home!<br />
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Happy, Happy, Valentines Day!<br />
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What are you up to for Valentines? I've got something very exciting planned for the day! What's that,you ask? My husband is busy all weekend playing in a hockey tournament so I'm going to be sewing, painting and probably a little crocheting. Then after getting all my projects done, or almost done, I'm going to take a nice bubble bath, probably put some rose quartz in the tub too, and relax. And that my dear, is my idea of a self loving Valentines. Creating and then relaxing. I hope you find some time to do what makes you happy and give yourself some love as well.<br />
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Now what we are really here for, some pictures!<br />
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For Valentine's, even though the snow is still coming and it is super chilly, I've decided to put some spring into our home. I love pink but it isn't always my colour of choice. However it works with my blues and greys nicely. The runner below is just a folded table cloth that I got at a second hand store in the fall. With no idea where it would go or when i would use it, I bought it anyways. Of course!<br />
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Once I have pulled in some new items it's the domino effect. It ripples right through this house. Immobilises me sometimes! My head starts spinning with new looks, new projects ,fresh ideas! A trip to Micheals was in order, I purchased Chalk paint- two cans, and a ball of yarn. YUP, just one skein. I had no idea what to do with it, most likely crochet pillow covers. But once I got started crocheting, I couldn't stop, so I'm now making an afghan. It'll work in a few different areas of our home. And yes, I did go back and purchased more yarn. As a side note the velvet yarn is incredibly soft, really nice to work with.<br />
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The box of old Valentines cards and pictures always makes an appearance. Our girls are well into their twenties, but I absolutely love the nostalgia they bring out. I fall right back into those years.<br />
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The white hearts were made many, many years ago. I made them to hang on everyone's bedroom door, similar to a door wreath. Actually I think I made even more than that...there are a lot.<br />
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A smokey quartz heart on the picture frame that my husband made me. It's a great frame because I can easily change it out to a picture or card if I would like.<br />
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A huge hanging heart from our daughter from a LLLOOONNNGG time ago. So cute!<br />
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More hanging hearts that I had sewn are hanging from the front closet door. I put some lavender drops on the back fabric- love that smell!<br />
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If you look closely past the hearts you see a square-that's the start of my new crochet project.<br />
The granny stitch is a fast stitch once you get going on it. It just grows so quickly, and very satisfying.<br />
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You can see how velvety the yarn is, it will be cosy when completed.<br />
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There have been some serious, life altering changes going on in our home. Big stuff.<br />
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First, after much hesitation and debate, I have retired from hairdressing. Not to date myself, but I have been doing hair since 1990! I did take a break to be a stay at home mum when we started our family, heading back to work when our youngest was in grade 4. At the time I worked at a lovely little salon that was very family oriented, so flexibility wasn't a worry. As anyone with a child or children knows, that's important. Since that time we have relocated to a new city and I've worked in a few salons here as well. Hairdressing isn't easy on your back or an empathetic personality. It is time to retire. I gave my notice at Christmas and said goodbye over the last month to some very lovely people. I had a very sweet and understanding clientele and I will miss them. </div>
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And the other big change is my choice to go plant based. I feel really good about this choice. My husband enjoys a lot of what I create to eat but always appreciates a roast or steak once in a while. Yes, I will still cook meat on occasion for my people....until I can convert them! It's crazy how fast your taste buds change. </div>
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It isn't always easy but I feel really good about this choice. Dining out is a bit of a challenge and I usually end up going vegetarian on those occasions. At home it's just normal now, and I'm going to make an effort to share some of my favourite dishes here. Plant based is a lot more work then throwing a chicken in the oven. There is a lot of chopping and prep work however it is so worth it. And I have been told it is environmentally friendly. So that's a win!</div>
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Enough chit chat, I am still here, still obsessed with nesting! Lot's of nesting and collecting and a bit of painting. And now with retirement, more sharing. So let's share!</div>
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My indoor plant collection is still growing. I couldn't pass this cute little guy up in the grocery store. My lovely little green friends!<br />
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A lot of my collections are growing. There are always key pieces that I just love and don't want to exchange but there have been some changes as well.<br />
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This guy is just quietly growing despite the snow happening outside.<br />
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With it snowing outside I've been really appreciating my house plants and upon closer inspection most of these plants are giving me some new growth. laaaaaaaa!</div>
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And here's a question....What have I been painting? Pretty sure this is going to be much more exciting for me than for you. But the changes will shock and amaze. Hahaha<br />
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This is my room. I took it over very slowly, over time. It was our oldest daughter's bedroom, and after she moved to Victoria, taking all her belongings, it was left as big empty hole in my<strike> heart</strike> home. It sat empty for a long time. I would come in here and sit on the floor and just miss her. Probably not the healthiest, but I feel like it was what I needed to do. Right? </div>
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Time helped heal, and as it did the furniture started to find it's way in. Some pieces didn't make the cut, but a LOT did! Yes, I am a maximalist. I feel like most crafters are, am I right?! Furniture started to make it's way into the room and gradually it became my space. With the sun pouring in, it's just a natural place for coffee, tea, or crafting. With freshly painted Suede Gray on the walls, the room feels complete. I don't think my style really fits under any single style umbrella. I've always had a real mish-mash style. All the natural elements sit very close to my heart, and yet I love a bit of bling too. Granny Chic- I think that's a thing now, with all my crocheted pieces and flowers. The darker walls make it cosy, the collection of pictures make it nostalgic, and the faux furs put another spin on it. AND I love to thrift and reuse. LOVE. Repaint, refinish, reuse. Good thing there are pictures because this introduction sounds super gawdy. Hahah, with that, I hope you enjoy my freshly painted, revamped room tour.</div>
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This desk has been many colours, as with most furniture in my home. I get great pleasure out of refurbishing or refinishing old favorites. Sometimes from budget restraints, but usually because I love playing with paint. I wanted to repaint more pieces the same colour as the desk but I think it would take away from it.<br />
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You will find crystals everywhere in my home. This is a large piece of amethyst, being one of my favorite crystals I wanted it close to my creative area. I've surrounded it with a few other crystals that help me to create and dream.<br />
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A big deep window lets a ton of light in, which helps with this dark wall colour. My sun loving plants sit here in the winter, basking in the light, as my furry shadow does now. A feng shui crystal hangs in the window and usually sends rainbows all over the walls, creating a magical atmosphere.<br />
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You can see some repotting is in my near future, these poor plants really want to go back outside! Fingers crossed I can nurse them through the rest of the winter. In the summer I put a few of my indoor plants on this ledge. It can get very hot so I have to watch them closely.</div>
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There's my furry shadow, he loves this chair. Behind him you can see my shelves are filled with framed photos, books, craft supplies and tools. I LOVE BASKETS. LOVE.<br />
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Most of the feathers in this room I have found, or my husband has found and given to me with the exception of this wonderfully fluffy white one. Shells, rocks, crystals, feathers, and driftwood, I am easy to "shop" for.<br />
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This shelf may just be my favorite. Mismatched and well used baskets are filled with more craft supplies, candles, candle holders, paints, and tools. Looking at this picture I realize that my scissor basket is missing...oops..anyways there should be another tote in the top left corner for my craft paper scissors.<br />
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In between this shelf and the doorway there is a closet door. Inside it's a mess, that's for another day. Creative juices have to get flowing again before I try take on that beast...it's kind of a sewing/scrap paper closet jungle.<br />
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This is my altar. I currently have it set up in honour of my girls. This whole room is like my altar, but this shelf holds three carved willow figurines. A mum hugging her daughter, a girl holding a heart and a girl releasing a butterfly. Each figurine could be any one of my daughters. Love, support and respect. I appreciate each of them and honour their uniqueness right here, every day.<br />
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Glad that you have stopped by! I know, I am late to the party, but I wanted to share what I have set up for Halloween this year. I usually set up a crazy witchy cottage, this year I am just enjoying a few pumpkins, some glam and some random pieces. If you have been here before then you may notice some changes in my overall decorating style as well. Hope you enjoy the pictures, or even better, get some inspiration!<br />
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At the front door I've made it a little creepier then the rest of the house. Having the crows hovering around watching the door, they are mostly for the trick or treaters enjoyment.<br />
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The orange pumpkins will go at the front door for the 31st. My husband and I have decided that carving the pumpkins was an event that we enjoyed the most when the girls were younger.<br />
Empty nesting does have some perks- winky face.<br />
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You can spot my fur baby, my shadow, I love him to bits! You will probably spot him in a few photos.<br />
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A few pumpkins here and there, very random. The creepy cloth was fun to use in selected areas.<br />
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Yes I know things aren't perfect- large TV, crooked blinds, old slipcovers, yup, I'm showing it all. Even my fur baby made the cut. But my favorite spot this year is my mantle...<br />
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Half or more of my Halloween decorations got put back in the storage box this year, and I am really enjoying it.<br />
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Hope you had fun checking out our Halloween for 2018, to see other posts of our<br />
<a href="https://abbysway.blogspot.com/2017/10/halloween-past.html">Halloween Cottage</a> click <a href="https://abbysway.blogspot.com/2017/10/halloween-past.html">HERE</a> or last years click <a href="https://abbysway.blogspot.com/2017/10/halloween-2017.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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I'm sure you have been just as busy as most everyone else this season. I always have great plans to be on point with everything. My to-do list gets bigger instead of smaller, and lately I seem to run out of steam before I get to the end of each day, which may be this merciless cold.<br />
If you have visited before then you may be aware how much I enjoy decorating. Well the house is decorated and I'm ready to share! Come see.<br />
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First let me just say that I am a hoarder. I like to hold on to old decorations in case I can change them up and add them into nooks and crannies. Adding to that , I do have a fairly good sized storage room, and at this point in our lives there is no talk of down sizing or moving so I will continue to hoard. Yaay! This year I have really fallen away from the matchy-matchy monotone look. I LOVE that look. Love it. But my style has changed, more colour, more texture, and just an overall more is more look. It is where I am at right now, a full mix up of a bit of everything and it feels very cosy to us.<br />
You may already know that I collect a Santa each year. Since the first Christmas my husband and I lived together and counting. So I have over twenty seven Santas around our home. This one is our pick for the year...Mr. Claus 2017!<br />
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I thought that these two would look good hanging out together. The tall Santa is from a few years ago, but I noticed him for sale still at Winners.</div>
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This mix of metals garland was purchased earlier at Micheal's. Had this mix hanging alone off the mantle but it seems to work better having the silver beads in there too. </div>
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Our tree is covered with layers of ornaments, new and old. I usually add a few balls each year, creating an evolving eclectic mix.<br />
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Some have been bought or given, and some are homemade.<br />
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When travelling we would pick out an ornament for tree. A tradition that I am so glad we've managed to continue.<br />
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We were lucky enough to get the family together, with the exception of one, for an early Christmas celebration. Christmas Part One!<br />
As the girls get older things change and so do our holidays, and that's ok! We all had so much fun playing a LOT of board games and constant grazing!<br />
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Oh so mature! Some things never change! Really wished I checked the pictures before I thought I had a good one... oh well, jokes on them...now they are on my blog being brats!<br />
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And today I am excited to share with you my freshly painted master bath.</div>
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Now I'm on to the kitchen!</div>
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No painting involved, just some serious cleaning and a few 'art' projects!</div>
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Good Morning! I'm feeling pretty happy that we are into November. This year I was ready to take Halloween down early. Weird, well, weird for me. I'm super excited to get on with my Christmas decorating. BUT before that I have a bit of a to-do list for around the house.<br />
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First thing, the hallway.</div>
The Hallway has felt very bland and dated to me lately. It was painted when we moved in from a ketchup red, please excuse the blurry picture, to this warm light brown. Nothing wrong with it, but I am in need of change, and it's only paint. <br />
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First the red...<br />
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then we went to a warm light brown...<br />
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and now...a fresh grey/blue.</div>
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My tastes are definitely headed into a new direction, farther away from the neutral color scheme that I was so comfortable with. Instead I am drawn to blues, purples, I am even playing with the idea of<br />
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I did think about stencilling this wall, but that's been dropped for the moment.<br />
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After painting I realized that some of my trays would look fun on this wall. They add the texture and playfulness I was looking for. I've hung my favourites up and now I am on a hot pursuit for a few more pieces to fill in the holes.<br />
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Maybe even working my way with the basket/tray gallery onto the living room wall adding in the large clock.<br />
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Perched on her seat, watching the front door. Guarding us from any curious on lookers.<br />
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It seems as though her feathered and fury friends have followed her here too. Finding resting spots through out the house.<br />
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A tiny owl on watch, looking out the front door window as well. (The brass canister is a candle with a very strong scent and I only light it on occasion. I bought it for the canister.)<br />
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Another owl has perched herself on my twigs to keep an eye on things too.<br />
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Ravens are resting on my bakers cupboard. I think they are waiting for leftovers from dinner!<br />
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Such a mischievous witch, she's taken up our dining room shelves. She got herself ready to mix up her favourite toxic potions! I hope they aren't for us...<br />
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In the living room you'll find more owls, and pumpkins. She leaves her stuff everywhere.<br />
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I like what she's done with the Christmas Cactus and the cauldron candle. They work well together, the tentacle like leaves mirroring the witch's legs flailing in the air. Did she do that on purpose?<br />
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At least she's just a seasonal guest. I'll let her stay until the first of November.<br />
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<i><u><b>Halloween Decorating on Budget</b></u></i><br />
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I like to think of myself as a thrifty girl. Before I discard anything I try to imaging how I can re-use it. Breathing new life into an old unwanted item is extremely satisfying for me. Most of the time it's on to it's third or fourth revamping. I Love That.<br />
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Like this clock, I bought it a long time ago at a second hand store. It was covered in painted flowers and ribbons . It just didn't fit my style at all but I loved the shape of it. I taped off the face of the clock and spray painted it black. Super easy and now it gets pulled out often to use in different arrangements.<br />
You can see it here being used for <a href="https://abbysway.blogspot.ca/2013/12/winter-break-and-happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">New Year's Eve</a> display, a few years ago.<br />
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Ribbons are also a great way to save. I reuse them year after year in different ways. They add colour<br />
and texture in spots where nothing else will fit. But the best part of ribbon is the multitude of colours they come in, allowing them to fit in any scheme.<br />
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Except cast offs. Free is always a good thing.<br />
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Another tip would be to get busy crafting. Such a great way to get exactly what you want, and there are such helpful sites out there to lead you through any project you want to conjure.<br />
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Shop after season sales, if you can be patient and wait for that item to go on sale. I'm always happy to see those pieces the following year. Actually, this year it seems as though Halloween decorations have already been marked down and Christmas Decor is moving in. It's very confusing to see Halloween and Christmas displayed on the same shelf. (Should I feel spooky or joyful??) THAT is scary! I feel like in Canada, Remembrance Day should be honoured before Christmas gets pulled out onto the shelves.<br />
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Anyways...Have fun with it! Mix your favourites up and see what happens!<br />
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My favourite fur ball, sleepy from his walk and following me around the house, shuffling Halloween decor.<br />
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