the beauty in a little frost

Last night proved cold enough to bring about the frost we were all hoping to avoid. While my garden edibles all seemed to survive (lettuce seedlings, kale, broccoli and radishes), the gorgeous magnolia that borders our yard with the neighbours, bore the brunt of it. Less than an hour after I took this picture all [...]

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early blooming

It’s safe to say Spring has most certainly sprung early here in southwestern Ontario; everything is green, flowering trees and shrubs are in full bloom. The tulips and daffodils are up and blooming, the herbs in my garden have all come back with beautiful new growth, the garlic is almost a foot tall. It’s quite [...]

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it’s not over…’til it’s over

And it ain’t over. More snow fell Tuesday night, as expected. Another 15cm, easy. Maybe more. Here is what we woke up to: It’s beautiful, isn’t it? And while I was hoping we were done with the snow and the cold, I know for certain that here in SW Ontario (most of Canada, in fact) [...]

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walking in the rain

We ushered in the New Year with unseasonably warm temps. The snow is all melting and the rain is coming down.  It won’t last though. Today was 9 degrees C. but tomorrow promises temps feeling like -15 C. Yikes.  We took advantage of the warmer weather and went for a walk…in the rain. I have [...]

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searching for autumn

Today is cool. 14 degrees Celsius. Now if we were coming out of winter this would feel downright balmy.  But, given that yesterday felt like 35 degrees C. today feels frigid. Despite all that, Isaac and I bundled up (the wind was really cold) and spent a good portion of our morning and afternoon outside [...]

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