January 2021 – The Trials and Tribulations of an Urban Farmer

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Taking the Day Off

24 Jan 202124 Jan 2021

Garden Therapy got it right when they established a new special day, National Stay in Bed with Seed Catalogs Day. Spending extra time in bed contemplating happy things can be…

native plants…

Sumac Wonderful

17 Jan 202116 Jan 2021

We don’t always appreciate the beauty that we find in our own backyards. When I was growing up, there was a group of bushes in a neglected corner at the…

G the Dog Leads the Way

10 Jan 202111 Jan 2021

This week I offer my latest painting. Gretel has been a muse for me in the past. When her pal JT posted the original photo that inspired this work, I…

Inspirations…

Winter Walks

3 Jan 202111 Jan 2021

For many years we visited a timeshare in Horseshoe Valley, a twenty-minute drive from Orillia, ON. The resort will be closing in a week to be put up for sale.…