art… Jack Pines 31 May 202031 May 2020 Under normal circumstances, we pay little heed to the tall jack pines that exist in the median between the sidewalk and the street. We see them as we drive by…
flowers… Four Ways to Save on your Garden This Season and Next 24 May 202023 May 2020 It seems that bears and people have something in common this year. After months of forced isolation, they are back out in nature with a force. The traffic reports last…
flowers… Trilliums 16 May 202017 May 2020 Last week, I featured a photo of a trillium flower taken by Janine Elliott in a local woodlot. This week, I decided to paint some trilliums. I also decided to…
Garden Crops… Seeds of Hope IV 10 May 202010 May 2020 Hope Challenged My most recent day working from my downtown offfice was Friday, March 13. Yes, Friday the 13th. I had heard the news about illness over the past couple…
flowers… Homemade Fertilizer 3 May 20203 May 2020 When we moved into our home ten years ago, the gardens in our townhouse complex were well tended. Every spring the landscaping company would drop off a load of compost…
flowers… The Daffodils Bloom 26 Apr 202026 Apr 2020 Spring and hope are not cancelled. The daffodils bloom. David died two years and a half years ago of lung cancer. He was a nurturer and landscaper and it showed.…
art… Nested Dolls 19 Apr 202019 Apr 2020 When we were young, we had a series of older ladies as babysitters. My father was a politician and my mother was his press secretary and a volunteer in the…
art… Daffodils and Rainbows 12 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 Change is not always easy and sometimes positivity needs to be carefully noted. Again the good arrives at unexpected times and I don't want it to pass unnoticed. As cold…
flowers… Seeds of Life and Hope III 5 Apr 20205 Apr 2020 There is a lot of information out there now about staying positive. That said, the reality is that sometimes even with the best of soil, water and conditions, some seeds…
art… Seeds of Life and Hope II 29 Mar 202029 Mar 2020 I am back at work. Rather than my office in downtown Toronto, my new location is my kitchen. My 3 hour a day commute has been replaced by 14 stairs…
