by Val Thomson | Mar 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Donning snowshoes AFTER supper, now that the clocks have ‘sprung forward’, and trekking to see the sunset, and there it is so close to the boundary between the fields. I guess this means spring is coming. Yay!
by Val Thomson | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Have a look at these obelisks at www.theclassicgarden.ca and then watch for further amusing Edith Obelisk suggestions in Val’s Garden.
by Val Thomson | Feb 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
I look at the lights of this season and, like Frederico Garcia Lorca, see “a beard full of butterflies”. What amazes me about winter is how we endure the wait for spring but, if we’re lucky, we remember to see things in the moment too. That way,...
by Val Thomson | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ain’t she the grandest beast? Well, if you know about the Maremma or Great Pyrenees (Dolly’s a cross) then you know they sleep all day and bark all night. And, they think for themselves. Val: Come Dolly, come! Dolly: Hmmm, yawn, hmmm. I’m OK here....
by Val Thomson | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
See these big ugly black tree protectors? Why are they there? Because last spring 13 of the 26 Mancana ash trees were nibbled by mice. Three of them irreparably. How do I know it was mice? I don’t. In fact, while waiting in line at my favourite greenhouse I over heard...
by Val Thomson | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
When Dolly came home we were still surprised that we got a dog. But, there she was, a bundle of white fluff. It’s impossible to go and look at puppies, bring a box and come home empty handed. There were two puppies left, one took off into the farm yard and Dolly just...
