Just down the Road — Weekend Getaway

These irises are not in my garden (I wish!) but are part of the landscaping at thelovely waterfront hotel we stayed in Saturday night in Victoria. Our son and GF have some good connections in…

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And There Is Sunshine . . . .

We’re away from the garden today — we drove down to Victoria yesterday to visit good friends for dinner and perhaps to catch some time with our son. But Friday afternoon, I uploaded some garden…

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Sunshine, Lilacs, Birthday Honours

 Finally, finally, yesterday the sun came out and shone for the entire day. My birthday. I could not have been more honoured. Well, except for how honoured I felt at the family dinner Sunday night,…

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April Showers (or not) and May Flowers (we hope)

Besides being pretty, pretty, pretty, these photos of London gardens (the one above of a keeper’s cottage in Hyde Park) serve to demonstrate just how far ahead the weather brought the gardens in a climate…

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Thinking about my upcoming trip has been a welcome relief from some of the ugly weather we’ve had around here. But now that I’m actually packing my suitcase, making long lists of bill-paying and petcare-arranging…

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