When to plant?

This question comes up over and over and with our changing climate it is still a hard question to answer. When I was younger everyone aimed to have their gardens planted on the Victoria Day Weekend (May 24). However, things have changed as far as when to plant. I follow the Average Day of Last Frost (ADLF) for our location and plant according to that. Last year the ADLF was May 9. One month

Barn Stars

I love stars...it all started when we first moved into our home and our very dear friends purchased a large barn star for us as a house-warming gift. If you scroll down to my first post, you'll see the picture of the barn star that started it all.

Visit Cottage Bethy (http://www.homedaisy.blogspot.com) to see her lovely blue barn star.

Guinea Hen Revisited

Charlie on GreenhouseHe's back and he brought his buddies! We now have three of the guinea hens frequenting the neighbourhood. They make enough noise that I can tell they are in the yard even with a well sealed house. One neighbour built a little shelter for him and now his buddies. One is feeding them. I'm getting some pretty neat pictures as seen above with Charlie sitting on the

Living Room

Many items in my home are treasures that belonged to my family or I have picked them up at thrift stores. The dresser in the living room belonged to my Mom and Dad. I use it for storage. The iron candle sconces were purchased at my favorite thrift store.

This table is another item that belonged to my Mom and Dad. It's a little crooked, but I think that adds to it's charm.

The coffee table was made by my dear Husband when we were first married.

Dining Room

Secret FortunesOne of my kids gave me this cute joke gift for Christmas. The can does say it is a real plant so that is a relief! Apparently a magic message that tells my forture is supposed to magically appear on a bean. Now this I have got to see! I don't know what others think but I'm very skeptical and you can be sure I won't be eating any of these beans. The can is about 4 oz pop can

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