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Neighbors renovating

January 11, 2008 by Tricia

Well our neighbors finally took their house off the market just before Christmas. They decided to try to sell again in the Spring. First however they are going to work on their home to make it more appealing.

This week they had gas connected to the house and earlier today there was a lot of drilling and banging going on as they had their new gas furnace installed. They’d had oil heating prior to this and I guess some of the noise I was hearing was their old oil tank being removed. We’ve got a oil heating as well and I suppose at some point we’ll have to change over to gas.

I think our neighbors might be renovating their bathroom too. I saw one of their old bathroom vanities sitting outside.

There house needs a lot of work. They should have never tried to sell their house before doing some basic repairs and fix ups!

Warm and toasty

January 9, 2008 by Tricia

Wordless Wednesday

One of our neighbors just got a little Chihuahua that looks quite a bit like this little fellow. It’s name is Sweetpea. Isn’t that cute?

I’ll have to show them this photo of a dog all bundled up for winter weather. Certainly with the cold spell that we had last week a coat like this would be ideal for a tiny dog! Even if it does look a bit silly.

Strange weather is making me achy

January 8, 2008 by Tricia

The weather here in Toronto has been strange lately. We were hit with snow early in the season – November, and now we’re having a warm spell right after a really bad cold spell.

I think all these weather changes are affecting the way I feel. I mean, last week when it was -20 Celsius (-4 F) my knee was aching really bad and now that it’s 14 Celsius (55 F) and raining my knee is aching again. It’s gotta be the weather.

On top of that I think I’m also getting a migraine! But don’t tell my pain doctor (for my Crohns) as she asks me every time I see her if I’ve got migraines. Why I don’t know … maybe I’d fit her “pain profile” better if I did have migraines all the time or something.

Anyone else affected by the weather like this?

A perennial geranium

January 6, 2008 by Tricia

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This is a delicate Johnson’s Blue Geranium. The flowers are very small at only about an inch in diameter and it’s petals are iridescent.

This perennial geranium blooms two or three times each year.

I took this photo at the beginning of October when the plant was near the end of it’s last flowering of the year.

It’s a very nice companion plant. I grow it beside heurchera, astilbe and some roses.

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Delicious Pollen

January 5, 2008 by Tricia

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I’m pretty sure this gentle Bumble Bee found the pollen that it was collecting from my New York Asters to be delicious. Actually on the day that I took the photo, October 1st, there were several bumble bees milling around the Asters and other flowering plants. Perhaps dozens!

They didn’t mind me getting close to take some photos. They were set on their business of collecting perhaps some of the last flower pollen of the year before it began to cool down here. Good thing too because winter came early to this part of the world!

I hope that all of my visitors are enjoying the new year and I wish you all health and happiness!