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Mmmm I love Dahlias

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I’ve always loved Dahlias. They are beautiful flowers and they come in many different sizes and styles. Over the years I’ve grown everything from Dinner Plate Dahlias to Cactus Dahlias like the one pictured above. I think I like the cactus dahlias best.

I actually hadn’t grown Dahlias for about two years until this past summer. I’d forgotten to buy bulbs and the few that I’d left in the ground had finally died out. (They do occasionally overwinter in the ground here in Toronto, but not always). That reminds me, I’d better go outside later today and dig up my Dahlia bulbs or else I’ll have to remember to buy more next year! Might as well save some money and try to keep the bulbs in the basement, right?

Do you grow Dahlias? What kind?





Bombarded by Holiday music and it’s only October!

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Chris and I went out to a mall today to do some shopping. We were just getting some stuff for around the house and some pet supplies.

I was surprised to see that not only do most stores have decorations up for Halloween (expected given that it’s only a few days away) but also that they are starting to decorate for Christmas as well! I guess it’s started to become normal for most stores to start promoting Christmas sales even as early as September, but I think it’s too early.

Back in the day when I used to work across from one of the biggest malls in Toronto, I’d go shopping or walk through the mall several times a week and I’d say that by early November I was burned out on Christmas and Christmas music. I’m sure others feel the same way if they go to department stores or malls on a regular basis at this time of year.

One sure sign that the Holidays are fast approaching is the sight of personal and corporate holiday cards in the mail. Some of my blogs are becoming quite well known and as a result I get all these invites to blogging, promotional and even corporate events that are happening nearby. Why .. I don’t know. I’m not even sure how some of these companies get my address, but it is kind of nice to be invited to exclusive events like the LG Shine campaign a few months ago!

Are you starting to be bombarded by holiday decorations and music every time you walk into a store too? And … do you get invites to promotional events via your blogging either by email or by snail mail?

My favorite magazines seem to be just filled with ads

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Doesn’t it seem like there’s more ads in magazines than there used to be?

There’s a few magazines that I subscribed to each month and I’d swear that in the past there used to be more articles than advertising, but lately it seems the opposite is true. I gave up on some magazines like Vogue and others like it in the past because the first 40 or 50 pages were all ads, now I think I might dump some of the mags I’m subscribed to for that reason.

Ads that are related to the magazines topic are ok to some degree, but I find that there’s ads for just about everything in some of the magazines lately. One that I was just reading had ads for perfumes mixed with ads for the best fat burners, stool softeners and health insurance all mixed together between fashion layouts and articles about the latest cosmetics.

Maybe I should just start reading the internet version of my favorite magazines. I’ll still see ads, but it’s not quite the same.

Sedum in Bloom

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Sedum in Bloom

Our Sedum is blooming and it’s developed lovely fall colors.

We have some in the back garden that has orangish colored blooms, but I think I like the one in the front garden the best as it has deep rose or magenta colored blooms.

Last week I mentioned on my gardening blog that the sedums are a lot shorter this year than they usually are. I think our slightly cooler than normal summer, plus all of the rain must have stunted their growth.

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