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Working on new sites

March 4, 2008 by Tricia

I haven’t been feeling very well over the last few days, but as I’ve felt up to it I’ve been trying to work on some of my new sites.

One of my new sites is a home and garden related blog. I’ve already got a gardening blog where I try to mostly write about garden related topics but I’ve found over the last year that more and more home decor and home reno posts have made their way there so that’s why I created a new blog. The new blog will likely have more home than garden topics.

Another new site that I’m working on is shopping related. There I’ll talk about the latest fashion and make up styles, plus I’ll do posts about home decor, furnishings, appliances and give tips on how to get things done in and around the home so much easier.

I’m sure there’ll be lots of posts of interest between the two blogs and I hope that you’ll come to visit them when I’m ready to reveal their urls. No, don’t worry – the posts won’t be just wrinkle cream reviews although I expect when I talk about cosmetics I will discuss some skin creams. There should be quite a variety of topics and I’m sure that you’ll like the sites.

Fun with puppy

March 4, 2008 by Tricia

The other day I found the bandanna that had been given to our puppy when we had her groomed in January.

Just for fun I put it around her neck and I was surprised that she didn’t try to get it off. She walked around with it on, looking totally adorable, for at least an hour before it started to loosen from around her neck.

When I took it off I decided to put it on her head around her ears. You know, like a scarf around her head. Again she surprised me by not trying to get it off. She looked like a little old lady … very similar to a couple of my elderly Greek/ Macedonian neighbors! We’d just treated Midnights eyes with an antibiotic eye ointment and it kind of makes her eyes look greasy or teary and of course that only enhance the funny look of the bandanna scarf around her head.

I guess we’re lucky that our pup puts up with us and the silly things we do to her.

The photos are still on my camera. I’ll work on them later today and post one or two. I’m sure you’ll find them funny.

Pretty yellow Stella D’ora Daylily

March 2, 2008 by Tricia

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I grow a few clumps of Stella D’ora daylilies throughout my garden and they are wonderfully simple flowers to care for because they do well in both moderate to full sun, don’t need a whole lot of care and they manage to rebloom several times throughout the growing season.

I tend to grow my Stella D’ora’s near plants such as Hostas and heucheras. They also look quite nice beside lavender or purple Salvia.

I think in all I grow about five different types of daylilies, but even though Stella is quite common, I still think it’s one of the easiest and nicest day lilies that I grow.

Do you grow day lilies in your garden?

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Muscles don’t fail me now

February 29, 2008 by Tricia

Well it’s the end of the month and it’s snowing yet again. I think this is the fifth or sixth big snow storm we’ve had this month here in Toronto. It’s also set a record for the amount of snow during this month too!

I believe I heard the weather man say that we’d get about a foot of snow in just a few hours this afternoon. I believe it. It’s snowing quite heavily right now.

I guess I’ll be getting some exercise shoveling all that snow in a while. Oh boy! Muscles don’t fail me now!

Great items and gift ideas at Urshop

February 29, 2008 by Tricia

Lately I’ve found that I’ve been doing more and more of my shopping online. I’ve purchased things for my dog as well as gifts for my pregnant niece recently. The next things that I’ll probably end up purchasing online will likely be some decor items for my garden and possibly some new plants.

If you enjoy shopping online you might want to visit www.urshop.us. The site has two online catalogs full of great gift ideas or of course items that you might want to purchase for yourself.

If you visit the site just click on the shop button and you’ll be taken to a page where you can select from the Family Avenue catalog or the World of Products catalog.

The Family Avenue catalog has figurines, gift baskets, home decor items, pet beds, bath sets, clothing items, photo frames and a whole lot more.

The World of Products catalog appears to be larger than the Family Avenue Catalog. There are 18 categories of items to choose from! You’ll find products in the Outdoor Living category for the garden, barbecuing, eating outdoors and for making your outdoor time all the more enjoyable. Then there are sections such as Home Decor, Just for Her, Bath and body, fountains, Candles and Scents, Americana, Just for Him, Kitchen and household and for the family as well as a few others.

I found several items that I really liked. Ones that I’d use in my own home or be more than happy to give as gifts. I’m sure you’ll find a few items you can use too!

Oh and looking through the catalogs is very much like looking through a real catalog. The advantage of course is that you can click on any item that grabs your interest and get more information about it. I really did find that the site was easy to use.

Why don’t you check out Urshop for yourself.