Keep your eyes open

Lots of gardeners, I note in our neighbourhood, have been getting the flowers into the ground, and the forecast looked pretty good. In fact, I thought maybe we were safe…and then the forecast changed. It’s about to get cool, real cool. In fact, close to 0 overnight. My tomato plants and pepper plants are warm…

News from The Villa

It’s time for an update! It’s a busy time around the community. People are out working on their gardens, and the dog walkers are more active. The grass is growing – needs cutting now – and the buds are breaking open on the trees and hedges. We were alarmed to see an ambulance in the…

Fred the carpenter

Philip is a master carpenter, so I would not make any claim to be near his skills. He is the guy you call after the “friend” says he can put in your door, or your hardwood floor, or build you a deck… and you realize that your “friend” didn’t really know what they were doing….