Flowers and fauna

As the Patricks have such a wonderful garden, I wanted to capture some of that beauty that we enjoyed while with them. And this time I took my “good camera” so that I could play around a bit. The garden is terraced, and what a great place to be still and enjoy the weight of…

News from the west

Our niece Meghan announced last week that she’s retiring from the National Ballet Company. She’s been dancing since she was little and attended the NBC’s school in downtown Toronto through high school. She has been very accomplished, but like all industries that demand much of the body, this has taken much out of her. It’s…

Late spring tour

One of our neighbours came by to see “what was going on”. We showed him our little garden and the changes to the deck – his response “well, it’s been a long time since anyone did anything with this property”. So we could tell. Philip had come forward with an idea later in winter about…