Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto
Wordless Wednesday
Isn’t it amazing all the things that you can do with Lego these days?
I haven’t looked at a set of Lego’s in ages, but I take it that they make them in a lot more shapes and sizes than they did when I was a kid. Some of them must be flexible too.
Have you ever made any interesting creations with Lego?
I hate to complain, it being winter and all … but it’s so COLD here in Toronto! This morning it was 16 Celsius or -21 C with the wind chill ( -5.8 F) it’s warmed up a bit since then … it’s -11 Celsius now or oops maybe it hasn’t warmed up as it’s -22 ( -7.6 F) with the wind chill. That’s darn cold!
So, as I was browsing through my photos to find a nice garden picture for Green Thumb Sunday I of course ended up picking out a photo of a nice late spring/ early summer flower.
The above photo is of Garden Peonies. I don’t know the name of this variety as all it said on the tag when I bought it was that it was an Amsterdam Garden Peony. So I guess that means it’s kind of generic right?
I don’t care whether it’s a common garden variety or a rare hybrid … it’s pretty isn’t it?
Unfortunately where I have this peony planted in my front garden bed the soil tends to be a bit dry. I don’t think I watered enough in the early season last spring and I didn’t end up with any peony flowers. What a shame. I think I’d moved the plant the Autumn before as well so maybe that’s why it didn’t bloom. Anyway, I’m certainly hoping that it blooms this year!
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It’s really cold out! It’s -15 Celsius with the wind chill (5 F) so keeping ourselves and our puppy warm when we venture outside has become very important!
Unfortunately she doesn’t really love her coat. She’s trying to figure out how to wiggle out of it in the picture below:
I think that’s in part because it doesn’t fit her all that well.
This brand has really long neck and abdominal straps … long enough that the straps are so big I can’t really even Velcro them together as I should be able to do! I’ll have to do a little sewing magic to the straps to make it fit better I guess.
When Chris took her for a walk in her coat she held one of the neck straps in her mouth and apparently walked really nicely. Perhaps we’ve learned a valuable trick? The next time we take her out in nicer weather ie when she’s not wearing the coat, we’ll have to let her bring a toy with her. Perhaps that will at least keep her from eating leaves, grass, dirt, rocks, stones and garbage along the way!
She’s been sleepy all day for some reason. She’s also had a lot of diarrhea this week – just when it had been getting better! I hope she’s not sick.
Here’s a photo of my sleeping pup. She fell asleep on Chris’ knee:
She’s so cute when she’s asleep!
Wordless Wednesday
My little cutie. It looks as if she’s thinking “What? I’m just sitting here being good as I chew my tire.”
Up until a day or two ago that tire was Midnight’s favorite toy. We just got it for her a week ago and she loved it from the minute I pulled it out of the bag. I’m not sure why she’s not playing with it as much in the last couple of days though.
Our puppy is continuing to do well … finally. Well, she’s still very sensitive to any changes in her diet like a new treat or anything, but otherwise she’s doing well.
She’s been giving me lots of great photo ops. I took some photos of her on Monday when we got back from the groomers. She had a red Petsmart Bandanna on and it looked very cute. I’ll get those pictures ready to post soon.
I’ve got another cute photo of her over at My World and on Odd Planet if you’d like to take a peek.
This is a photo of a dwarf Mugo pine branch that’s been dusted in snow. I took this photo a couple of weeks ago after a big snow storm came through town.
When we bought our house it came with three dwarf pines in large barrel planters at the front of the house. The planters are actually in the walkway between our house and our neighbors. Usually I decorate the pines each winter with clear LED lights and tiny red bows on some of the branches and they look quite lovely. I didn’t decorate them this year for the holidays, but that snowfall added a beautiful touch.
Do you have any plants around your home that look inviting after a snowfall?
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