What's blooming today?
Wordless Wednesday
Well it’s finally warming up here in Toronto a bit and the snow has begun to melt. In fact I’d say it’s about half gone. Yeah!!!!
I figured I’d better post this funny snowy branch photo now while there’s still some snow left around here. I never realized that snow could be like clouds as in the way you can sometimes see familiar shapes in clouds. Certainly this branch looks like it’s got a polar bear resting on it, doesn’t it?
I’m starting to get tired of posting photos of previous seasons flowers. I want to post this years flowers. Too bad there’s none up yet!
On a positive note it’s been warming up here slightly and the snow is slowly receding. I think it will take another week before it’s mostly gone, but the end is in site. Well .. provided we don’t get anymore snow, that is!
The area where we grow our chives is in one of the sunniest spots in our garden and the snow melted away from that area as much as two weeks ago. I’ve been out in the yard with our puppy and I do believe there might be some signs of life on the Chive front.
Our crocus are planted in the lawn, often close to the garden beds, and some of the grassy areas near the house are bare now as well so I expect the crocus’ will begin showing up soon as well. Most years they are beginning to bloom by March 25th or so, but I think that it will take until next weekend before they make an appearance.
Even though I’ve spent the last couple months complaining about all the snow I do think there will be some benefits. The garden hasn’t ever had this much snow cover since we started it and I’m sure the plants ended up being well protected from the harsh cold of winter thanks to the deep snow. I’ll bet our plants do better than ever this season!
How are your gardens progressing?
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Spring is a time of change and renewal. Time to look at the world with fresh eyes, so it’s only natural that so many of us begin to think about renovating or redecorating our homes.
As many of you know my husband and I have been renovating our home since the day we moved in six and a half years ago! It’s been a long slow process and I bet that by the time we’re finished we’ll be thinking of moving! One of the projects that we hope to complete this year is upgrading our upstairs bathroom and completely renovating our basement. Our basement also has a bathroom so that means we’ll be working on two bathrooms!
If you are in the midst of upgrading or renovating your bathroom you might want to visit Home & Stone. They have a wide selection of bathroom fixtures from which to choose.
Whether you are just changing the style of your bathroom by changing the decor or completely renovating a bathroom you’ll find just about everything you need at Home & Stone. They carry a beautiful selection of Air tubs and Whirlpools, showers, shower seats, tub and shower sets, walk in tubs, faucets, steam units and saunas, toilets and Bidets, bathroom vanities and basins.
Not only do they carry all the major bathroom fixtures that you’d need to complete a bathroom they also have a wide selection of bathroom related accessories ranging from items like towel warmers, medicine and curio cabinets to mirrors.
There are literally hundreds of bathroom fixtures to choose from and all of them have been chosen for their high quality.
They’re having a weekend sale right now. If your order totals $499 or greater they’ll take 10% off! With a deal like that it’s certainly worth taking a moment to visit their online store to see if any of their items appeal to you.