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Finally getting some much needed rain

by Tricia

I don’t know if your area has been affected by lack of rain, but I was just about to start doing a rain dance here in Toronto because it had been so long since we had rain.

We went from sometime near the end of August until the 21st of September without rain. 24 or 25 days!

I’m sure those without gardens or lawns didn’t mind the lack of rain, but anyone who tries to keep a nice yard or garden was probably longing for rain.

That’s a long time when you have a thirsty garden! I guess it’s a good thing that we weren’t having typical warm Toronto temperatures during that time as the cooler temps (especially at night – one night went down to 6 C (42 F)) made it easier on the plants water needs.

During this time the city even put out a request asking residents to water trees near their property. I’ve never heard a request like that from the city.

We haven’t had much rain over the last three days … just a few short showers or sprinkles, but it helps! I do hope that we get a good rain before we go into another dry period.

How’s the weather in your area? Have you been hoping for rain too?






Filed Under: Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, The neighborhood, Toronto, Weather related Tagged With: 24 days without rain, autumn, cool weather, dry, heat, light sprinkles, need rain, no rain, rain, showers, Toronto

I can make it rain

by Tricia

Why is it that whenever I pull out my garden hose and start watering the garden it suddenly starts raining? If this keeps happening I’m going to begin to think I’ve got magical powers!

Seriously … we haven’t really had any rain over the last week and a half to two weeks. Oh sure, every day has called for showers, rain or thunderstorms and it’s definitely rained in other parts of the city, but hadn’t rained here.

Yesterday there were dark clouds all day, but when by 6 pm it still hadn’t rained I decided that it was time to water the garden. We hadn’t watered since Saturday so the garden was really dry.

Ironically, approximately two minutes after I started watering the front garden beds it started spitting. The rain soon began to fall harder, but I knew if I stopped watering the rain would stop. All in all it rained here for about 15 minutes, but it wasn’t enough for my garden. By the time I got to the backyard it had pretty much stopped raining and I could still see lots of dry areas in the garden beds. So I continued to water.

Strange though, how it happens to rain whenever I pull out my garden hose!

Does that happen to you too? You get frustrated that it hasn’t rained for a while (even though the forecast says it should), go to water and it begins to rain or it starts raining shortly after you’re done watering? I’d say it happens to me maybe 50% of the time!

Filed Under: Garden Buzz, Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, Summer in the Garden, The neighborhood, Toronto, Weather related Tagged With: finished watering, forecast, garden beds, hose, need rain, pull out hose, rain, raining, showers, spitting, start raining, thunder storm, Toronto, watering garden

Beautiful Bathroom Fixtures and accessories

by Tricia

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.

tubandshowersets.jpg 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.

bas123-medium.jpg 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.

Filed Under: Accessories, Decor, Home and Garden, Home and Lifestyle, Items to Try, Renovating and DIY, Shopping Tagged With: accessories, basin, bath, bathroom, bathroom fixtures, bathroom renovation, Beautiful, bidet, deal, Decor, fixtures, home, homes, ideas, items, online, online store, projects, reno, Renovating and DIY, renovation, sale, sauna, selection, shower, showers, steamer, style, toilet, towel warmer, tubs, upgrade, vanities


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