In December, Ryan and I moved into a two-bedroom apartment with a small balcony. We haven’t been able to truly take advantage of the balcony because of the Canadian weather. Over the May long weekend, however, I set everything up and have been enjoying sitting out here any time of day. We have space for […]
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Gardening: Planting a Bloomin’ Flower Box
Ryan and I have a small balcony off the back of our third-floor apartment. Since the view of the garage isn’t that great, I decided to beautify the balcony with flower boxes. Naturally, I want to plant blossoms that attract bees and butterflies, but which will also last all summer. Native plants too, if I can swing it. And I’ll […]
Domestic Scenes from New Brunswick
During our visit in Saint John, New Brunswick I was able to take advantage of a beautiful sunny day (the drive there and back were exceptionally cloudy and rainy). I walked up the road from our friends’ house in the outskirts of Saint John and took photos of the neighbours’ houses and gardens.
Fruits and Veggies in the Community Garden
I oversee a community garden as part of my work. I was inspecting the 24 individual plots the other day, and snapped some of these photos. The above picture took ages to get, since the bumblebees didn’t like me getting too close. They were also always moving, so it was difficult to get them in […]
Pretty Window Box Ideas
Travelling around New England, I saw so many houses with lovely shuttered windows…and window boxes! Since we were there in springtime, the boxes were full of beautiful flowers. Here are some photos of what I found around Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Boston: Here are some lovely white boxes with ornate brackets.