Winter 2024
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
2w ago
 Where did the time go. We are in March.  We had a mild winter with not a lot  of snow and only a few storms. A walk in the woods, so peaceful in nature. ME My sister Annie and heat up with a nice warm fire in the camp. I like seeing animal tracks in the  woods, knowing that life is there, Raccoon  We visited the beach a few times this winter  Treasures of the sea.  seaglass Brown waterfalls from melting ice and the cliffs eroding Stones with holes are know as hagstones. Perfect hearts March 8th is  Int ..read more
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Happy New Year 2024
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
3M ago
  I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Wishing you all good health, joy and peace. I had a quiet Christmas  My sister, Annie and I stayed home.  We had planned to visit family in the  Eastern Townships and Montreal.  But due to my sister Carol and her  husband in the Townships, coming down the Covid and my son-in-law, Martin in Montreal, having an aneurysm on his brain, and needed time to recover, we decided to stay home. Martin is recovering fine. For the second year in a row, we had a green Christmas. We walked on the beach&nb ..read more
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Autumn Bliss
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
4M ago
 We welcomed Autumn with its beautiful colours. Rosehips Rowan berries on the Mountain Ash tree. Last year we didn't have any. The robins feasted on them before their long trip South. Spirea bush An interesting colour. Barberry Bush Rudbeckia  An long lasting Autumn flower in bloom. Huge Loosestrife leaf   Amur Maple Echinacea/Coneflower  I took some seeds. Wild Mushrooms/Fungi interesting displays  here and there. My Geraniums were beautiful this year. I cut some pieces of my geraniums  and put ..read more
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Vegetable Gardening
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
5M ago
We've had a lot of rain this year which was good for the  vegetable garden. Although too much rain for  Strawberry and raspberry growers, also farmers crops. I'm sharing some photos  from my garden. I planted tomatoes in pots.  Italian tomatoes. Small Cherry tomatoes were plentiful    Jujube Tomatoes Large Beef Tomatoes Carrots were successful. Green Beans. Yellow beans with tomatoes I planted peas for the first time. Hot pepper Cucumbers   I grew them on a trellis to prevent them from  laying on th ..read more
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August Flowers
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
7M ago
The month of August has come to an end. Summer sure passed fast this year. We’ve had a lot of rain. On the plus side we didn't have to water as often. It was great for the flowers and gardening. I planted Zinnas from seed. Rudbekia Liqularia Huge, around 7ft. tall. Queen of the Meadow Another tall plant. In the Sunken Garden Hollyhocks A new Hollyhock started from seed. Nice colour, Lemon, Lime I planted Marigolds from  seed to deter bugs, to place in my barrels and  with tomato plants, I planted in pots. I assumed they were  about 6 inches tall. Sur ..read more
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The Beach In Spring.
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
1y ago
 We have a late Spring this year with  heavy snowfalls in March. We are anxious for it to melt and  see some green grass and flowers.  My sister Annie and I have  been visiting the beaches  taking advantage before  the tourists arrive.  Walking along the shore,  listening to the waves and  hunting for seaglass and other treasures.  Today we visited Grandmas Beach.  My Grandma has been gone  many many years and we have a lot of memories  playing there as kids.  So for us it will always be  Grandmas Beach. We pla ..read more
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January At The Beach.
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
1y ago
We had a green Christmas this year.  On the 5th. of January we decided to  go for a walk to the beach, before Winter storms would prevent us to do that.     We had a sunny day with clear blue skies We dressed very warm The temperature was  -5degrees Celsius (23 Fahrenheit) The hardest was taking off you gloves to take a pic. My hands got cold very fast. My sister Annie. We walked towards the frozen waterfalls. We didn't get too close because of falling rocks and ice. A close-up On our way back Annie Very low tides There is a ..read more
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Happy New Year 2023 and An Update On The Pickle Tradition.
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
1y ago
 As we get older,  each year passes faster. My daughter and her family  visited for Christmas. They had planned on skiing  but we didn't have enough snow. We had a green Christmas.  I planned to carry out the  Christmas Pickle Tradition, (a glass pickle hidden on the Christmas  tree and Christmas morning whoever  finds it receives a gift and  goodwill for the New Year). This year, I planned it  in the different way. The kids are now teenagers. So I decided to make it more  of a challenge and hide the pickle on a tree outside ..read more
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November 2022
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
1y ago
November started with my  Christmas Cactus in bloom. Then on the 5th We had our first snow. A magical transformation to see  the property change from brown to white, from dull to bright. I did some decorations outside. Used some pine,cedar,  spruce and red alders from the woods. In the barrel red alders  The Barberry bush with lots of berries. This bush is near my living room  window and Robins enjoyed the berries. Robins usually fly south during the Winter. Some males stay if   there’s food around. This guy is near the window  so it was ..read more
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Harvesting Sunflowers
Thelma's Days
by Thelma
1y ago
  I planted a Sunflower Garden this year   and was surprised how easy  and beautiful it grew.  I decided to harvest some seeds  for bird food in the winter. Sunflowers don't need rich  soil and are low maintenance. They were fun to photograph. Great Polinators  Bees and other insect enjoyed them. When the heads start to droop, it's time to harvest. Brush of the top layer and  the seeds are easy to take out. Seeds. Lots of seeds I placed the seeds in pans  and let them dry&nbs ..read more
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