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Day 160


We have had rain for the past two weeks - we are watching our summer out the window, just like winter!

❤Joanne

Day 159


I am trying something new (to me) in the garden this year - ground cherries.


The leaves are lovely colours, and there are pretty little flowers.


The fruit is enclosed in little husks (they will turn brown when the fruit inside is ripe).

❤Joanne

Day 158


A day for car maintenance.

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Day 157


My son made us some delicious Brazilian Limeade.

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Day 156


I have been knitting a "Mystery Knit Along" - lots of fun!

❤Joanne

Day 155


This is the first time I have grown Calla Lilies - so pretty.

❤Joanne

Day 154



Two more roses have started blooming.

❤Joanne

Day 153


Interesting clouds.

❤Joanne

Day 152

I was only away for a couple of days, but all kinds of new flowers started blooming -

 Day Lilies
 French Lilac
 Begonia
 Perennial Salvia
Rose

❤Joanne

Day 151


The trunk show and class went wonderfully. It was lots of fun for me, and the women were so welcoming, and talented! 

❤Joanne

Day 150


I organized just some of my quilts for a trunk show. I am off to the western part of the province for the show this evening, and to teach a free motion quilting class on Saturday - I am really looking forward to it.

❤Joanne

Day 149


I finished making teaching samples today.

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Day 148


After 10pm last night - almost the longest day of the year.

❤Joanne

Day 147


More blooms - Lilac,


and Diablo Nine Bark.

❤Joanne

Day 146



Irises are blooming.

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Day 145


There are big puddles everywhere - we have had steady rain for two days, something we never have (the grass needed the water).

❤Joanne

Day 144


Our home - June, 2014.

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Day 143


The full moon last evening.

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Day 142


The moon, about 10pm last night.

❤Joanne

Day 140


Making pasta for supper - it was yummy!

❤Joanne

Day 139


My oldest son is mowing lawns for the summer. Today he was mowing at a water treatment plant and  came across some Canada geese families - so many babies! He took this video for me (hard to see the babies in this video, just looks like the ground is moving in front of the parents).

❤Joanne

Day 138


Scattered showers today.

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Day 137


There was a risk of frost on Friday night, so the tomatoes got covered.
Luckily there was no frost, +6℃ overnight.

❤Joanne

Day 136


Our neighbour's cat comes for a visit everyday. He is so friendly and gentle, we love having him over.
The neighbour was surprised we let him in the house - he presses his face against the screen door and meows, who could resist?

❤Joanne

Day 135


I love how water beads on the sedums after the rain.

❤Joanne

Day 134


The first of the lilacs to bloom - this one is a Beauty of Moscow Lilac that we planted last year, so it is the first time we have seen it bloom - a double bloom (and it smells amazing).

❤Joanne

Day 133


I found out this morning that the little fence around the vegetable garden must have a hole!

❤Joanne

Day 132


Usually I don't plant the gardens until the beginning of June (we sometimes have frost in June). After the long winter and late spring, I thought that this year would be even later, but that wasn't the case! Summer came in just over a week ago, with a week of about 30℃ temperatures, and I planted my vegetable gardens last Thursday. The first seeds to sprout are radishes!
That is very lumpy, heavy clay soil.

❤Joanne

Day 131


Such a difference from last week (this is the maple tree).

❤Joanne