Month: July 2015

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Confessions of a Lazy Gardener

This is just a quick confessional update, in which I lay bare the truth about my gardening habits.  In the middle of the summer, no matter what the weather (since I can’t blame the heat this year, there isn’t any), I just don’t get out to do any serious gardening very often.  I do my...

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Drawn by Beauty

Every day, when I have the time, I take a turn about the garden.  It’s not exactly an acreage so this walkabout takes about five minutes if I walk slowly and examine things minutely.  I like to do it while I’m drinking my coffee in the morning, but I often don’t get to it until...

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Another Rainy Day

Okay, it’s been rainy, cold, and… not sunny and warm.  I’ve heard people complain that we haven’t experienced summer yet at all this year in Montreal.  While I understand their pain, sort of, I can’t help being thankful that it’s not blistering hot and there’s no snow on the ground.  For these two things I’m...