Category Archives: The House
Evening Garden Glow
As I stepped into the furthest corner of our garden this evening, I was greeted with lovely golden light filtering through the trees. The tasks of moving fence boards and watering suddenly became much more enjoyable in the late evening … Continue reading
The 2016 Vegetable Garden
Being an absentee gardener is always a challenge. You never seem to be around at the right time to ward off pests or water the garden. Each year we learn a little more about what works and what doesn’t, and … Continue reading
Baby Apples, Blogging, and Being Busy
Blogging here on Island Home Blog has been pretty patchy recently. It isn’t a shortage of time on the island, as so far we have managed to spend part of each of the first five months of the year out … Continue reading
The Start Of Gardening Season
We’ve been traveling between the Gulf Islands and Alberta enough years now that we have finally started to understand the different times of year and when we need to get things done. For instance, digging into the ground in the … Continue reading
Still Painting
How everyone spends their “vacation”…..painting the deck. My plan is if I paint in the morning that I can kayak in the afternoon. I am certain that by the time I finish this huge deck that I will have to … Continue reading
Garden Surprise
I’ve spent the last few days working in our garden. We’ve been staying close to home as the children are sharing a sickness; one gets it, then another, then the next. I suspect we are not out of the woods … Continue reading
New Plants for the Front Garden
Work on the yard and garden has been a very slow process. The first summer we had the house we just sat back and watched what grew. In the fall I planted some bulbs and called it good. The second … Continue reading
Green Flowers
Well I just about posted a “green” post up before the end of St. Patrick’s Day. I was hoping to have these bright and breezy green colored flowers up first thing this morning and then THIS happened. Anyways a 58 … Continue reading
February Crocuses
Last week, upon reaching the island, we drove down to Peter Cove North to take in the view before heading to our house . While walking back from the beach to our vehicle parked in the little cul-de-sac a bright … Continue reading
My July Garden – Pender Island, BC, Canada
I thought it might be nice to do a walk through of our garden out on Pender. By the time July has arrived things are getting pretty dry due to the lack of rain making it a very different garden … Continue reading
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