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@anise
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Gardening, Crochet, Painting, Playing Piano, Cooking, Canning, Raising Chickens,
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2017-06-24 19:23
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anise
colorchallenge
8y
Lovely Lupins
I have one lupin plant blooming in my garden this year, and it is purple Last year we colleced seeds from the wild lupins growing along the roadside and tossed them in this small hill garden. We did this
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paintbynumber
8y
Forest Owl Painting
I finished the Forest Owl paint by number thanks to a few recent rainy days that kept me indoors and away from the garden. If you want to see how I got to this point, click Thanks for following my progress.
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treetuesday
8y
Hawthorn Tree
The Hawthorn tree is in full bloom. It seems to have more flowers and resulting berries on alternate years and this is it's year to shine! The flowers are very fragrant and some years they turn from bright
anise
art
8y
Painting an Owl
In between garden I've been making time to work on my Forest Owl Paint by Number. Here is the last update before I finish. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I'm getting anxious to finish so the final Part 5
anise
gardening
8y
Growing Herbs
I love growing and using the herbs in my garden! I usually harvest and dry my perennial herbs in late spring before they flower. Here is culinary sage in bud. This is oregano on the left, and Good King
anise
pinkflowersday
8y
Bleeding Heart for Pink Flowers Day by Petals
This is my entry for #pinkflowersday organized by @petals. One of my favourite springtime flowers growing in the shade garden is Bleeding Heart! It is quite aptly named, don't you agree? Thanks for looking.
anise
paintbynumber
8y
Painting on a Rainy Day
Today is an "indoor sports" kind of day as the gardens are enjoying a much needed long, slow rain and my aching bones appreciating a well deserved rest. So I made it an opportunity to work on
anise
homesteading
8y
Hard Frost in June!
This morning we awoke to a temperature reading of -2 C (that's 30 in F) and a garden covered in frost! We knew it was coming and had covered the tomato and pepper plants late yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately
anise
gardening
8y
Spring Flowering Garden Plants
I want to share some pictures of flowers that are blooming in my garden today. Lilacs. The old fashiond variety with that unmistakable lilac smell. Perenniel Bachelor Buttons Leopards Bane Lily of the
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gardening
8y
Gardening on a Hill.
It's the time of year for gardening and the last few weeks have had me so busy that I haven't had time or energy for anything else! One of the big jobs is the first time weeding of the hill garden. I really
anise
paintbynumber
8y
Owl Paint by Number
I love owls and I am really enjoying painting this picture. It uses many shades of green and I'm hoping it will come out nice. As usual, I'm saving the best part for last...the owl. The picture is on canvas
anise
nature
8y
A "lawn" of dandelions!
No matter if your thumb is "green" or "brown", this is one flower that anyone living in the temperate zone can. grow...Taraxacum officinale, the botanical name of the common dandelion.
anise
paintbynumber
8y
A Painting I do not like!
In my last several paint by number posts, I had been posting progress reports as my painting progressed. But not this time! I hated painting this! In trying to save some money, I bought this Chinese version
anise
needleworkmonday
8y
Crocheted Beach Bear
Five years ago we moved back to Canada from Florida. While in the sunny south most of my crochet was influenced by the weather and the beach. During that time, I was exploring amigurumi (the Japanese art
anise
homesteading
8y
Backyard visitors on a rainy Saturday morning.
This morning woke us up with the low rumble of distant thunder, much to the dismay of our dog, Candy. (she is upset by three things..thunder, firecrackers and smoke alarms) This was the view from the kitchen
anise
gardening
8y
My Geranium Cuttings
About 3 months ago I started some geranium cuttings from a plant I had brought inside to overwinter. Although the plant was not in bloom, the leaves were healthy enough, so I cut some branches off to root
anise
needleworkmonday
8y
Progress on my tartan in crochet.
Happy #Needleworkmonday everyone! Just a quick update on my crocheted tartan. I have been working on the weaving in of the long chains. Rather than making one chain per row, I am weaving a very long chain
anise
walkwithme
8y
An early spring walk in the garden.
The rain has stopped and the sun is peeking out providing a fine opportunity to walk through my garden and photograph some of spring's first flowers. The very earliest flowers...white snowdrops. These
anise
paintbynumber
8y
Starry Night Paint by Numbers
I finished my Starry Night Paint by numbers. I like how it turned out. Here are some progress pics. And as usual, I saved the most colourful part for last... This one was fun to do....but I almost wish
anise
needleworkmonday
8y
Nova Scotia Tartan in Crochet
Hello #NeedleworkMonday fans. This week I want to share with you my attempt at crocheting a Nova Scotia Tartan. A tartan is a textile design of certain colours, arranged in a plaid stripe formation that
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