The Latest Blog Posts
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #13 (Setting Intentions for a Positive New Year)
Bits of inspiration for your Sunday and week ahead.
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Seed Companies I’m Buying Flowers From For Summer 2025.
As soon was Christmas is over, I started dreaming about the summer garden and sourcing out my seeds. I am expanding my cut flower garden(s) this summer so am going to need a whole lot…
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #12 (Sourdough & DIY Flower Food)
Sunday palaver with Christmas gift ideas, recipes for the holidays, and a bit of gardening information, too.
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Designing & Renovating A Small Kitchen
All the details you have been asking for, from our kitchen renovation.
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #11 (Potting Shed Readiness, Last Minute Goodies)
This Sunday’s recap has a holiday bark recipe, sugar cookies, breakfast casserole, how to grow luffas successfully, and oh so much more.
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DIY Watercolour Christmas Cards: Simple Ideas for Beginners
How to DIY your own watercolour painted Christmas cards and tags.
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Creative Gift Ideas During Canada’s Postal Strike
The ongoing postal strike in Canada has caused significant delays in mail and parcel deliveries, especially for Christmas. Check out these alternative ideas for how to buy meaningful gifts that get delivered right to their…
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #10 (Holiday Season)
A gathering of ideas for the garden and home that I found the second week in December.
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Sunday Potager Ramblings # 9 (Beautify Your Garden)
Thoughts and ideas about gardening and the holidays on this Sunday morning.
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How I Keep My House Clean With Very Big Dogs (& little kids)
How I keep my home clean with big dogs that shed and drool a whole lot, and often.
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Homemade Cough & Cold Remedy
A homemade cough and cold remedy to help ease sore throats and prevent flues, colds, and inflammation. Easy to make, tastes great, and it works.
June In The Potager – Watering
Well, we had about two weeks of absolutely stunning weather, broke records all over the place… and then Junuary happened. It has been so cold for the past week. We have struggled to hit the high teens during the day and nighttime temps remain low. So low that I had to put the heater back…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #87
Well, hi there. Happy Sunday! How are you all doing? Do you ever get grumpy for no particular reason that you can figure out? I had a day like that yesterday. Everything was annoying me to no end, even the radio stations. It was too loud, too much singing, too much talking, lol… there was…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #86 (Outdoor Entertaining)
You all, our weather is beyond wild. We have gone from heat warmings down to single digits! The other day, my weather station told me it was 35°C (95°F) on the back deck and 33° in the greenhouse. Today is only 5 (41°F) degrees on the deck and 6 in the greenhouse. Oh. Em. Gee.…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 