Thousand Word Thursdays #211

Today’s photos aren’t outstanding by any stretch of the imagination, but there’s a special sentiment behind my pics. In early spring, my 94-year-old mother asked if I was planting anything new this year. I told Mom I was, indeed. I had started Canary Bird Vine seeds indoors with the hope they would survive the transition…

Hiding in the Hydrangeas

This is an updated re-blog on my neighbour, Rocco, who passed away last week from a heart attack. I admit it. When I’m overtired, I want be left alone in my garden. I’ve pretended not to notice Rocco (my elderly Italian neighbour) nearby when I’m busy weeding. He gave me several hydrangea plants two summers…

Daisy Days!

You might say I had it coming. I was warned, after all. Ten days ago, my neighbour told me, “Rita, you have a little time but not much. It’s going to get cold, very cold! Just you wait and see! All of the leaves are going to drop.” He’d been doing yard work on a…

Pandemic Pumpkin Project!

I’ve heard it said you should set a goal that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning. A goal needs to excite you, and some say intimidate you a bit. If a goal is easy to achieve, it’s not a challenge, right? My planned pandemic/retirement project looked simple at first. My…

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Obedient plants! Still lots of colour in my fall garden. © Rita Jacques. Windsor, Ontario.  

Remembering Dad

Grief has no timeline. You can feel like you’ve moved on from grieving the loss of a loved one and then grief hits you hard, tugging—no, yanking!—at your heartstrings. Holidays and anniversaries of the loved one’s passing intensify this feeling.  For our family, it’s a double whammy. Dad passed away around the time of Thanksgiving…

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September blooms! © Rita Jacques 2020. My garden in Windsor, Ontario.

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Some of my zinnia flowers resemble pineapples with a crown! © Rita Jacques 2020. My garden in Windsor, Ontario.

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Black-eyed Susan flowers! © Rita Jacques 2020. My garden. Windsor, Ontario.

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Four O’Clock Flowers!  Well, I’m either a day late for Thousand Word Thursdays or six days early, but here’s some pics for you to enjoy. © Rita Jacques 2020. My backyard. Windsor, Ontario.