Lynda Sez

We have been concerned about our Lady Amherst female, Cornelia, as she has spent most of the last three weeks in her brood box. Today we found out why she was so diligent. This morning she was anxiously cooing at two tiny chicks trotting around in the pen. There may be more in the brood [...]

Our intrepid boxer, Silver, had a mishap yesterday down at the pond. I had taken the dogs down there for a morning romp and Silver went directly to the far side of the frozen pond to do his business. I headed after him to pick it up, then watched him tear off with enthusiasm across [...]

I’ve just about recovered from the shock of re-entry after a month away. Getting back home wasn’t too shocking — Bob did a fine job of holding things together — but getting back to work was not a smooth landing. For one client, things went fine. I had two three-hour sessions booked in my first [...]

Lots of work has filled my days lately, but my mind keeps straying to home and family stuff. Our kitchen is done and it’s a beauty. I will echo Bob’s comments that John Marriage of JSM Contracting did a superb job leading the project from start to finish. His father, John Sr., made an outstanding [...]

I really spend far too much time with my butt glued to the desk chair, but I’m taking the whole weekend off for Summerfolk, a major event around here. I missed most of last week’s Homecoming celebrations because of work commitments and I was really annoyed about it. The summer is flying by and I [...]

Yesterday I decided to fight back against the advancing army of bullrushes in the pond. They have been steadily taking over the shallow end since the spring and making our shortage of water in the pond even worse, in my opinion. I wanted to give the lily pads and other plants a better chance to [...]

The last few mornings when I have been out with the dogs, I have enjoyed the soft scent of milkweed from the field across the street. I must have known about this as a child, but taken it in subconsciously as part of the richness of summer. Now it is a welcome surprise, subtle like [...]

I’m gradually getting to know the garden here as it reveals itself with the seasons. One of the important things to know about is the need for water. The former owner used several rain barrels to collect water for those times between storms when the flowers get thirsty. Even though it’s still early summer, I [...]

I’m back in beautiful Owen Sound this week, but off to Texas next Monday for a usability conference. Each time I return, I find new delights in the garden. This week’s discoveries included asparagus and wisteria. As soon as I got home last weekend, I had to harvest the rhubarb that was crowding the shed [...]