tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post9049616522297436774..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: I Know Why It's Called SpringK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77365065160209113102013-05-13T18:40:27.806-04:002013-05-13T18:40:27.806-04:00I know! It sucks. Sometimes, a bird in the hand is...I know! It sucks. Sometimes, a bird in the hand is the best. So maybe Seattle will be an easy, less expensive - and therefore more relaxing - alternative?<br /><br />Living in Alaska gives a whole new slant to gardening. I'd love to know if there's a proactive garden community there (as there is in so many cities) or if that's not the kind of thing that most people are into, given the length of the growing season.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-46100327244362422862013-05-13T18:38:28.707-04:002013-05-13T18:38:28.707-04:00Hilarious! Why don't they have those chimney o...Hilarious! Why don't they have those chimney opportunities anymore??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-66044337365128440192013-05-11T13:04:45.015-04:002013-05-11T13:04:45.015-04:00It's too bad you have to postpone your Europe ...It's too bad you have to postpone your Europe trip, but it's a wise financial move. I am pondering whether we should forego a long weekend in the fall to somewhere like Seattle in favor of a spring trip to Hawaii or Tokyo next year. (That's assuming we have two incomes that whole time.)<br /><br />I think next year I might try to do a bit of balcony gardening since our upper deck faces south and gets a lot of sun (especially in those long days in the spring and summer). I would be tempted to try it this year, but I'll be gone all summer, and don't want my spouse to feel like I'm dumping another project on him. Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-2851582335162703972013-05-08T15:32:04.894-04:002013-05-08T15:32:04.894-04:00And we won't mention the fence panels that nee...And we won't mention the fence panels that need replacing and/or painting! Ssh!<br />Exciting times indeed...although I may have to send the children up chimneys to pay for it all! <br />"'ello Mary Poppins!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-78383114405099317452013-05-08T14:58:45.273-04:002013-05-08T14:58:45.273-04:00Susan: I read that as "swing with our friends...Susan: I read that as "swing with our friends" and thought - oh, those crazy Californians! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-38798562583427257002013-05-08T14:57:54.177-04:002013-05-08T14:57:54.177-04:00Cilantro is the one herb I CANNOT stand! Tastes li...Cilantro is the one herb I CANNOT stand! Tastes like soap :-) That "looks much better" feeling is the best.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41317136418288047492013-05-08T14:48:00.368-04:002013-05-08T14:48:00.368-04:00Exciting times Evie! My gardens are small too. The...Exciting times Evie! My gardens are small too. The front is about 15 by 20 and the back beds are each about the 5 by 20. But then you have to tend the flower pots and weed the patio and mind the deck and before you know it, it's a production.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-26243364740515321322013-05-08T14:45:52.098-04:002013-05-08T14:45:52.098-04:00You haven't forgotten! You're just rusty. ...You haven't forgotten! You're just rusty. And you cannot lose with your attitude. I'm sure you'll have lots of yummy veggies. And you'll have a terrific time.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-39315094191756904272013-05-08T14:45:09.143-04:002013-05-08T14:45:09.143-04:00Community gardens are such a great urban invention...Community gardens are such a great urban invention. OMG, I'd be livid if I unknowingly PLANTED dandelions. I spend all of my time getting rid of them :-) I believe that Chaz works in the GTA as well as downtown. Email if you'd like more deets.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-75124438958104291802013-05-08T14:43:52.906-04:002013-05-08T14:43:52.906-04:00I love garden vegetables but, truthfully, I don...I love garden vegetables but, truthfully, I don't have interest in doing that much work... I do not love the constant upkeep factor!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85344445004352007042013-05-08T14:42:57.467-04:002013-05-08T14:42:57.467-04:00You can still have little flower pots I hope!You can still have little flower pots I hope!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-9711508629637411642013-05-08T14:42:35.273-04:002013-05-08T14:42:35.273-04:00That's crazy! And I find it funny that you won...That's crazy! And I find it funny that you won't wait to start but you're happy to wait on finishing. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-80119506764492017912013-05-08T14:41:51.974-04:002013-05-08T14:41:51.974-04:00Isn't it insane how taxing gardening can be? I...Isn't it insane how taxing gardening can be? I'm glad to know I'm not the only one...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44754176389390275282013-05-08T13:14:50.361-04:002013-05-08T13:14:50.361-04:00You are smart to consider your options and set pri...You are smart to consider your options and set priorities. <br /><br />Staycations are my favorite :). Seriously, I'm glad we did a lot of traveling over the last 9 years but at this point we are content to garden, cook, sew and sing with our friends. <br /><br />Enjoy the Spring!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85162243515330338642013-05-07T11:06:21.617-04:002013-05-07T11:06:21.617-04:00Our small bit of lawn at the back isn't suitab...Our small bit of lawn at the back isn't suitable for well, much beyond weeds it seems. I do grow tomatoes, hot peppers, some herbs (I think I have cilantro coming up in every pot now) and usually some vegetable that catches my fancy at the garden centre in pots on the back deck. I like being able to pick a few veggies from the back yard, it's rather satisfying and pretty. The front yard has mostly perennials (roses, lamb's ears, cantebury bells...) and I will plant portulaca at the base of the tree close to the curb. My bulbs in that area didn't come up at all this year. I also have a hops plant - for beer making. But I'm still figuring out the best way to grow and harvest it. I have to put the string for it to trail up, it will grow higher than my garage in one long vine. <br />We were doing a little more work on the back deck after work yesterday (I was raking up flakes of paint) and thought I'd just pull up a few thistles that were coming up in the front garden... 45 minutes later we were both weeding. Dinner had to wait until the sun set last night. I will say it looks much better now.Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-56023196535565080532013-05-07T09:21:03.946-04:002013-05-07T09:21:03.946-04:00We are just commencing knocking our house into sha...We are just commencing knocking our house into shape...new windows, new porch, loft conversion, new floors all the way through. As funds and time are on short supply this is going to take a while, so I'm just putting up a lick of paint so the place doesn't look so shabby whilst we save for the windows. I think it'll be worth the wait. As for gardening...I love gardens...gardening not so much! Thankfully ours are small, but still not finished. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596383615211328302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-90101991830865879532013-05-07T04:18:02.442-04:002013-05-07T04:18:02.442-04:00I've just finally gotten into a community gard...I've just finally gotten into a community garden here, and I'm realizing that despite a childhood of constant gardening I've completely forgotten everything!<br /><br />Truthfully, I miss the country so much and feel so frustrated with the city that I'm really gardening just for an excuse to have a bit of dirt to call mine. I'm excited to grow food but honestly if all I did was visit a few times a week and dig around and get some dirt under my fingernails, I'd be happy.ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15098185498245152902013-05-06T20:52:58.087-04:002013-05-06T20:52:58.087-04:00We did community gardening when I lived in East To...We did community gardening when I lived in East Toronto but having moved to suburbs, with a decent garden space, It's taken me 2.5 trs to sign up for another community garden.<br /><br />Last couple of years, we just did the tomato basil stuff in the backyard but my husband often tells our friends that Kay is the out person in earth who has an organic dandelion patch... :o (I picked up the wrong packet thinking its Swiss chard, from the common seed pool) that patch is going strong for the third year now! Sigh! <br /><br />As for your Landscaper, does she work only in TO or does she also work in GTA? We are redoing our pavement this yr and thinking about going professional with landscaping..Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04990191457997877760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-1084369661251404282013-05-06T20:41:07.977-04:002013-05-06T20:41:07.977-04:00Sounds smart to leave the reno alone for another y...Sounds smart to leave the reno alone for another year, especially if you think the room has structural issues. God knows those renos can turn into monsters once previously unknown little things start to pile up. As for the gardening, I love it, and will miss planting season this year – we’ll be on the road. We had a lovely urban vegetable patch on our TO back yard and last summer I had free reign of my in-laws large garden at the farm but unfortunately we left way before harvest season. Strangely, my favourite gardening activity has got to be the constant upkeep. Is this odd?Andreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77098384021762361552013-05-06T20:36:17.114-04:002013-05-06T20:36:17.114-04:00I've been waiting on my latest round of Vogue ...I've been waiting on my latest round of Vogue patterns since April 22nd. They may be in the shipment that comes tomorrow- fingers crossed! I wish I was a gardener, but my allergies prevent me from gardening, and well that we live on the 24th floor.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106719072402325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-62261353586120909672013-05-06T20:32:37.800-04:002013-05-06T20:32:37.800-04:00It also takes about 3 weeks for patterns to reach ...It also takes about 3 weeks for patterns to reach me. There is no instant gratification when it comes to buying patterns, unless I want to spend hours taping together downloaded patterns. Which I do quite a bit because I'm impulsive with starting my sewing. Finishing sometimes is a whole other story... A year later I still need to put buttons on my Gertie jacket. Maybe this week... I'm almost back to where I can fit into it again.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106719072402325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77917220707267974632013-05-06T20:06:06.786-04:002013-05-06T20:06:06.786-04:00Those sound like smart compromises you're maki...Those sound like smart compromises you're making, albeit the last one isn't so much a choice. Still, you may well find that you enjoy that quiet time at home (knowing you, you'll fill it, but you know what I mean!)<br /><br />I'm just marvelling at how less than an hour's weeding can leave me more sore than running 20K!! I've finally been getting into the garden and I'm a bit dismayed at how much needs to be done. Paul's great at the big tasks, but he just doesn't have the eye or the knowledge for some of the maintenance, partiularly weeding, dividing, etc. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com