Seedy Sunday

🏤LANARK LIFESTYLES

We went into town, I haven't taken many photos, but here is an update to this local build. 

I wrote some about this new senior's housing and residence built recently in Perth. They have built Tay River Healthcare, and are adding buildings for phase 2. They've put student artwork into the building! Perth student artists create masterpieces for Tay River Health Centre. 

PHASE 2

There is some controversy about the privacy fencing (Dec. 27, Mar. 16, 2022, March 31 ) for homes facing the property. They are working on it! 

This is the latest photo: 

I toodled on down to the frogpond. The wonderful melt it had begun has reversed somewhat. There is evidence that the turkeys have been sitting on my dock. 

The frogpond is filled with snow melt, making it a vernal pond. Some seasons it lasts all summer.  The meadow looks like a pond, as well.

I spotted the first signs of daffodils. Soon they will be smiling and the bees will be out!

I saw signs of the tulips, as well! Soon they will be up and blooming.

Ditch Diving

I spent a couple of hours picking up trash from our ditches. Some years they've been quite wet, and I wore my non-leaky rain boots just in case. (They were a gift!) The ditch was quite dry, which doesn't bode well for Spring flowers.

I picked up a good load of stuff. Mostly beer cans. Ironically, I was picking up what was obviously debris from a car incident, when suddenly an ambulance flips on their sirens. I've a low startle reflex and I jumped, covering my ears. Some of the trucks really do well over the 80 km/hour speed limit and it unnerves me, but I carried on. I probably have another couple of hours to do. "Nevertheless, she persisted."

🍃seeds grow

Back up at the house, Cinnamon was observing his front yard. The Orchid cactus is blooming (lower left) and the squash, pumpkins, zucchini and zinnia are coming along.

turkey tails from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Local School absences

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Seeds and snow and spring

I like to think of all the seeds under the snow, ready to go.

With +15 C. temperatures yesterday, the snow is melting. I'm looking forward, once again, to the changing of the seasons. Here are my twins playing with the milkweed seeds last fall!


These are photos from our trip to the big city, Carleton Place, last Friday! You ca see how much snow we had. I look forward to checking out the melt. Yesterday it was +15 C., according to my outdoor thermometer.

Peeps at work!

More peeps at work!

Not an Inukshuk!

Can you see the beaver lodge?

It's a pretty little bridge! Love Lanark Highlands.

Here we go, on our way from Carleton Place to Westport!

This is typical of Ontario roads, right now, with the freeze-thaw!
Accordion-like roads, 'bumpies!'

We had errands and ended up having dinner in Westport. Almost a Daycation!

It was on Monday that Norovirus hit us both. We've hydrated like mad.
We've been watching men and women's curling, and this has hit both tournaments.
Some are on IVs!

With so many gathered together, and a virus that lives well, and is highly communicable, this is something well have to learn to live with!

I've never felt so weak! Childbirth was better than this! I can see how those who are young or old would be at high-risk for death.

Hubby's illness was about 12 hours later than mine, which is good.

When caregivers become ill, a family often breaks down. I've seen it in my clients.

My Facebook friends have been wonderful, with expressions of support!

This is where Social Media works, not in those enervating newscasts that feature inane tweets, but kind, caring 'get well soon' thoughts from cyberfriends!

They say that few Zoomers (Baby Boomers and Generation Jones) are on Twitter, although more than the Millennials, seniors use Facebook at a rate of 90%!

Unfortunately, the Millennials who drive the system ignore we older folks in data management. They will learn.

For more data, see: Baby Boomers and Seniors Are Flocking to Facebook [STATS] |
 What Do Seniors Do Online? Visit Facebook and YouTube, of Course [STATS]
Excuse me, must run! :-)

Heritage seeds

Seeds of Diversity is a great webpage. It lists many seed sources.

Greta's Organics
399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1V 1C9
613-521-8648
fax: 613-521-5792
www.seeds-organic.com

Hawthorne Farm Organic Seeds
RR 3, 5961 5th Line Minto , Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0
519-343-3375
fax: 519-343-4074
sales@hawthornfarm.ca

Mountain Grove Seed Company
RR #1 , Parham, ON K0H 2K0
613-375-6622
morden@frontenac.net 
Mountain Grove Seed Company provides a local source of quality seeds. Seed production at Mountain Grove Seed Company incorporates organic principles and is chemical free. Seeds are collected from the Mountain Grove area (Parham, ON) that have grown well for generations. These are called Local Historic Seeds. We also specialize in a variety of heirloom seeds. Our seeds are harvested and packaged by hand. Seeds are available by mail order and at selected retail outlets.

Elphin Gold Organic Farm
At Elphin Gold Organic Farm, Laurie and Pat Brownlee are committed to healthy food and healthy values. They have been using organic methods since 1994 and were among the first producers to sell at the Perth Farmers’ Market. They also sell from the farm and hope to establish a farm store in mid-2009.

Seeds of Diversity
Box 36 Stn Q, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2L7
905-372-8983, toll free 1-866-509-7333

A grassroots seed exchange whose members offer seeds and bulbs of heirloom and scarce varieties of vegetables fruits grains herbs and flowers

Terra Edibles
Terra Edibles is proud to offer organically grown seeds for hundreds of varieties of heirloom tomatoes, beans and other popular vegetables, as well as herbs, flowers and aromatic sweet peas.
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Lanark Farmer's Markets
Perth Farmer's Markets May 8, in the Crystal Palace! 8 to 1 p.m.

See my photos from Seedy Sunday!