Beautiful

The counselor that I work alongside of has this beautiful doll which I have fallen in love with. The details and materials used in making this doll are unbelievable. What is so awesome is that this doll was a gift of appreciation. What a wonderful, from the heart type of a gift.

Work in Progress

It was another dark, overcast, dismal day but I still planted the shrubs I purchased yesterday. I knew that this planter was big but never realized just how huge it really is, what you see here is about 1\3 of this planter.  I'm going to have to buy at least another 4, maybe 5, shrubs. I'd like a few creeping vines and a few other perennials to fill it in, a real work in progress. 

I can picture this bed in a few years, I'm hoping that it's going to grow to be what I have imagined, if not oh well, what I'm doing with it beats the grass and weeds which filled this planter. 

Ugggh, Monday already when I get up, back to the same old routine, the good thing is that I'm that much closer to finishing up my practicum. :-)

What to do on a Rainy Day

Well it's another rainy weekend here at the farm, at least it's not snow! I started my day with planting a few shrubs and once they were planted I thought a hot tub would be nice, I was right, it was fantastic! 

After preparing a stew and leaving it to simmer in the crock pot I went for a drive to the nearest Wal-Mart which is an hour away. It was a nice drive, I got to see plenty of deer and a few ducks swimming in a small wayside pond.

I bought a back seat full of plants which are mostly shrubs (flashbacks from last year have entered my mind... yikes!). I'm hoping that this year my plants will stand a chance, there's no turkeys or chickens to eat them, and no donkey. I'm pretty sure that the farm dog and the rabbit know better, or at least I hope so!

Now I'm hoping that in the morning I'm not planting in the mud but if I am oh well, a little dirt never hurt anyone!

To The Rescue

Today when I arrived at the farm Herb was out working in his shop so I went out to say hi, camera in hand naturally. I was browsing through his shop looking to see if there might possibly be some type of treasures out there and sure enough I found this old fancy box. Needless to say I'm going to go and rescue this box, clean it up and see if I want to keep it out here at the farm or bring it back to the city with me. It's fun having two homes to play with I've decided, there's never a dull moment or a lack of photo opportunities.

Have a wonderful weekend!

No Complaints Here

I don't dare complain at work or if I choose to I most certainly won't take my complaints to the supervisor! :-)

My Special Day

Today I had an awesome day, thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a busy, productive day at work and after work my boyfriend met me at my place, he came to the city to take me out for dinner. The restaurant we went to, the Sawmill, is well known for their fantastic prime rib and they lived up to their reputation tonight... it was delicious! The following photo is in the restaurant, a very nice place to dine.

 Herb not only drove over two hours to come and take me out to dinner, he also bought me a beautiful gold bracelet, I love it! 

Life is so interesting, I used to think that I was spoiled, I no longer think this way. My new belief is that I am blessed, extremely blessed within my life.

  

Have a great evening everyone!

Wishing Well

I love this wishing well that my niece bought me for my birthday, she's such a thoughtful young lady. I am waiting until I know it's safe to hang this beauty outside but I couldn't wait to show off my wonderful gift. I know that it will look much better hanging outside and that I will get much nicer photos of this planter outdoors but just for today I'm so happy with this delightful gift no matter where it's hanging.

Thank you Cheryl, you sure know what Auntie likes! :-)

A Glimpse Into My Day

Tonight after viewing tons of photos I shot today I am down to three and can't decide which one to post, so here are all three. I'm so excited to finally have flower photos to post, the first photo is a planter I put together this weekend. I really like the colors.

The second photo here is the bleeding heart plant we have planted. I noticed today as I was cleaning up the flower beds that this plant is budding and has a few bleeding heart flowers on it, this excites me... I know it doesn't take much to excite me these days!

And the last photo is one I shot in a small town not to far from Edmonton. This here photo looks like something out of a movie to me, it's totally not something that one would see every day here in this neck of the woods. I love the scene, and the car suits this home. I'm guessing that this is where the priest lives, it's right next door to a huge Catholic church that I'm sure the entire town could easily fit into. 

Well that's a part of my day. Thanks for stopping in and I hope that you have a great day/evening!

New Tractor

Today Herb went to work on his new tractor he bought at an auction Thursday night, he wanted to bring it home today. He told me what it was but I know nothing about tractors, what I do know is that I couldn't help but laugh when I saw his new tractor and as he drove around the huge circular driveway. The huge grin on his face was priceless. I love this tractor, it's a 33 Massey Harris and from what I can gather it's a 1952 or possibly a '53... but then again what do I know about tractors?  Here's another photo for a closer look. 

So if any of you tractor buffs can help me out, what year is this? All I know is that it's old but it's new to Herb, it's red, in pretty good shape for being so old and it runs! :-)

Antique Car Run

Today there was an Antique Car run from Fort Assinibone to Barrhead, it's an annual event in this neck of the woods. Unfortunately we didn't realize that this event was today, we just happened to be going into town this afternoon for some bedding plants and seeds for the garden just encase it ever stops snowing and/or raining. Fortunately a few of the vintage cars were still parked on main street in Barrhead and I had the opportunity to snap a few shots. This 1928 Ford was by far my favorite, I love the color. 

I wonder if the old fella who owned this car wished as he drove away if he could drive back in time, back to his youth when life was much more simple and apple pie tasted like apples... just a thought.