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Winter Goals

Now that I am feeling better, I can get back to my list of winter jobs that I create every year in my gardening offseason. As it is also our cottage offseason, I have things to get done in preparation for spring there too. Dividing Houseplants and Winter Sowing My houseplants are all doing very well, in fact so well that I have started propagating babies on many of them. These have already been…

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Happy Birthday Dad!

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Retirement Woes: Is it Tuesday or Wednesday?

Retirement Woes: Is it Tuesday or Wednesday?

This quote is from a post written nine years ago already; wow, time does fly. At the time I was describing the changes in my lifestyle since my retirement from the healthcare industry: Since retiring last April, it seems I never know what day of the week it is.  I rely on my fifteen-year-old son’s school and hockey schedule to keep me somewhat on track.  My other two sons are older, can drive…

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Garden Consultations and Design by Gardens4u

Garden Consultations and Design by Gardens4u

To cut back on the demands of my gardening business, I aim to concentrate on garden consultations and design services. I have enough garden maintenance to tend to within my own gardens at my home and cottage. My knowledge and experience have grown (pun intended) considerably since the inception of Gardens4u in 2012. As an extrovert, I love meeting other garden enthusiasts to share knowledge in…

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Logos and Graphic Design Talent

Logos and Graphic Design Talent

To help promote my gardening business and this blog with some unique logos, I recognized the need for some graphic design talent. My niece Jillian Sliter just happens to be one of those talented designers. Of course, I am biased. Check out her Behance portfolio to check her out. Logos Created for my Business and Blog Jill designed this logo a few years ago when I decided my feeble attempts did…

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Welcome to Kanata, Ontario, Canada

This post is in response to a challenge from Opinionated Man for bloggers to talk about their hometowns… Kanata has a population of approximately 102,000 people.  It is the western suburb of Ottawa which is Canada’s capital city. Ottawa has a population of approximately 885,000 people, including those in Kanata. The name Kanata means village or settlement in the Iroquois language.  The name…

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How to Build a Website or Blog

How to Build a Website or Blog

The best way for an inexperienced person to build a website or blog is to find (hire) someone else’s website that is specifically designed to build websites.  Kind of like a website for dummies approach. These sites offer simple, straightforward advice and instructions that even the most computer illiterate people can follow.  Keep in mind that Blogs are websites, so any reference here to a…

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Nurturing a Love of Nature