Happy Christmas
Thank you, thank you all for sticking with me through the upheaval (and bit of silence) in my life. Your support and continued friendship mean a lot to me.
I hope that everyone has a very, merry Christmas (I will toast all of you from the beach,lol).
Look what I found when we were on a hike, enormous or what!
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
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Garden Walk Garden Talk said,
December 22, 2010 @ 7:23 AM
Is that a poinsettia tree? Very big. I wish you the best for the holidays and hope you have a great time discovering what is growing around your new town and home.
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:31 PM
Isn’t it amazing, I could not believe it. Hope your holiday is great.
Kelly O said,
December 22, 2010 @ 8:18 AM
Happy Christmas to you, Deb!
Enjoy the weather and definitely have MORE than 1 holiday cocktail on the beach for us 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:32 PM
Thanks Kelly, I will have two or three in your name.
Jennifer said,
December 22, 2010 @ 8:25 AM
Hi Deborah, I hope that you and Ian have a wonderful Christmas! Jennifer
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:32 PM
Thanks Jennifer, I hope you and your family have a very merry holiday.
lynne said,
December 22, 2010 @ 8:28 AM
I don’t recognise that tree. What is it? (Of course, you will tell me and I’ll slap my palm to my temple and go “Of Course!” ha ha). Are you getting your apartment straight now? I am still unpacking at my new place, though the amount left to do is negligible now. Next comes the tweaking of furniture placement and the like because I can’t just let things alone until I get it just how I want it.
Have a wonderful, warm, sunny Christmas and enjoy, enjoy, ENJOY!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:34 PM
Hard to believe it is a pointsettia, I have never seen one so tall. Still waiting the sea shipment to arrive, should be any day now. Hope your holiday is wonderful. Good luck with the unpacking.
Marguerite said,
December 22, 2010 @ 9:03 AM
and a very merry Christmas to you and your family!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:35 PM
And to you and yours.
Meredehuit♥ said,
December 22, 2010 @ 9:19 AM
Merry Christmas!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:35 PM
Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Barbara H. said,
December 22, 2010 @ 10:07 AM
Thanks for continuing to post for those addicts among us, Deborah. Best wishes to both you and Ian for a wonderful Christmas and a happy, enriching new year as your lives unfold in this new location.
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:36 PM
Glad that you are still enjoying reading them Barbara. Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.
The Garden Ms. S said,
December 22, 2010 @ 11:28 AM
Deborah, wishing you and Ian a wonderful holiday with lots of love and laughter. 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:36 PM
Hope yours is merry too!
Anna said,
December 22, 2010 @ 12:52 PM
A most Happy Christmas to you Deborah 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:37 PM
Have a fabulous holiday Anna.
Carolflowerhillfarm said,
December 22, 2010 @ 1:06 PM
Dear Deborah, It must be so strange to be celebrating Christmas in your new world, when you are so accustomed to the cold and icy world of Canada! But I am sure you are comfortable with that change. I do miss your special Kilbourne Grove posts, but look forward to your exotic posts too. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:38 PM
It is strange, feel like I am on a vacation, not real life. I miss Kilbourne Grove as well, not that anything happens in the snow. Have a great holiday.
Laura @ PatioPatch said,
December 23, 2010 @ 4:00 AM
So nice to hear from you again Deborah and I wish you a very Happy Christmas in the warmth and sunshine. By 2011, no doubt you’ll be able to reel off a host of exotics that you’ve discovered.
Laura
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:39 PM
I will let you know what I discover Laura, have a wonderful holiday.
Alice Joyce said,
December 23, 2010 @ 11:46 AM
And a Happy Christmas to you, Deborah!
What an adventure… keep us posted;~D
xo
Alice
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:39 PM
I will, have a fabulous holiday.
ricki - sprig to twig said,
December 23, 2010 @ 2:39 PM
And a Merry Christmas to you, as well! Poinsettia trees! You really are in a new zone.
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:40 PM
I was shocked when I saw it, crazy! Hope your holiday is special.
teza said,
December 23, 2010 @ 3:35 PM
Deborah:
Indeed, while you are toasting from the beach I shall have shovel in one hand….. wishing you and Ian the happiest of hoidays seasons and the best for 2011… oh and some sand in the sheets Christmas Eve… rubbing it in and such… LOL!!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:41 PM
Ha, Ha, I shall think of you (not) when drinking on the beach! Good luck with the shoveling, and have a great holiday.
Jean said,
December 23, 2010 @ 9:25 PM
Have a wonderful tropical Christmas, Deborah.
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:41 PM
Thank Jean, hope your holiday is as wonderful as you are.
Barbara said,
December 25, 2010 @ 3:47 PM
Merry Christmas and all the best to you in your new abode, Deborah.
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:42 PM
Thank you Barbara, such a change from last year. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Rebecca @ In The Garden said,
December 27, 2010 @ 12:17 AM
What a beautiful tree!! I hope you had a wonderful Chrismas! 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:43 PM
Great isn’t it, I guess I should not have thrown all of mine out. Have a great holiday.
Wendy said,
December 28, 2010 @ 10:52 PM
Hope you had a Merry Christmas too! I’m enjoying living vicariously through you. Your new adventures are really exciting!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:44 PM
I guess I had better do something really exciting then, lol. Have a fabulous holiday.
michael 'hazeltree' thompson said,
December 29, 2010 @ 6:17 AM
merry christmas and a happy new year, i expect you miss the snow terribly but the beach must make for it a little bit lol…:) have a wonderful new year now!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:44 PM
Hope your holiday is wonderful.
Curbstone Valley Farm said,
December 29, 2010 @ 5:14 PM
Happy holidays Deborah. Sorry I’m a little late, just catching up after all the Christmas craziness! Enjoy your festive cocktails on the beach, and Happy New Year!
kilbournegrove said,
January 4, 2011 @ 2:45 PM
Hope yours was great!