By the time you read this I will be on my way back to Canada, once again leaving Ian behind for 6 weeks.
Fun for me, getting to enjoy my friends, family and yay, my garden. Not fun for Ian who still has to work, oh well, someone has to do it…
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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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janefitness said,
April 3, 2013 @ 5:43 AM
It’s COLD here but it’s warming up! Safe travels.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:52 PM
Thanks Jane, looking forward to seeing you again.
Heather @ new house, new home, new life said,
April 3, 2013 @ 7:17 AM
Happy Trip!!! At least this year you’ll get to enjoy the spring and all it’s promise.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:52 PM
Thank Heather, looking forward to it.
David Leeman said,
April 3, 2013 @ 8:10 AM
We can both now complain how chilly it is to each other….as no one here has any compassion for someone who stays in the Caribbean!!!!! Lol. Safe travels……
Peter said,
April 3, 2013 @ 12:58 PM
Deborah will arrive to her snow drops just coming out and two feet of glacier in the driveway mouth. Luckily she will have the flower beds next to the house to work in! lol.
I dug some steps into the ice so she can get into the house!
Temps are scheduled to rise in next few days so hopefully two more weeks will clean most of the snow up.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:55 PM
Thanks Peter, I am looking forward to it.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:53 PM
No compassion, what is wrong with these people, lol. I am sure my blood has thinned and I am going to feel it even more then usual.
lindengroveflowers said,
April 3, 2013 @ 11:02 AM
welcome back Deb! If you are in TO, stop by to say hello if you can. We would love to see you.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:54 PM
Thanks, I shall try and get in to see you.
Anna said,
April 3, 2013 @ 3:11 PM
Hope that your snowdrops are waiting to greet you Deborah. Have
fun 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:55 PM
From what I hear from my lovely neighbour, they are, soooo excited.
Barbara H. said,
April 4, 2013 @ 12:20 PM
I’ve been thinking it was getting to be time for your trip home. Have a wonderful time and don’t overdo in the garden (yes, I’m laughing at that advice – what gardener, including myself, ever heeds it?).
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:56 PM
Tee hee, I certainly shall over do it, impossible to restrain me.
Marguerite said,
April 4, 2013 @ 8:24 PM
Here’s hoping the weather gets a bit nicer before you get here! You might want to run back to Barbados if things don’t improve soon.
kilbournegrove said,
April 5, 2013 @ 2:57 PM
I am hoping they improve as well, however I do miss sitting in front of a fire.
debsgarden said,
April 5, 2013 @ 11:01 PM
I was just thinking about you, wondering if you would get to see your springtime Canadian garden. I am glad that you are! I hope your snowdrops are blooming for you!
Lynne said,
April 6, 2013 @ 12:25 AM
Happy trip, Deborah 🙂
BTW if you see I have stopped following you on Reader it is because I have subscribed to follow you via email notifications instead. Getting myself ready for the demise of Google Reader (or its retirement, as Google are calling it).
adamborzy said,
April 16, 2013 @ 10:26 PM
“At least this year you’ll get to enjoy the spring and all it’s promise.”
Hope you are having a great time.. Share us some wonderful pics!! 😀