Six weeks ago, this little fellow passed away and broke my heart. Gone is his sweet greeting with kisses every morning. My house is quiet without his busy cage antics and vocalizing. A wonderful little

Sauren and Tristan Sierra and Savannah

My pug Eddie and I enjoyed a refreshing hike today.

In October, I had to leave my job for health reasons. As I recovered, I took up the fine art of painting again. I had missed the complete relaxation of my art class. Confined to my home by the deep freeze

For those who have followed me you know my passion for growing plants and flowers and although stuck in the coldest of January's I am not deterred. In fact, this is when the seeds are sown for my spring

Well here we are after a five month absence. Back in the saddle and in a deep freeze here in Ontario Canada. My pets and I are cosy and warm but it is -19 celsius degrees as I post. I have missed all of

I am presently celebrating two years on Steemit. I have enjoyed posting my stories and pics and reading your posts as well. Thank you for your up votes and for your comments. It's great to be a part of

It has been an incredibly hot summer here but just enough rainfall to keep my deck plants luscious. I truly enjoy this space.

It's tradition! As soon as the summer peaches hit the stores, it's time to bake our family's favourite pie. This was the hardest part. Peeling and pitting the peaches. This was the fun part. Drizzling

I thought I would adorn my space with these lovelies today. I hope you enjoy!

This is my garden in August.

I took my pug for a walk in the woods today. It was the same path we always took with my beautiful golden until she passed. I asked her if she was here with us today and this butterfly swirled around us

It was an exciting day at the lake today with the crashing waves and my grandchildren who frolicked happily for hours. Memories made.

On Saturday, my grandkids plus a friend, set sail on a raft with their Uncle Dan. The adventure took them around a small island and then back again. We could hear their excited chatter from a long way

This is my ten year old grandson Evan enjoying some practice at the skatepark in my neighborhood. And of course my pug Fast Eddie is there because he adores that boy as much as I do.

Due to a heatwave that stretched on for more than a week, some of my plants succumbed and had to be replaced. Though I still miss having a ground garden, my deck garden is a very pleasant place to sit