Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

New Flower (November 21, 2022) – Still Blooming

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…always a bonus to find flowers this late in the season

Pink Snap Dragons

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Still Harvesting from my Garden

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….an of October and I’m still getting vegetables from my garden

I’ll probably be picking kale well into November. There are still lots of cherry tomatoes but as it gets colder the odds of them ripening on the vine diminishes.

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Garden Art in Community Gardens

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/10/14/ppac-67-portland-international-rose-test-garden/

Close to where a dear friend lives I witnessed what happens when a community comes together to create gardens on land that would normally be ignored. Some of the gardens are pollinator gardens and others have bird houses to attract birds. The schools have become involved by encouraging children to paint signs and make sculptures that have been carefully placed among the plants.

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New Flower (September 23, 2022) – White Mums

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Thursday Trio – Harvesting the Last of the Garden Vegetables

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Mama Cormier

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If you have any photos of trios why not share them with us. Copy my link and paste it into your post and I’ll be sure to make a comment. No rules, just have fun!

Macro Monday – September 12,2022

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….nature shots and from my garden

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C7640-EC0-5613-4982-86-AE-9112-CA179392 — *Oregano flower*

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RDP – Monday – Soil

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to RDP for this unusual daily prompt https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/rdp-monday-soil/

Have you ever ordered soil for the garden and then later in the season when nothing is growing you wonder what on earth you were sent. I even gave some of that bag of soil away to the neighbours because it was more than I needed and they discovered the same problem. The soil became hard and clumpy and very little grew where it had been placed. I’ll never order from that garden centre again. They just ignored my complaint.

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9-BC9-B2-ED-79-A9-4-AB5-BB72-D2-D3-F2-E53-EBD — *A layer of leave over the soil….a promise of a rich compost in the spring*

New Flower (June 28, 2022) – Himalayan Musk

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Mama Cormier

….completely new rose for me

My neighbour, out back, was very excited to share his roses with me. This one was hidden from the street and I didn’t really see it until he invited me into his yard. He says it’s his favourite rose in the garden.