Lots of sun and fresh air
Well, not matter what they say out East about Vancouver, it's not always raining here. No kidding! I think it's just a way from preventing everyone to move out here. I guess I'm blowing our cover...
Saturday was as nice of a February day as you could get. Tucker and I woke up late, we had breakfast and then parted ways, to get some chores done. Then, after lunch, Tucker came to pick me up and we drove to the West End. We stopped at Starbucks and each picked up a thermal mug (and a latte, to test the mugs, obviously). Then, we headed to Stanley Park and walked the entire seawall around the park, a good 10km walk. It was beautiful, the sky was clear, boats were out, there was a cold breeze but the sun made it quite warm. Mind you, the last hour, we were in the shade and did find it a bit cool. But it was great to renew with Vancouver's great park. We stopped on the way around, walked on the beach, took pictures, saw many ducks and Canada geese and swans even in Lost Lagoon (I'll ask Tucker to put the pictures on his blog so you can see them). It was six when we were back at the car, a bit frozen but really happy. Then, we went to the Liquor Store to pick up some beer and snacks at the IGA, then headed home. On Friday night, we rented two movies: Masters and Commanders with Russel Crowe, that we watched on Friday night, and The Iron Giant, with the voice of Vince Diesel as the giant, that we watched last night. Both movies were really good.
Today, we had a family brunch for Tiffany's and Jenn's birthday. The entire clan was out! After the brunch, we stopped at RONA to pick up some flower boxes, potting soil, seeding soil and seeds. I bought herbs (basil, chives, thyme and parsley) and flowers (Nasturtium Alaska, also called capucines, geranium, and blue and white swan river daisies). I planted my seeds in a Lee Valley Tools self-watering seed starter. I bought one of these for Annie a couple of years back and I think she was quite successful with it.
Unfortunately, I will have to go back to RONA. I also bought Lavender seeds but the packet was empty and the hooks for the flower boxes don't fit my balcony railing. Of well, minor details. Hard to believe I'm talking about plants and seeds in February, but this is the West Coast baby!
Saturday was as nice of a February day as you could get. Tucker and I woke up late, we had breakfast and then parted ways, to get some chores done. Then, after lunch, Tucker came to pick me up and we drove to the West End. We stopped at Starbucks and each picked up a thermal mug (and a latte, to test the mugs, obviously). Then, we headed to Stanley Park and walked the entire seawall around the park, a good 10km walk. It was beautiful, the sky was clear, boats were out, there was a cold breeze but the sun made it quite warm. Mind you, the last hour, we were in the shade and did find it a bit cool. But it was great to renew with Vancouver's great park. We stopped on the way around, walked on the beach, took pictures, saw many ducks and Canada geese and swans even in Lost Lagoon (I'll ask Tucker to put the pictures on his blog so you can see them). It was six when we were back at the car, a bit frozen but really happy. Then, we went to the Liquor Store to pick up some beer and snacks at the IGA, then headed home. On Friday night, we rented two movies: Masters and Commanders with Russel Crowe, that we watched on Friday night, and The Iron Giant, with the voice of Vince Diesel as the giant, that we watched last night. Both movies were really good.
Today, we had a family brunch for Tiffany's and Jenn's birthday. The entire clan was out! After the brunch, we stopped at RONA to pick up some flower boxes, potting soil, seeding soil and seeds. I bought herbs (basil, chives, thyme and parsley) and flowers (Nasturtium Alaska, also called capucines, geranium, and blue and white swan river daisies). I planted my seeds in a Lee Valley Tools self-watering seed starter. I bought one of these for Annie a couple of years back and I think she was quite successful with it.
Unfortunately, I will have to go back to RONA. I also bought Lavender seeds but the packet was empty and the hooks for the flower boxes don't fit my balcony railing. Of well, minor details. Hard to believe I'm talking about plants and seeds in February, but this is the West Coast baby!
1 Comments:
At 9:12 AM,
Anonymous said…
Mom in Montreal-
Well, us folks back East were also busy this weekend planting our variety of seeds to get them going for outdoor planting in May/June ( even if the weather outside was minus 15......)
Annie and M-A came over for Sunday supper and we watched a very interesting film called Motorcycle Diaries- based on the story of the travels of Ernesto Che Guevera, who with his friend Granado go on a roadtrip from Argentina all the way up to Venezuela- beautiful scenery and makes you want to travel in a way that lets you really discover the land.......
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