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Assorted and Sundry for 08/05/02

Toronto Backyard Chickens Petition - Long-term readers of the site will know I have a fixation with chickens. Keeping chickens is pretty high up on my life to-do list but there are several key issues currently blocking this life goal. 1. I don't have a

BIG Buttons!

biggardenbuttons.jpg For years I've been trying to convince Davin that a big button press would revolutionize our world. Small buttons are fun and have their purpose, but big buttons offer up a whole new world of possibilities. Big buttons remind me of special

‘Chocolate Cherry’ Sunflowers

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I've decided to take the plunge back into the world of sunflowers. Anyone gardening in public space knows that sunflowers have a time-sensitive contract out on their lives beginning the moment they bloom. Their big

Ordering Seeds the Hard Way

Photo by Gayla Trail I recently sent off seed requests via Seeds of Diversity Canada, a seed exchange organization dedicated to the preservation of heritage varieties that I joined last summer. In the face of online ordering, the ease of PayPal transactions, and

Old-School Seed Buying

johnbruceseeds_th.jpgThis turn-of-the-century seed catalogue, John A. Bruce & Co.’s Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Seeds, 1884, was perfect reading this morning as I prepare to make my final seed choices and orders for the 2008 growing season.

Seedy Saturday Haul 2008

Photo by Gayla Trail Another Seedy Saturday Toronto has come and gone and like last year I managed, with great effort, to make it around to a few booths and pick up some seeds. The event was more packed than ever this

Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land

pressedflowers.jpg I have a weakness for interesting paper items and pressed flowers so when the two come together resistance is futile. I purchased this small pressed flower card for one dollar from a loose collection at my new favourite store in the known universe,

Acquired in Vancouver

Photo by Gayla Trail I didn't buy much in Vancouver -- I'm not really a shopper but am more of a walker and picture-taker. In fact everything I acquired in Vancouver was collected within a single block. Upon arriving in the neighbourhood of

Spring T-Shirts - PREORDER

tshirts_wwnd_iheartdirt.jpg With t-shirt weather just around the corner (so "they" say) two of our popular shirts are back. We've decided to offer them as a pre-order since this system allows us to make a much, much wider selections of sizes available for a limited

Filed Under “Floral Delusion”

Photo by Gayla Trail With the hope for spring holding my winter-beaten spirit together, I've got organization on the brain. I recently purchased these extra-fancy file folders with a botanical/woodgrain design under the delusion that having pretty folders to look at everyday would inspire
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