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This very much reminds me of the statue in front of the Canadian Broadcasting Center offices in Toronto. Glenn Gould was my grandfather's cousin. This is a Wikipedia picture of the statue (with a visiting friend ;)).

Shortest Day by Susan Cooper So the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow‐white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires...

Okay. To make up for that silly response ⬆️. Here’s a song :):

Woah. That gets down in the weeds, quickly! My grandmother married a Canadian who was the son of parents born in the south of England. Grandfather passed away before I had a chance to listen to him speak but Grandma Goldy also had a good friend from England who lived long after both of those...

How Ho Ho 🎅!

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Ordering is only at the planning stage. I need some seed ideas to complete the order :D. Maybe those sunflowers ... Not drying but simply freezing the harvested and rinsed sprigs/leaves works fine. I have used that in preference to drying for years.

The stevia flowers are surprisingly NOT sweet. I have now tried them twice with about the same quantities as I usually use stems and leaves. In the future it will be best not to allow them to bother with flowering. Anise hyssop stems have a not-surprisingly lack of flavor. I had hoped that a...

It is important to realize that when Dahlia says, hardiness .. . she means conditions other than freezing cold. 🌼🌺 💐

I wrote a paragraph about methyl salicylate from Wintergreen oil use as an effective topical pain relief. "Wintergreen essential oil is usually obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of the plant following maceration in warm water." Result: methyl salicylate, says Wikipedia. I, now and...

Gerbera. Right? It is an African perennial. I have grown Gazania :). (Not the one you have there, I'm thinking.) In the rose greenhouse where I worked, the management wanted to try Gerbera under rose bushes ..! It was soon abandoned. Beautiful potted plants from the nurseries, And In...

I thought that this was in funny contrast to @heirloomgal feeling on top of the food preparation cycle ;).