tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262549452024-03-07T01:21:24.417-08:00wytchwood ramblingsMusings of a pagan elder from the beautiful gardens of Wytchwood, located in Newfoundland, Canadaoldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.comBlogger684125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-69398161327125576772022-05-16T04:01:00.000-07:002022-05-16T04:01:33.886-07:00Middle of May We had a couple of summer like days last week so I took advantage of it and went to work on the garden. The large bed in front was in an awful state, grass and weeds had almost taken over. Some of the poor plants had to be dug up and thrown away because they were so full of grass and being smothered that there was no way to get it out. I also had to get rid of some oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-55402804333800708692022-04-27T00:05:00.001-07:002022-04-27T00:05:38.651-07:00Spring is on the Way I've been able to do some work in the garden this past few days. Although I have aches and pains by the end of the day, it's a great feeling to finally get outside. Today it's -4 c so I'll not likely get much done today. I have two large sheds that are packed with all sorts of stuff. One of the projects once the weather warms up is to go through them both and start oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-69301131580201993832022-04-09T06:05:00.000-07:002022-04-09T06:05:13.712-07:00We've had a brush of snow overnight which disappeared as the day wore on with much the same prediction for the next few day. Well it is April and we can't expect much different. The work on the small bedroom is finished and it looks wonderful. Now I have to get one end of the deck replaced as the wood has rotted. I also need to get a few heavy tree branches cut and oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-13778331577640896922022-04-03T03:16:00.000-07:002022-04-03T03:16:12.530-07:00It's been a while. The other day I was telling a friend that I use to blog at one time and this got me to go back and have a look at Wytchwood Ramblings. This inspired me to start again although my life seems so uneventful that it's hard to know what to write at times.This past few days, as my Grandmother would say, I'm in slings. I'm getting the smaller of my two bedrooms renovated so this means oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-1233003091869419572018-03-13T00:39:00.000-07:002018-03-13T00:39:01.258-07:00Month of MarchAfter a winter, so far, with very little snow, we've been dumped on this past two days and it's still coming down. Well over a foot of snow so far. Thankfully there hasn't been much wind. My body is a wreck from shoveling. I was outside at six a m this morning hoping to get a start on it all over again, not realizing that it was still coming down. I did the steps andoldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-26632887807215880702018-02-10T03:58:00.000-08:002018-02-10T03:58:09.504-08:00Morning VisitorsSome of this mornings visitors.
This little squirrel is peeking out of the tree trunk where she's building a nest. I've been watching her bring bits of plants inside.
I've been making another sign for the garden. I'm getting anxious for spring these days.
oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-41283592108823361072018-02-02T06:45:00.002-08:002018-02-02T06:45:40.574-08:00Imbolc.
Not quite the end of winter for us but it's been looking very hopeful. We've had unbelievably mild weather off and on this season. Above zero temperatures on many days including today. I've not had to shovel snow very much which in itself is a blessing. And here we are, into February and a short month at that! Yes, I've been thinking of spring and planting, oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-87698467348394299232018-01-22T02:45:00.001-08:002018-01-22T02:45:23.829-08:00The new year and snow.We had a great respite from winter when we had a spring thaw a couple of weeks ago. Just about all the snow disappeared and it had me thinking about stuff to do in the garden come spring. Alas, it didn't last and now everything is white once again. I woke up to more snow overnight so I'm now waiting for daylight to go outside and shovel steps, deck, pathway and driveway. oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-69556129421734763732018-01-14T01:04:00.001-08:002018-01-14T01:04:18.022-08:00The End of 2017.My father passed away in mid December. He was 97 years old so lived a long life. He was only in the hospital for a couple of days before he died and didn't suffer any pain. I went into the city to stay with my mother for a while. She's doing really, really well.
Christmas was very quiet. I didn't have my usual Xmas Eve party but did decorate to some extent.&oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-61620291573861980732017-11-28T10:31:00.001-08:002017-11-28T10:31:11.493-08:00About Bears and Stuff.A funny thing happened today, well we did have a bit of snow but that wasn't it. My computer was giving me problems so I shut it down. Then I thought of a tablet that my brother had given me for Xmas last year that I had put away on a shelf. I used it once if I remember correctly. So I decided to give it a go. I wanted to use messenger on face book to get in oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-72666204515491052152017-11-27T09:39:00.002-08:002017-11-27T09:39:16.885-08:00This Past Year!It's hard to believe that 2016 is coming to an end. It's been a stressful year for a few reasons. April brought leaks in the ceiling in two rooms. Called for an estimate on fixing the problem and the quote was $6,000.00. I simply couldn't afford that price so when summer arrived I bought some sealant and did around each shingle with hopes that it might help. I reallyoldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-76950212424496715442017-10-28T04:32:00.000-07:002017-10-28T04:32:06.158-07:00A few in the House. Oct 28, 2017oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-40436951023932615842017-05-04T01:56:00.002-07:002017-05-04T01:56:53.806-07:00Long, long WinterIt's been a bit of a rough winter. We had a lot of snow, I'd say parts of the garden had four to five feet on the ground. The park benches that I have were no where to be seen as they were hidden under the snow. There's still a bit around but most of it has finally disappeared. Temperatures are down most days. I woke up this morning to the trees covered in oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-88728504477295412332016-11-25T05:18:00.000-08:002016-11-25T05:19:22.514-08:00Overcast Friday.Woke up to a brush of snow on the ground this morning and temperature at one degree. I wasn't long putting a fire in the wood stove. It was a wee bit nippy in the house.
My daughter came for a visit last week and stayed for five days. I really enjoyed the visit. Too bad that it was wet and miserable for most of the time. She brought me a couple of great gifts. &oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-77409866704695932472016-11-13T06:56:00.001-08:002016-11-15T10:45:32.439-08:00Almost Snow Time.We had our first brush of snow a couple of days ago. It came down heavy for about fifteen - twenty minutes then stopped. It didn't stay as it was melting as it hit the ground. Today started out overcast and wet but it's now turned into a beautiful sunny one.
It's amazing that some of the Phlox still has some blooms on them given the nights of hard frost that we've had.
oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-47900777800774416882016-11-08T09:03:00.000-08:002016-11-08T09:03:00.664-08:00Lovely Sunny Day.I finally got a chance to get on the roof and sweep off the piles of leaves that had built up. Because I'm surrounded by big trees, in the fall I'm overloaded with the leaves. I also brought up my can of roof patch just to have a look and make sure all was okay. I saw a couple of what might be worry some spots so just to be sure I put some patch on them. We've had a oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-61068011632949173382016-11-04T10:35:00.001-07:002016-11-04T10:35:38.423-07:00Fairy Glen and Other Things.I have the garden put to bed as much as it's going to be. It's hard to keep up with it as I've gone too far for one person to handle with all the spaces I've used up. On saying that....I am blushing....in late summer I cleared away a nice size area to make a Fairy Glen. Yes, I don't have enough to do already, ha ha ha. I'm not putting all the houses etc in there until oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-81966258690328395382016-10-30T09:32:00.001-07:002016-10-30T09:32:41.858-07:00October's EndHere we are at the end of October and heading fast into winter. This year has been just a blur in many ways. Seems like it went far too fast. It's the first year as far back as I can remember that I didn't do much decorating for Halloween/Samhain. I couldn't get into it somehow. And the first time in ages that I'm not having a party. It's been a funny sortoldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-40136673228632777232016-03-15T11:24:00.001-07:002016-03-15T11:24:06.505-07:00Roof Problems.Up on the lower roof twice yesterday. Although I thought I'd been keeping most of the snow off an ice damn had built up on the edge of the roof once again and another one about two feet behind that. After much pounding with the back end of an axe and chipping part of it away, then shoveling what I could off, I was beat. I really only managed to make enough of a break in the oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-72193290706864306032016-03-01T01:41:00.003-08:002016-03-01T01:41:56.168-08:00A Very Windy March 1st.Here it is, March 1st. and I can't complain about this winter at all. We had a few good snow falls but some lovely mild days as well. Most of the snow has disappeared and I can't say I'm sad about it. When we had the last heavy snow fall I found it was hard for me to clear the path and driveway. This old body just can't seem to do as much heavy work as it use to. oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-72088601518136515852016-01-19T03:23:00.000-08:002016-01-19T03:23:06.736-08:00Shoveling Again.We had a pretty good snowfall overnight. Around 5:00 am I was out shoveling the decks and stairs and pathway to the driveway. Brought in wood and decided to take a break before doing the driveway. I'm now finished the driveway but will be down there again once the plow goes by and fills part of it in again.
The crows came early this morning. I guess it's hard oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-49289837028796238972016-01-14T02:05:00.002-08:002016-01-14T02:05:46.152-08:00Winter storm.6:15 am and I've just finished clearing the two decks, stairs and pathway to the driveway. It's still too dark to do the driveway so will wait until daylight. Although we had somewhat of blizzard conditions yesterday, the snowfall wasn't as bad as I thought it would be on getting up this morning. Still, there was enough to bring out the shovels. Actually January oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-30872714722450687142015-11-02T02:11:00.000-08:002015-11-02T02:11:32.637-08:00The PartyWas a great success. Admittedly I had a bit of a hangover the next day but it was worth it. Some pictures of the decorating. Unfortunately I never thought to take pictures of the guests and no pictures of the food that was spread out on the table.
Just in case you were wondering, The two dolls you see are two that I painted up to look like ghouls and made a knife for oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-22154483962819776972015-10-30T09:48:00.001-07:002015-10-30T09:48:08.473-07:00Party time tomorrow. Been busy getting prepared. Lots of food and wine and a few laughs with good company. It's quite a warm day for this time of year, +14C. Quite a wind though but a warm one. The leaves are flying off the trees. I walked over by the stream and saw that the ground was covered. The sweet smell coming up from the earth and leaves was oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26254945.post-80601341028681595312015-10-27T05:59:00.000-07:002015-10-27T05:59:20.868-07:00New Shed.So, I bought one of those sheds in a box!! Because it was on sale and because I'd have a reasonably dry place to store the lawn mower, garden furniture, pots, ornamental stuff, saws, tools, shovels, etc. etc. It's 10 feet X 10 feet, so a good size. The only place I saw that was fairly level and sort of out of the way was a place that gets a wee bit wet in spring. oldcrow61http://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.com6