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Vanessa 🍁
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Gardening, Food, Dogs, Cats, & Canadiana
Z:5b/6a Ontario, Canada, She/Her ♿️
Threw together a bits & pieces dinner from my OddBunch box plus couscous & feta

I made a stupid amount so I'll be eating this all week,
Good thing it's delicious 😋

OddBunch.ca

#WhatsForDinner #ZeroFoodWaste
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Someone snuck into the WRONG farmhouse

#NaturalPestControl #DogSky #JackRussellTerrier
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It's SO cool wandering around the property with the dogs and finding it can still surprise me after 15 years here

Now the sheep are gone, shrubs like this native red dog wood are multiplying all over, but of course it was because of the sheep this is even possible

#RegenerativeFarming #GardenSky 🍁
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The certified hole inspector has approved of my kiddos work 😆

That rock that is bigger than her!

These are for the white spruce to live in once they're done their job as holiday decor

#DogSky #GardenSky #JackRussellTerrier 🌲
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Is the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train just a Canadian thing?

I tried to look it up but didn't get anywhere

Not my photo
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Bit of an experiment,

I'm going to move a couple of the different containers into the greenhouse once I get the cover back onto it

Stuck 2 in the ground as well to try that

Greenhouse plants about to be snowed in 😅

All these plants will be fine, I'm not pushing hardiness

#GardenSky 🌱
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Winter sowing Eastern Red Oak from acorns from my tree

I want to start a few for myself but will give most away

Growing them in container reduces transplant shock on seedlings rather than digging them up in spring

#NativeTrees #WinterSowing #GardenSky 🌳
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So it's a bit windy today...

Ended up just taking the cover off because it was damaging the frame, and it's far too windy to even attempt a fix

#GardenSky #GreenHouse 🌬
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I have a personal rule about not fighting with people on the internet, especially those who are clearly rage baiting, but that is tempting

I just picked up a homemade Tourtière for a fundraiser last weekend

Canadian food is some of the best in the world if you know where to find it
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Would have just replacing the stickers on the post have been easier? Of course!

But not as fun

Fingers crossed that this holds up okay!
I expect to have to do touch-ups but I used outdoor acrylic and clear coated it
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oops, I found more 😆

I've got to start stashing my random bits of garden stuff all in the same place!

These I'm less hopeful will come up as they look pretty rough, but maybe that one little bulb might

Also, if you've never seen it before, this is how tulips multiply!

#FallBlooms #GardenSky 🌷
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Popping in a few more tulips, and I planted some daffodils as well

Both were bought has potted bulbs in the spring, and I don't remember the colour, so it'll be a surprise if they come up!

#FallBulbs #GardenSky
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I have the best neighbours

I went to go into town today and very angry lights came on my dashboard

The daughter came over with her code reader and looks like it's just a loose sensor 🤞
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One of those mornings where you need a cup of tea in order to make a cup of tea 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Should I do 2 or 3 more trees??

I'm just really excited.

Since I moved into my home 16 years ago, I had nothing more than a couple crappy stairs out the front door, and a falling down porch.

It's all fixed & I'm getting to decorate my way

FaLaLaLaLa Thanksgiving was a month ago
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My FB feed is giving me WhySharksMatter content, which I'm completely on board with

Also, hilariously, David's page is recycling old BlueSky posts

Additionally, this is factually correct
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I've got some more work to do, but much better
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Of course I wasnt going to leave these as they came.
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Calling a reporter "Piggy": disgusting & inexcusably rude

Calling my dog "Piggy": appropriate & delightful

She's my little Truffle pig 🥰

#DogSky #JackRussellTerrier 🐖
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I had to exchange a heater & they just jumped into my cart 🤷‍♀️

More truthfully, I'd been looking at buying some last night, & these were a great price!

These dwarf white spruce will be going in the garden once they're done as decorations as I have a spot I want them for winter interest

#GardenSky
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Down another vole!

It's been a boom year for them, and Ruby has gotten quite good at hunting

It's funny to watch her bring them in from the field in her mouth, then let them go in the yard where the grass is shorter so she can dispatch them

#DogSky
November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I did a very silly thing and brought a citronella plant in for the winter because this one in particular has gorgeous blooms

And I'm SO glad I did!
My office (where my grow lights are) smells beautifully of citrus now

I'm going to need to choose a name...

#HousePlant #GardenSky 🌼
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And about 2 weeks later, I have cacti!

This is a mystery mix since they don't tell you and the label cuts off the full list of varieties 😆

#HousePlants #Succulents #Cacti #GardenSky 🌵
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The damage the voles do to my garden is not caused by the voles, but by my dogs hunting the voles 😆

It's actually the collies who get most of then since they spend their day outside

I gave in and moved the board over so they'd stop knocking my winter sowing over!

#GardenSky
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Homemade Tourtière 😋

For the uninitiated, this is a traditional French-Canadian meat pie typically served Christmas eve

I make pies from scratch myself, but this was sold in support of the local firehall that cut me out of my Jeep after my accident

It smells SO good, I should have gotten 2!
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM