Daisies – County Gardening

June 16, 2025Chris Mousseau

In a Vase, on Monday – Who Wore it Better?

Have you ever seen one of those social media posts, or TV entertainment show segments with the caption ‘Who Wore it Better?’ Usually it’s a snarky thing, with two women (usually actresses) wearing the same or similar dress, with commentators weighing in on on who looks better in that particular garment. Having an abundance of […]

June 21, 2021June 20, 2021Chris Mousseau

In a Vase, on Monday – Daisy Days

I have childhood memories of running through fields during summer holidays, laying in the grass, bees buzzing, fluffy white clouds in a clear blue sky, picking daisies, Today’s vase, on this first Monday of summer, brings back these memories, with Ox Eye Daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare – not native to North America but now found in […]

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – Volunteers & Vistas

All week we’ve been bombarded with heat wave warnings for this Canada Day long weekend – we’re lucky to live close enough to the lake to enjoy relatively cool breezes but I finished mot of my heavy chores Thursday evening. A sweet smell wafted over me while mowing and I realized the Milkweed was opening. […]