More on Stratford

The town of Stratford, Ontario has many lovely gardens to enjoy. Near where I stayed at the Bard and Breakfast is the Stratford Gallery. Surrounding this gallery are some lovely gardens one can stroll through or just sit and contemplate whatever one wishes to contemplate about. If you have never been to this city, then do plan to visit it some day. You will certainly enjoy yourself here.

Among the many chores I have to do in the fall is digging up the potatoes, cleaning and drying them so I have potatoes to eat all winter long. This can be quite a chore as the cat seems to think they are footballs for her to play with. This year I planted heirloom varieties: All Blue, German Butterball, Purple Viking and La Ratte Fingerlings. Now to make potato and leek soup!





Another chore I managed to get done this past weekend was return the houseplants indoors after their summer vacation outside. They seem to enjoy the out of doors more than inside (don't we all) but since they can't survive Michigan winters they necessarily need to be moved back inside. I spray them with water first to hopefully dislodge any critters before bringing them in. Now they are enjoying comfortable companionship with my other true love, books.

Garden cleanup continues of course. It is never over with until the last leaves are raked. But I don't mind. Especially now that I am retired and can do whatever I need to do outside any day of the week.