Retire in Style with Lolita

“Will you love me in December as you do in May, Will you love me in the good old fashioned way? When my hair has all turned gray, Will you kiss me then and say, That you love me in December as you do in May?” James Walker quotes

It was a beautiful sunny Spring day in Maple Ridge. Mr. Sai Her and his team arrived early and gave our garden a thorough clean-up and some simple landscaping that did wonders to the garden. Please click pictures to enlarge. The next few days I will be planting, re-potting perennials including succulents. I look forward to trips to local nurseries for flowering annuals. I also have plans for a vegetable garden.

We had a mild winter and early Spring. The dandelions are growing vigorously already! I pull the weeds manually and will use newspapers under mulch in larger areas. No chemicals will be used because the children plays in the garden. This year we will engage my grandchildren to learn and enjoy gardening. Please click pictures to enlarge.

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” ― Ruth Stout

I have moved a lot in my life. The change of residence is usually prompted by personal, family or financial reasons. Some were long distance moves, from Quebec to Ontario, to Alberta and finally to British Columbia. And some moves were just a few miles away. Through changes in environment it came naturally to me to make each house a comfortable, welcoming home for myself and my family. Where you feel loved, you are at home.