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Friday, September 12, 2025

September ~ Mid month musings...

 


Sunny Yellow Dahlias are putting on a bright and bold showing.
We've planted these in a vintage garden wheelbarrow and parked it out front.
The flowers are continuously blooming...
 I suspect they will be around for another month.

I've picked a few on occasion, 
I like to leave most of them on the plant for maximum effect!

There are so many beautiful and different varieties of Dahlias.
 I think I need to find a few more varieties for the Humble Bungalow Garden.

Mom used to grow Dahlias.
Some she called "dinner plate dahlias"
they were the size of a dinner plate...
with spiky petals.

Mom had a bed dedicated just for growing Dahlias...about 6 foot X 20 feet.
A rainbow of colours and a variety of forms...
She would pick bunches and bring them inside our home, 
scattering them in most every room...including the bathroom.
I think she used ALL her vases for these displays.


Recently I had a very lucky day at the thrift shops...
I drove out to Brentwood Bay and Sidney and had a good look.

Circe is a book that I have been meaning to read for many years.
Vintage Linen napkins X 4
Glass Flower Frog
Silver Sugar Bowl that matches my Harrods Teapot and Creamer!
The sugar bowl has been on my radar for several years...
this one has a monogram, unfortunately not our initials.
(I figure it just adds to the charm.)


Do you like to go thrifting?
What is your favourite thrift shop find?



The simple silver tea set...
2 thrifted tea strainers...one is sterling, the other is silver plate.


~ Vintage Royal Albert Canterbury China ~

This pattern is for afternoon Teas...
I have some side plates and a couple of cake plates.
Fortunately I found most of these pieces locally in thrift and consignment shops.


This is one of the Birks gold earrings that my husband gave me 45 years ago...
they were a grand gesture gift for Christmas when I was a stay at home mom.
Two babies and we were scraping by 
with not a lot of cash leftover from our expenses...
when to my surprise and delight my husband gave them to me.

A few days ago one fell into the toilet 
as it was flushing and I couldn't grab it in time.
The sadness that followed was profound...there were tears.
I have worn these throughout the years and I felt they were priceless.
Sentimentally I felt like I had lost something really BIG.

After a couple of days, and encouragement from our daughter and my husband...
I went to a local shop Old N Gold and found another pair.


Slightly bigger and the gold on these is twisted...
(Italian earrings)
I traded in the solo earring and walked out of the shop wearing this new pair.
As someone on Instagram said...it's a new chapter.

Have you ever lost a piece of jewellry that meant a lot?
Did you replace the item?


After Yoga I popped into Adventure Clothing on Oak Bay Avenue...
I saw a cute pair of jeans that are wider and cropped.
They were on display with a shirt from the Cornish brand Seasalt.


I tried them on and really liked the fit...
they are by the company French Dressing.

The printed Seasalt Shirt was really pretty but I don't usually wear prints.
Stripes yes, but prints...not so much.


Do they look like Sailor pants?
Pedal Pushers?

Well I LOVE them whatever they are called...


I've been having fun styling them with items that I already have in my wardrobe...
for example:
white linen top and jacket
white Tee and blue and white striped Ralph Lauren oversized shirt
Long sleeve white top with a hand knit Miriam sweater in a teal blue shade.

I am thinking I need some red cowboy boots to wear with these this Fall!


Our dwarf apple trees are full this year and we have a grand harvest...
Chehalis apples (above) are green and slightly tart.


Liberty are a bit sweeter...
Both are great eating apples.
 I also use them for pies and crisps.

Do you have fruit trees?


I picked some hydrangeas in hopes to dry them...
these are different from the Limelight and Annabelle hydrangeas.
We have two plants and one is rose coloured, the other is blue.
They grow side by side and I wonder if the soils PH is different?

My mom used to say that hydrangeas can change their colour
 simply by adding copper pennies...
I am not sure if this is true or an "old wives tale?"

Do you know if it works? 
Have you tried to change the colour of your hydrangeas?

Well that's about all the chit chat news I can think of sharing right now...
hope that your September is off to a great start.
Autumn will be here before we know it in our part of the world.

(Some of you are just heading into Spring!)

Take care and thank you for taking the time to stop by and read my blog..



~ Boscobel Roses ~

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~

Sunday, August 10, 2025

August 10, 2025 ~ Tidbits

 



Thank you all for the lovely and kind comments 
about our cat Pepper's 
recent passing...

Chester has been keeping us amused with his antics...
he is a chunky boy and surprised us by jumping up 3 feet from the ledge to the top of the cupboards.

(Pepper used to do this too.)

I am so grateful to have pictures of Pepper and wonderful memories.


Our Humble Bungalow Garden is full of limelight hydrangeas in full bloom.
They are like trees!!
The garden is slowly winding down for a rest...
outside today while hand watering I noticed some of the fading flowers and plants.
There are tomatoes coming along, and a handful of green beans and cukes to harvest.
Inside the greenhouse a watermelon and a cantaloupe.


I've been keeping fairly quiet,
 choosing a few activities that provide peace and solace.
I love daily rituals...
my morning coffee is sacred.


My BFF loves this body serum so naturally I had to try it...
it is made in Alberta and it is very emollient and smells lovely.

I've got crepey skin on my 70 year old arms...
the lotion seems to diminish the scaly look and softens the dryness.
I am using it after my morning showers and I feel like it lasts all day long.

The fragrance is not overpowering...
apparently it comes in a variety of scents.


I met up with my sister...
if you have been following me for awhile then you might remember that she is an accomplished equestrian who teaches riding.
I've heard her called "the horse whisperer"
She's had quite a few horses over the years...
as she started riding when she was about 12 years old.

As luck would have it she helped me to tick off one of the things on my bucket list...
(drive a vintage tractor)


We harrowed a paddock...
this tractor pulled a harrowing attachment which basically rakes and levels out the sand 
in the riding ring.


When I drove it I went slow (1st gear)
she was more experienced and went faster...it still took awhile to get the job done.

My recent tractor ride coincides with a thrift shop find...
pristine LEVI'S


Jeans are very stiff...
I need to wash them a few times and wear them in...
perhaps beat them on some rocks?
(isn't that what they do when they stonewash jeans?)


I'll never make a farmer or even a farmhand :-))
(I am much more suited as a gardener)


Met up with friends for a coffee and a chat...
so relaxing sitting in the sun sipping coffee and nibbling a cookie.
It was a lovely meet up!


The Miriam sweater is progressing well...
knitting the yoke now and then will bind off and pick up stitches along the front.
There is garter stitch edging that matches the hem of the sleeves and body.
 
Using the vintage Baycrest Aran yarn that our daughter found at the thrift shop.
($10.00)

I found two new pieces for my vintage 1930's tea set last week...
a cup and saucer and a large plate.


~ Royal Albert Canterbury pattern ~

Pieces are hard to find locally so I felt like I had won the lottery!!
I have ordered some online but they are much more expensive due to shipping and the rarity and availability of this pattern.

NEXT
I need to have some friends pop over for a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

Well I didn't think I would be posting a new blogpost
quite so soon but I guess I am ready...

Thank you for popping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~