Wednesday, 29 October 2014
With a windless day, I decided that we had better put up the Corridor of Spooky Plants (and hope that tomorrow’s forecast of 25 mph wind does not knock it over). The framework is pretty well fixed in the ground, so it should work. It’s much easier to put the corridor together without fighting the autumn winds. Allan added one section of horizontal framework and then harvested some hops to drape above the front gate.
I am not going to use that fake cobweb stuff this year. It looks so tawdry the next morning that last year I felt the need to remove it immediately.
We swung by the Ilwaco boatyard just to pull up some tall, spent Verbascums to add to the spooky corridor tomorrow.
I needed a boost, so we got coffee on the way north.
The Planter Box
Allan wanted two small pumpkins to put in the gate posts, so we popped into the Planter Box.
Golden Sands Assisted Living
Having frittered away an hour or two on Halloween decorating, we then began the fall clean up at Golden Sands, a job we had neglected for two weeks. I am always trying to get this job to come in on a very low budget, and yet fall clean up is so very time consuming.
Probably most garden guests would think the flow of pink geranium and blue scabiosa an excellent combination, but to me they are thugs.
Speaking of thugs, I planted some Phygelius (cape fuchsia) starts from Marilyn’s garden in three of the quadrants and may live to regret it (if I live a few more years). And I finally got some starts of Rudbeckia, kindly provided by Kathleen Shaw, planted in the NW and NE quadrant. Both should provide some fall colour next year.
We did not get as far as I hoped, even though we were there most of the afternoon. Golden Sands can’t be crossed off the work board yet.
As we wheeled the wheelbarrow down the long hallway, I saw an empty room at the end of the hall by a comfy sit spot. Oh dear; it sometimes is very bad news when a room becomes empty here. I started to think about my mother’s year long sojourn at Golden Sands, and how the staff all thought she’d be there for ten more years, which was not to be, and I got all verklempt. I take some comfort in knowing that if it were not for her time there, the courtyard flower garden would not exist for the pleasure of all residents.
Klipsan Beach Cottages
With one hour of daylight left, I figured we could get some more fall clean up done at KBC.
As we were finishing up our work for the day, Denny of KBC and Peter who owns and lives part time at the A Frame (one of the rentals on the grounds) were heading off for Burger Night, an off season midweek special at the Depot Restaurant. That started me thinking about the Depot’s cozy ambience. When we were in the van, I got out my phone to call them to see if they could fit us in to the very popular evening, and there I found a message from Basket Case Greenhouse Fred and Nancy asking us to join them at five thirty. How perfect. So we did.
After dinner and after dark, I took a short walk through Ilwaco to get some pre-Halloween photos.
Since last Halloween, Allan mail ordered some window thingies for Halloween and tonight he put them up in our front window.
And now the blog is done, and it is time for some highbrow telly: tonight’s episode of Survivor (with an episode of Homeland as a chaser).
The overhead shots from Google are a nice addition. Much easier to envision the locations where you are working. And I loved seeing the Halloween lights and windows. Hadn’t come across that before. (I stay home on Halloween night!)
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I used to stay home, too, till I moved to “downtown” Ilwaco which goes delightfully crazy over Halloween. We stay home in shifts on the eve, going out to take photos between shifts of handing out candy.
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The Joseph’s Coat rose is very beautiful
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Me mum’s favorite!
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