Rabbit Hollow

06/29/2024

Where are my fellow gardeners? Put a green emoji in the comments so I can see you!
I don’t know about you, but the rains and the heat have turned my garden into a lush but weed-infested extravaganza. It’s about now that I get a bit overwhelmed. I needed an attitude adjustment, so I looked to an old friend - Mr Stuart MacLean at the Vinyl Cafe. His shows are being replayed by his producer (thank you, Jess! 🙏❤️). Here is the episode that helped me have the courage to get back out to the jungle.

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/backstage-at-the-vinyl-cafe/id1661643068?i=1000659738743

‎Show Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe, Ep Summertime - Mexican Climbing Mint & Summer of Stars - Jun 21, 2024

05/11/2024

Last night the Northern Lights put on quite the show! We stayed up late laying on the deck watching it all unfold. (The sounds in the background are our chimes, the tap at the pond and the wind )

05/03/2024

I bet your peonies are like ours, getting ready to bloom. Here's a bit of important info to remember!

An interesting symbiotic relationship, have always enjoyed watching this in our garden and wondering just how the ants are attracted and no other insects, must be a very specific smelling nectar....We have now added Peonies to our plant selection list on the Garden Planner so you can add them to your garden plans, here is a grow guide...

https://www.growveg.com/plants/us-and-canada/how-to-grow-peony/

04/23/2024

What a big week, first Earth Day and now the full moon! Let's celebrate.

We don't need an excuse to get out and enjoy the moon (howling is optional but encouraged). But if you do want an excuse, read below.
Thanks to Roz for sharing this beautiful bit of art and the seasonal advice!

🐸 HAPPY FULL PINK MOON! Typically in my region, the full moon in May carries the last chance of frost, but when the full Moon 🌝 arrives late in April, it frequently marks the same. Because spring can be fickle, there is also a long history of looking to botanical indicators like Shadbush (Amalanchier canadensis) and Dogwood blooming, and the time when oak leaves grow to the size of a mouses ear 🐭 to insure safe planting. This full moon can offer a safe time to plant cold tolerant greens and herbs like borage, calendula, fennel, spinach, lettuce, kale, collards etc.
And don't forget to get out tonight along with the peepers and celebrate the full Moon and the arrival of spring with a howl, a peep or a Moon dance around the fire!

Artist appears to be either Alec Monopoly or Claude Ponte. Thx everyone!

02/03/2024

Today is Candlemas, or Imbolc as the ancient Celts called it. It's also called Cross-Quarter Day - the halfway point between winter solstice and spring equinox. It signifies the first glimmer of warmer weather and the promise of new energy.

We don't need to depend on what the groundhog says to decide if we want to look forward to spring; we can take our own initiative and make great plans for the new season and beyond.

Now is the time to think of the seeds you want to plant for this growing season. We build momentum so that we can spring into the light, even when there are obstacles. Now is the time to set our intentions and make room for new energy to achieve our goals.

I'll close with a poem that might offer a bit of inspiration, or at least a seasonal frame of mind :)

Goddess of the sacred pause
please grant me the courage
to lay aside swiftness
and take up slowness,
to embrace limitations as learning,
silence as stabilizing,
waiting as worthy,
and sitting as divine.
Goddess of the sacred pause
help me to know stillness as strength,
patience as powerful,
and healing time
as holy necessity.

© Molly Remer 2019

12/26/2023

It’s going to be a full moon tonight - the last one of the year, and since it’s the first one after the winter solstice, it’s called the Long Night Moon. A full moon at Christmas, and Kwanzaa, is a rare thing, so make sure you get outside for a peek if the skies are clear!
We are taking this as a good omen for light and prosperity into the new year, and we wish you all the best as we leap into 2024.

12/20/2023

Today’s the day! Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight - anyone between 7 and 9 pm 😋
No need to bring anything, unless you want to offer a donation to the Food Bank.
For those we won’t see, we’ll be thinking of you and sending our love your way 🥰

11/01/2023

Happy Halloween, everyone!

06/03/2023

Summer is here! What’s up for your weekend? We hope it’s going to be a fun one 😊

We're movin' right along into the weekend! Here's to good times, good news, and good friends!

04/09/2023

From our place to yours, we wish you a joyous Easter, full of new memories with loved ones - and of course, plenty of treats !

03/01/2023

Happy March, everyone!

Here's hoping Mother Nature decides to head in a forward direction soon.

Stay warm, and enjoy good company. That will take your mind off those days that go in the wrong direction.

01/22/2023

We feel very fortunate to be in our beautiful place in the world, but this year especially we can feel the vibes - it’s our year!
Happy Year of the Rabbit to you all! May it bring all the good things the bunny signifies 😊

As we wave goodbye to the tiger and move into the Year of the Rabbit, what can we expect from the year to come?

12/21/2022

Happy Winter Solstice! It is not only the shortest day of the year, but here it’s one of the coldest. Here’s hoping you can keep your heart warm even if you have to go outside ❤️
I thought I’d share a bit of winter cuteness today. Snuggle in and enjoy.

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11/07/2022

We ❤️ this

11/05/2022

And that’s a wrap, folks!

Winter arrived in a hurry last night and we awoke to this. (See the last post for what it looked like a few days ago.) Further up the slopes, our friends got as much as 10 inches of snow!
We are glad to have closed up the gardens, and we are now ensconced inside, enjoying the last of the tomatoes, herbs and collard greens.

Stay warm, peeps!

11/01/2022

Happy All Saints Day! Hopefully you are chasing away any bad spirits with Jack o’lanterns still on guard 🎃
We had a beautiful stroll yesterday, kicking through the last of the leaves falling in the orchards at Paynter's Fruit Market Freyja is making sure the perimeter stays secure, now that the field crew will be much less visible with only winter pruning left to do. It has been a bountiful season - we are very grateful. Happy Samhain, and to all those witches out there, Happy New Year!

10/21/2022

It was the last mad dash yesterday to bring in harvest before the temperatures head to freezing. I was struck by another Nature’s efforts to give it her all right to the end… what a beautiful inspiration 🥰

10/14/2022

🎼 Here comes the sun… 🎶

10/10/2022

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10/09/2022

Wishing everyone a bountiful Thanksgiving. 🦃🌽🥕🥔🌶🍅
It would appear that all creatures at the Hollow are well fed - check out what I found when I picked beets!

09/24/2022

Happy weekend, peeps! It looks like it’s going to be a fabulous one.

09/10/2022

This year our wild sunflowers have grown in new and delightful ways (through the top of the garden arch - how’s that for enthusiasm?!) They even produced some specimens we can eat! Now I just have to figure out how to dry them properly…

08/31/2022

Now this is a great way to start the day 😎 happy !

08/22/2022

The garden has been all about abundance this year. I continue to be astounded at the power of Mother Nature.

Perhaps it is as simple as having a singular goal: grow and survive.

08/13/2022

Rolling thunder and flashes of lightning- here’s hoping everyone is safe and all this brings us is rain.

07/28/2022

Even the glorious sunflowers are struggling to show their best selves in this heat. Abundance is no problem - everything is growing so fast if it has a bit of water! But the extra energy it takes to show those petals in full glory is beyond what’s possible after a 36 degree day. Even Freyja decided playing upside down in the evening grass was a better choice than running around😁

Stay safe in this heat dome, peeps! Remember, just like the plants we need a steady supply of water to keep from dropping.

This is the time to enjoy our piece of paradise from a cool spot out of the sun. Let’s make sure our friends and creatures are doing the same, too!

07/13/2022

I have given in to Mother Nature. This year she has been far too powerful for me. I am humbled.
I am trying, like our resident bull, Ferdinand, to take an accepting attitude of the exceedingly enthusiastic plants in our garden. The bachelor buttons are 5 feet high, and the valerian and Angelica stalks have completely overtaken the chives and other herbs around them in my main growing box. Not to mention that all these heirloom seeds have now adapted to grow better in the gravel between the boxes.

Ferdinand seems to say to me, “if you can’t beat ‘em…” 🤪 Is this what is meant by not seeing the forest for the trees? I wonder.

06/22/2022

Happy Summer! It’s official 😎

Did you see fairies today? They say the solstice is a day when you can connect more easily with other worlds…
Even if you didn’t feel a presence today, you can see the magic of the universe this week.
We talk about the planets being aligned when things go well. Get ready for things to be awesome, for we have 5 planets AND the moon lining up this Friday! This might be worth getting up early for, just to have a peek 🤩



https://flip.it/m68hrV Here’s the best time to see 5 planets align in a rare parade this week

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06/08/2022

Hooray, the sun has come out!

Everything is a mile high in the garden from all the rain, but the heat has brought the blossoms. So I thought I’d share a few to help you over Hump Day 😊

05/30/2022

The nights are getting warmer, and clearer. Let’s hope tomorrow we can see the special show that might grace our skies!

Heads up! On Monday night, May 30, we may witness a new meteor shower and impressive display of shooting stars, thanks to a comet that's breaking apart. Will a newcomer—the Tau Herculids showers—make an epic appearance? Bob Berman fills us in.