Canadian Gnome Travels: Welcome to Calgary

Up da stares is dis bootiful window!

An heers da queens sleep place!

How does a wee gnome stand tall in the plains of Manitoba and Sask? Do you fill their boots with mud?

Great photos of Lougheed House Carol. I still haven't been there, can you believe it?? I will, I will. LOL.

Sheesh - yous guys didn't put a link in the previous thread over to hear and I just found you. I was watching the other one, but have been busy enough that I've not been to DG with enough time to just brouse.

Now I've got to go back and catch up on what the lads have been up to.

Ann

Sorry Ann....guess that's my fault. It's on there now.

joannabanana - great gardens. It's easy to see that the boys were happy visiting there. And they also enjoyed Grow_Jo's gardens and orchids. fancyvan - who's the friend that joined them at your house? So glad all your furry friends got to meet them too. And I enjoyed the pics of your garden and some sight seeing.

Sandy - we'll be thinking of winter activities by the time the lads visit us, I think. Skating on the canal, snowshoeing, etc.

I look forward to seeing the northern Calgary garden.

Ann

Ann not sure what friend you mean ? They didnt meet anybody that I can recall - just the furry ones. Oh maybe you mean Happy? He was added in Vancouver I think.
They are sitting on the front doorstep waiting for Susan to pick them up.

The 2nd gnome - first seen in this pic http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5599676

If he was added in Vancouver, where is he in most of the previous pics? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

This message was edited Sep 30, 2008 1:38 PM

I guess nobody else included him! Poor guy!

I thought that since the original gnome was fixed in Edmonton, that we were to use it. My mistake. I guess I should pay more attention to the details. Sorry for the oversight

I'll pick the boys up tonight, on the way home from work (Did I just admit to reading DG at work? oooooooooooops - well, it IS my lunchtime lol)

Seems to me that if there are 3 now, the more the merrier. :-)

Well I couldnt leave him sitting in the box all by his lonesome when the others were out and about now could I?

WHOA .. 2 become three .. a TRIO of Trouble :-) Will have to ensure I have enough pillows in the guest room to accomodate ALL the boys :-)

~M~

Well well, the boys are finally in the NE end of Calgary, and it's so sunny here today - 27!!

Here's what they have to say:
We came, we saw sunshine!!

And more sunshinyshine!
Them merry golds are purty!

lookee here! a rose bud, smaller dan me, but it's comin'! 'n' in Octobeyer, yet

thinks I change my name - to Ever So Sweet William
lookee 'ere! 'tis bloomin' agin!

lookee 'ere - Gerby Airas!!
mmmmmmmmmm sweet smellin'!

'n more of dem Gerby Airas! These b whiten uns..... like dis - cn hidee here!

ooooooooooooooooooh Spidey Queen! wonders if lady who grows dis knows the spideys, or spideymans??

goin' to where da lady Susan werks! She has garden everywhere!
ooooooooooooh dark splace under dis little ivy...... me hides!

some of da little werk garden - looks big ta me!
say, isn't that some of da prickly stuffin' that she made wif udder DG'ers? YUP! me knows dees tings! Why she no hang up? hmmmmmmmmm tinkin'........... she like showing it at de werk place. she haf udder one by home place..... yup, yup, yup!

'ere some nice Violets at this werk place.
no flowers, but me give talkin' to and mabeeee some special gnome food for purdy fwowers...........

oxyalis is purdy......... sniff sniff
more werk stuff 'n garden!

more of dat oxyalis stuffin.............. likes the fwowers.......... makes me tink of udder side of family - de leprachaun uns
Tink this bring me good luk? no probs........ already has good luk - look at all nice peeps inviting us into their homes!

mo' pics to come........ wait for it!!

This message was edited Oct 1, 2008 7:07 PM

and dis be a DAT - miny pics:
1. poor one dat got forgotted to b watered
2. boss' one dat she watered properly,
3. bud on dat, dat she plant in early summer from seedlin' she moved from udder part uf garden uf de home - puttin' gnome fwower fud on it to make sure it blooms nice
4. bloomin' one in her garden at de home - ballereena purpley swirley

we likes de dats!!

I gots some purdy oxyalisy fwowers on me foot!

me ouchies - dat sticky stuff got me inna bum!
helps me get fwee!

me hides from dat stickly stuffin'!!!!!!!
lady fweed me, but me bum hoits!

me gots apology from stickly stuffin' 'n it gaves me some oxalysis fwowers to say "sowwy!!" nice, eh?

Been several days without more on their adventures. Where are the lads now?

Nice pictures Susan. What is the plant spidey queen? glad you put all 3 characters in.

Joanne

I'm sending the boys to Marilynne tomorrow morning.

Thanks, Joanne - it's Pink Cleome, or Spider Queen. they also come in white and pale purple. They're self-seeding, and very prolific.

btw - here's a pic of them next to my Hibiscus - just bloomed today :-)

edited to take out the double post - I just couldn't remove the pic.............

-Susan-

This message was edited Oct 6, 2008 6:42 PM

They say goodbye to a Calgary sunrise.......

btw - my apologies for being slow but I've been a bit preoccupied with our upcoming renewal of our vows :-)
It's our 10/10/10 year - Tenth month / tenth day / tenth anniversary, and we've been getting ready & I'm a little nervous about getting everything perfect for Friday night.

-Susan-

How exciting! Congratulations! Love the Hibiscus...

WOOO HOOOO !!!! I had thought the boys were making a stop in Saskatchewan prior to me .. but that is just fine and dandy .. at least they'll arrive in NO SNOW weather :-)

Congrats and best wishes on your re affirmation ceremony Susan .. I am sure all will go well ..

~M~

Hey Marilynne - you're in Murillo?