Rainbow Carrots

 We are having frosty weather so I decided to pull carrots from a pot outside. These are a variety called Rainbow Carrots which I bought from Halifax Seeds. I would imagine other companies carry this kind of assortment as well. The white carrot at the top is 8" long to the kink in the root so it is a good size, and the yellow one is a substantial size, too. I don't know why there is such variation in growth pattern as they were all in the same pot. In other locations, I found the red carrots grew better than even the orange carrots. Gardening- full of mysteries. I find the flavour of the red, orange and yellow carrots pretty similar, but the white carrots have a hint of parsnip taste. I like having the different colours as they brighten up any dish you add them to.

Late October Colours

I've been delaying doing a post as I am still uncomfortable working with the photos and getting them up on the blog with my new computer.  I have found a system for now but there may be a less round about way.  I'll keep watching Youtube videos for help. 

The leaves have all fallen off the trees and the days are dull. November, my least favourite month, is just around the corner.  With outings curtailed because of Covid, I knew I would need some projects to keep me going.

I signed up for a grammar course which is proving to be fun and helpful. You may see fewer grammar mistakes going forward.
 

I went through my left-over yarn and found three varieties that I thought would go well for an afghan. It will be off-white, old rose pink and cranberry. Maybe I'll post a photo when it's finished.

I also have been adding to the zazzle store I mentioned in the last post. Their interface is super easy to use and it's been fun to make latte mugs, and magnets, and coasters and spiral notebooks and wall pictures as well as a few other items. It gets to be a bit addictive because it is so easy to make a store. I see that every week they have some kind of sale. I'll keep putting up my store address in case anyone wants to look at it. It's not likely you would remember the name if it only appeared in one post. 

www.zazzle.ca/store/purpleasterdesigns .

I hope you are all finding ways to enjoy your time at home.

The pandemic won't last forever. Keep looking up.

New Ventures

 I have been in technological purgatory for the last few days and I am thrilled to pieces that I was able to upload this photo to Blogger. I am switching from my old, dying PC to a new Mac and there has been much hair pulling, a couple of calls to tech support, and LOTS of googling for solutions. Thank you, Youtubers.

This is a photo of Bella, my neighbours' dog.  She often accompanies me on my walks. She is very sweet but rarely wants any pats. She is a dog on a mission on our walks checking out all the driveways and making other dogs, who are responsibly penned up, go crazy when she pokes her nose at them through the fence.

Some maples are still colourful but we are passed the peak of the colour. 

I have started a new venture.  I have opened a store on zazzle.ca. I have been toying with the idea of an online shop for a while and finally settled on zazzle because they do all the backend stuff. I don't need to make any money from this which is a good thing as the profit margins are pretty slim, but it is something to help keep me busy over the darker months. I have some coffee mugs with garden and wildflower designs, some magnets with beach themes, and some blank cards with various photos. There are some other miscellaneous items as well. If you want to check out the shop, the address is www.zazzle.ca/store/purpleasterdesigns .    The name of the shop is PurpleAsterDesigns. The easiest way to get there is to go to the zazzle address. Zazzle has something on sale every week so sometimes coffee mugs or cards or whatever are 40% off. I'll post it if there is a relevant sale.

I hope you are all keeping well in every way. Take care.