I will be skipping my usual posts for a few weeks while I wrestle hoses and watering cans in the garden, and unruly words and formatting challenges at my desk.
I’ll return clutching a soon-to-be-published story collection, about which I’ll have lots to say in the next few months.
(Actually, I just wanted a reason to feature this photo of my garden gate.)

Enjoy the days, be they hazy, crazy, or lazy!
Wow!Mesmerizing photographs of flowers.Thank you very much for sharing.🌹👍🙏
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Good luck with your projects
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Thank you, Sheree!
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Loving the view of your back gate, Audrey… ours is older than I am, and looks it!
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Thanks. It’s only 10 years old and holding up well. On the other hand, there is a 50-year-old fence that’s falling apart and held up by the shrubs near it.
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There is always something to be done… must be a law or something!
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Audrey, I love the gate! It looks like a magic portal and a wonderful unusual sweep to it! Did you design it?
Have a lovely break and how exciting about your upcoming book … I look forward to learning more!😀
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Thank you, Annika. I like that magic portal comparison; let’s hope it works that way for both writing and gardening. We saw a similar design in the neighbourhood and copied it. My photo doesn’t show the arched top, unfortunately.
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It lovely when you can be inspired by others. I was going to ask about a top arch but felt it just had to be there!😀 Happy Writing and Gardening, my friend! Xx
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Thank you, Annika!
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I love your garden gate! Good luck with your projects. xo
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Thanks, Darlene!
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Enjoy your hiatus. Happy Gardening and May the Muse be with you.
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Thanks, Pat!
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Enjoy your break, Audrey! We’ll be here when you get back.
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That’s good to know, Liz. I’ll be reading other bloggers’ posts, so won’t entirely vanish.
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I’ll see you around, then!
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I look forward to hearing more about your book, Audrey!
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Thanks, Becky. You will!
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As a new writer of WordPress, learning the purpose of posting. Some what I post are wisps and children of pieces to be adults later.
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That’s an interesting image.
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By the way, a friend I grew up with carries the same as your primary. She checks in on me at times when she can.
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What? You can’t do both? Dash off a flower photo and a quick note to say you’re heads down, eyeballs deep in Lovecraftian horror?
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Well, this is pretty much that post, isn’t it. Get your eyeballs ready for a cover image and more in a few weeks!
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It’s a beautiful gate for a beautiful garden. Good luck with your edits and formatting!
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Thanks, Priscilla. I appreciate the good luck wish, especially for formatting.
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Lovely garden.
Best wishes with the writing voyage.
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Thank you, Roger!
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Your garden photos are such a delight, Audrey!
Enjoy your break.🌸
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Thank you!
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Your gate is awesome! No wonder you wanted an excuse to take a picture of it. Enjoy your time wrestling with garden projects and making your words work.
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Thanks, Pete!
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Good luck with the garden and wrestling the book into shape, Audrey. A break is a wonderful decision when the push is on. Happy Writing.
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Thanks, Diana!
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I always love your garden pictures! Enjoy your break. Take care, and see you soon!
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Thank you very much, Narendra! I’ll be reading posts, including yours!
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It’s a very nice gate. Enjoy the break!
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Thanks!
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Thanks for letting us know. Enjoy your time away.
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Thanks, Lydia.
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Enjoy the summer, Audrey. It’s far too short!
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Thanks, Debra! It’s nice and warm today.
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A little too warm for me, but still better than rain.
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Yes, the house really heats up and is slow to cool down.
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Have fun 🙂 … see you on the other side. 😀
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Thanks, Widds! The other side… that sounds a bit ominous. Suits my current project quite well.
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Heh, heh, heh. 🙂
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Your garden gate is lovely. Good luck with getting all your writing and other tasks completed.
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Thank you, Robbie.
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just don’t grow roots in that garden of yours Audrey! You’d turn into a Audrey tree! Speaking of which …….what kind of tree do you suppose you’d be?
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Too late. I’m already pretty much rooted here. I’d probably be a Garry oak, just like the one I found when we moved here and transplanted. It was a foot tall in 1992 and is now about 25 feet.
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good choice…..I’m partial to weeping willows myself.
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They are nice, especially in spring.
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It looks beautiful 👌
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Thank you!
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Beautiful photos!
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Thank you!
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😊
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