Tuffy P has added some accoutrements to the book box – two cats, one on a step and the other perched (with the help of a little velcro) on top.
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John Hardy
John Hardy is a tune that has been around the block a few times. To say it is well recorded is an understatement.
Here’s Cedric Watson and the Mad Minstrels with an unique version featuring gourd banjo, fiddle and stand-up bass. I know Watson’s work as a button accordion player and fiddler. Interesting to see he’s playing banjo too.
You’ve heard the story before. John Hardy killed a man during a craps game and later hanged for his crime. It’s apparently a true story.
Leadbelly was a guitar player of course, but he recorded John Hardy on button accordion…
King in his castle
Jacques has many secret places in the garden.
Jacques is back – our Burlington Humane Society boy
Sunset on the front porch on 27th Street with Jacques watching me. This one is no friend of the little Stuart Littles in the yard……
Who doesn’t want one of these?
Connected by a lovely *dutch door on the inside of this house (*not visible) is this greenhouse potting shed….so civilized…dutch doors too!
Salvia and bearded Iris. Like the Harlequin Maple tree, I’d never seen an Iris quite as crazy as this one. Flower power to the max. Tuffy P signing out for the night…. I will be back guest posting soon. Woof!
Flowers rock the world
Climbing roses – someone yelled out – Gardenias?, the fragrance of these roses…summer…spectacular madness…makes me want to grow roses…
Homes were open and Pools looked inviting on the garden tour today
Lots of Pools today folks! Oh yeah, that spectacular great lake, Lake Ontario is the blue ‘sky’ in the background.
Like square pools? Saw some of those today too on the 2nd Annual Gates Open Home & Garden Tour. I took this shot from a top terrace of this family home. Thank you families for opening your homes in support of the hospital today!
One of the spectacular homes on this year’s tour. I must say, I think there was a lot of ‘swiffering’ going on in these homes the night before. Volunteers in the homes did a great job welcoming guests and shepherding us between floors inside.
Miniature Garden found on the Gates Open Home & Garden Tour 2014
There we go, a wee little wheelbarrow sets the tone for this miniature garden world. Land of the Giants!
Garden signs on the Gates Open Home and Garden Tour
Thanks for staying with me…this is Tuffy P guest blogging this afternoon… hope you are enjoying the tour. Tour ticket dollars go to support the Rouge Valley Health System Foundations’ vision to purchase leading edge medical equipment for their 2 hospital sites.
What signs are in your garden?
From the same house that brought us Trespassers will be composted… another sign. What’s wrong with me, I kind of like tumbling into this type of ‘one more thing’ in a garden.
Cornell Campbell Farm from 1836 was on the Gates Open Home & Garden Tour!
Here’s what the Cornell farmhouse looked like from an early 1900’s photo. This is referred to as being in the Ontario Regency Cottage (ORC) style of home. Characteristics included a low & wide roof, large windows, high chimneys and a large front facade. The family owned extensive land across what is now Kingston Road down to Lake Ontario. This is a copy of the first photo taken of the house. It was originally built in 1836. Parks Canada now occupies the home proper and were on hand to advise on the history of this home and site.
June 2014 – Here’s what the farmhouse looks like today. The family deeded the home to the City of Toronto, which includes the house pictured here, the original barn, and farm buildings along with a large plot of land. Green acres!
Cornell-Campbell farm June 2014 front gardens maintained by the city of Toronto. The most formal gardens of the day were these ones found on the farm. Not quite Versailles – but hey – we’re in Scarborough today.
Now it’s 1913 – meet the Cornells! We’re going to see the barn in the background in a minute. It’s still looking strong in 2014.
Kitchen confidential a-la- turn of the last century – except for the crazy light fixture. Who’s up for some dishes tonight? The kitchen is part of the rear extension of the house added in the 1800’s.
For all you chick lovers- here’s the old bird bath at the Cornell-Campbell farm. The concrete mimics a tree. (Foreshadowing the pools I saw later on the estates of the Scarborough bluffs).
The city rents out these community garden plots on the farm! Veggies and plants were in full swing. The fencing is there to keep out the current ground hog family. The original family Barn is in the background! If you visit, the local Horticultural society has a masterful garden along the drive up to the house. You can’t miss it!
For all of you wanting to see the back of the Cornell-Campbell farm where we first saw the kitchen… here it is! Great old door, and smoky olive paint. Time standing still in the city. Worth noting, Albert and Helen Campbell lived here, and Albert served as Reeve and Mayor of Scarborough.
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