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Zephyr & Sandford Sept. 28
By Pat Asling What a lovely week as we transitioned from summer into autumn. Where did summer go is the question? Seems like only...

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Sep 26, 20234 min read


Zephyr & Sandford Sept. 21
By Pat Asling Another interesting week and one which showed us we are definitely moving into the autumn season! A couple of really cool...

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Sep 19, 20234 min read


Zephyr & Sandford News Sept. 14
by Pat Asling What a busy week it has been, sandwiched in, as it was, between Port Perry and Uxbridge Fairs. Some families from here...

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Sep 14, 20233 min read


Zephyr & Sandford August 31
by Pat Asling Here we are starting another month. Since I am writing this a week ahead, there won't be any birthdays etc, but I will...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
by Pat Asling Well, Summer is coming to a close. After all the early heat, the last week has seemed quite cool, downright cold that one...

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Aug 24, 20234 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling My apologies again; this should have been last week, so here we are with additions. What a wet week. My farm friends and...

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Aug 15, 20233 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
By Pat Asling My apologies, as this is last week's news, but still mostly relevant. This week will come next week. A little bit of...

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Aug 8, 20234 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling A little bit of everything again this week, more rain, although we really didn't need it, lots of sun at other times and...

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Jul 26, 20234 min read


Zephyr and Sandford
By Pat Asling The weather may have dampened a few activities even though so much is happening all around us. What was forecast as a "dry...

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Jul 19, 20234 min read


Zephyr & Sandford
by Pat Asling This past week broke all records for heat for several days and collectively, yet when I decided to go to my brother's...

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Jul 12, 20233 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Summer is well on its way, and already we have had a little bit of everything. Be thankful we are not in Alberta, where they had quite an...

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Jun 29, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Wow, this week we start summer already! Of course, when that happens, we also start to get shorter days. Remember when summer evenings...

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Jun 22, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
June is busting out all over. The spring ephemerals have faded away, and now the real beauties are taking over the iris, peonies,...

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Jun 15, 20234 min read



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ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Another beautiful May week with a little bit of everything, hot, cold, rain, shine, and wind, but the garden perennials are coming along...

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Jun 2, 20233 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
The rain on Saturday probably left some pretty unhappy people when it curtailed some of their long weekend plans, but it was just what...

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May 25, 20235 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
A beautiful Sunday! I hope all mothers and all motherers had a wonderful day of appreciation and pleasure on the special Sunday to honour...

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May 19, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
A saying: “When we appreciate what we have, they appreciate!” (2 meanings) So, I guess we need to appreciate all this unappreciated rain...

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May 12, 20233 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
Well, isn't it fun watching the grass grow? What else can you do because it is too wet to get out and work in the garden or cut that...

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May 3, 20234 min read


ZEPHYR & SANDFORD by Pat Asling
When you read this, we will almost say goodbye to April, not apparently to the April showers. That one wonderful week of summer sure...

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Apr 27, 20234 min read
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