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I have no idea what that is.

You don't have FreeCell on your computer? It is a version of Solitaire.

Yup - I do. Never thought of playing it on my workstation. On my phone, sure (but not in a long time though). I'm not, however, going after your record. It'll stand prolly forever.

We set up 4 planter type covers over a few sensitive plants in the back gardens. The idea of using these covers is, if protected from the harsh winter, the covered plants should do better flowering in the spring. I'd describe them as nice little green wired huts. BUT - they could end up become 5-star critter winter resort huts.

I went out yesterday to straighten up one of the bigger hut covers that had kind of moved a bit because of the windy day we had last week. When straightening up the one hut, I must have startled a critter in the hut next to it because it started bouncing around inside. Turns out it was a rabbit, which did get out and took off, but it looks like those plants inside the huts could become food for critters laying low inside their winter resort huts.

5 star critter resorts with buffet pretty much sums it up.

If you have zone appropriate plantings I doubt you need them. But we all like to push the boundaries to have something different. For us it a crepe myrtle, a small tree in the south, rarely more than a big bush here. Ours with a northern exposure dies back to the roots almost every year. As it only blooms on new wood that isn't as terrible as it sounds. The late summer lilac like red blooms are a late summer bright spot.

Colbyt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:45 pm 5 star critter resorts with buffet pretty much sums it up.

Yup - exactly my thoughts. We'll see what the spring brings.

Colbyt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:45 pmIf you have zone appropriate plantings I doubt you need them. But we all like to push the boundaries to have something different.

While we do follow the planting guidelines, some species, while rated for our zone, just don't do particularly well, if we, for example, have a thaw and then a real cold spell. It really depends on what the winter brings.

That said, when a particular plant/bush etc is rated for our temp zone, if it just makes it into our zone, I take that with a grain of salt and pass on it, unless it's a particularly nice bloom that's worth the gamble.

Colbyt wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:45 pm For us it a crepe myrtle, a small tree in the south, rarely more than a big bush here. Ours with a northern exposure dies back to the roots almost every year. As it only blooms on new wood that isn't as terrible as it sounds. The late summer lilac like red blooms are a late summer bright spot.

The blooms, the length of blooms staying on are worth the efforts. Which is why we've decided to try and protect the 4 plants that didn't do especially well last spring/summer. They are Hydrangeas, which have really nice colourful blooms, and are hopefully worth the effort. Next spring, I half expect to find piles of rabbit pellets where the hydrangeas once existed.

Finishing off cleaning up the garden today.

Threw out a whole pile of old software disks last night.

Got my portable USB external drive fixed (I think). In process of copying of it's back up back on to it.

Got family Xmas shopping done online on Thursday am. Got notices that 2 of them on their way via Canada Post. Our mailman is not going to be happy.

I read that USA Turkey day online sales were up about 20% over last year. Everyone started their sales early and added nothing new the morning of. I missed reading the ads for stuff I would stand in line to buy.

Up here, turkey sales might have been up, but the size of birds ordered were smaller, and for good reason.

I wasn't clear. I meant retail sales.

As for the birds I bought the largest in years as I needed to share with a family member whose oven was broken.