My Herb Garden

I've always wanted to grow my own herbs so I put two hanging planters on my deck and filled them with sage, oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram, and a few pretty flowers as well. As you can see, the cross is still on my little renovated church.

Since I am new at it, I left the labels in, to make sure I was not accidentally eating daisies or lobelia.

Here is my first harvest. I am making a prime rib roast, using a recipe from Chef Michael Smith - Chef at Home on the Food Network (http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=1750) I just need to add a few potatoes and it is ready to go in the oven! Having my own fresh herbs somehow makes me feel proud, and I am sure this will be even more delicious knowing that I grew them.
In the front of the house, I have put tomato plants against the iron planters. Stay tuned for tomato photos (I hope!)

Prayer Ribbons

In Buddhism they write a word or phrase on a ribbon and tie it to a tree or shrine and let the winds carry the prayer into the skies. I Googled some photos of prayer ribbons in Tibet and Mongolia and liked the looks of them, plus I liked the idea. So I bought a bunch of ribbons, and ended up with a lot of words to symbolize my prayers for family, friends, my dogs, work and new friends. The Alberta winds picked it right up. Later I moved it to a tree, and most of the ribbons ended up being ripped off and flying into the sky. Good prayers I guess!