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03 Friday May 2024

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Wednesday, Hilda the Gardener made her first visit of the season;-)… woohoo…

we had a little chat and discussed the plan for this summer’s garden and then she worked away at cleaning up the beds…

all of them look great now, as well as the area under the cedars along the new fence…

this is before…

and after…

now we just have to rake up the grass…

and under the deck looks good…

next there will be some shopping for new members of the plant family;-)…

cover…

01 Wednesday May 2024

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I’ve really been enjoying having both wicker chairs on the deck… hoping I may be able to put the mandevilla beside the one closest to the north steps, but we will have to see if there is enough room…

last week I ordered a chair cover that protects against rain… only ordered the one to be sure it would fit properly…

it arrived and did fit nicely, although it is hard to tell where the front of it is, lol…

so, the second was ordered and arrived yesterday…

it is going to be great to not have to bring the footstools and cushions into the kitchen every night…

spitting…

28 Sunday Apr 2024

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Friday, it was rainy but I went out when it wasn’t spitting, and used the wetvac on the main pond area…

after two trips out, between rain, I managed to empty as much of the water as possible and collect the majority of the leaves…

I started on the waterfall area, but the rain was coming down much stronger so I had to stop…

the rain continued and filled up the bottom of the pond… I may leave that and just add water to fill it up…

I still have to empty the waterfall area before I can turn the waterfall on…

then the pond will sit for a week or so before the fish move into it;-)…

stretched…

27 Saturday Apr 2024

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Wednesday, after I skimmed off as much of the floating bits as possible, I brought out the pond pump and attached a hose that stretched to the fence…

had to hold the float up so it took a while, but finally most of the water was emptied from the main part…

when I tried to work on the waterfall area the pump kept coming apart… luckily I was far enough away that I didn’t get drenched, lol…

that was it for the day…

Thursday I put on my watershoes, went into the pond, and pulled up two pails full of leaves and other debris… I also removed many big rocks and cut back a portion of the pond grass which was trying to take over…

my grandson set up the new wetvac we had purchased last week and vacuumed up more leaves and a few rocks, lol…

nearly ready…

divided…

23 Tuesday Apr 2024

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this morning I had some fun with the bouquet I purchased last Wednesday for my birthday…

I divided it into five small containers…

they went into the bathroom, kitchen, den, and bedroom…

it is always such fun to be able to make new arrangements and then take photos of them;-)…

casting…

21 Sunday Apr 2024

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On Friday morning I turned the switch on one of the new solar lights that are currently hanging in the dining room…

later in the day it was lit for just a few minutes which was amazing as there hadn’t really been much sunshine…

when I looked into the living/dining area after dark, it was on again…

and casting a beautiful pattern on the floor…

on Saturday, I hung up two in the dining room and switched all on… then I put one outside by the backdoor…

lovely patterns everywhere…

few…

20 Saturday Apr 2024

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on Wednesday we went for a quick visit to Safeway to pick up a few items…

I got flowers and a plant with two types of hyacinth, tulips am daffodils…

seemed like a lovely birthday treat;-)…

and it was seniors’ day so the saving was the same amount as the bouquet…

that was a treat…

the few items did end up filling two bags, lol…

bliss…

18 Thursday Apr 2024

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what a lovely day…

had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…

received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…

enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…

treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…

dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…

and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…

a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…

ended the night with a hot tub…

I am truly blessed…

thumping…

17 Wednesday Apr 2024

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woke up to a light dusting of snow on the ground and then spent a good portion of the morning at various windows watching the elm tree two doors down being removed…

the gentle thumping of the equipment was like background noise, lol…

there were at least five trucks, plus a small tracker and quite a few workers…

they used a machine I haven’t seen before… it was run from the ground and had a claw that grabbed the branch or trunk and cut through it… then it lowered it to the ground where the tractor picked it up and put the end into the chipper, where another worker turned it on and filled up a truck with the wood chips…

seemed like it was all very safe for those working…

as you drive down the street, it is hard to even tell where they were working…