verbena…

24 Friday May 2024

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Tuesday, started the day by planting a tomato and a couple of types of cucumbers, including the splinted ones…

then I went to LeClerc’s with my adventure buddy…

had fun;-)… found some purple petunias, a fuchsia, a white begonia, salvia, white and purple verbena, and parsley for the swallowtails…

then stopped by DJ Paterson’s and found some milkweed and a beautiful purple clematis…

was able to get the begonia and verbena planted…

still have some planting to do…

nearly…

23 Thursday May 2024

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the work started on Saturday with three of us…

Sunday my housemate and I worked away at the process and Monday we were back to three strong… a ton of work was accomplished and the job was nearly finished…

Tuesday we worked on a few bits and pieces, including levelling the back gate…

after some clever thinking the sunburst gates were rehung…

Wednesday morning we attached the last board to the bottom deck… woohoo…

I filled the space below it with dirt, but will have to add a bit more as it settles;-)…

toolbox…

22 Wednesday May 2024

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I’ve been searching for a better toolbox for my tools…

I found a great one at Rona recently…

now to figure out what to put in all the pockets and central area…

Etsy…

21 Tuesday May 2024

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so excited this morning when the new phone case I ordered awhile ago, via Etsy, arrived in the mailbox…

it has a slightly bigger wallet portion so I was hopeful it would let me add a few additional cards to it…

it came in a lovely black felt envelope which I will be able to use for something else;-)… the colour is a pale mauve and it has a strap so it can be worn like a crossbody bag…

it does have more room for cards which makes me very happy as I no longer carry a purse…

it is a touch thicker, so I am getting used to that, but so far I am very pleased…

although I didn’t think I’d use the strap, I have found it quite handy, lol…

thrive…

20 Monday May 2024

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today turned out to be lovely and I finally got the two water plants into the pond…

I pulled out the two floating baskets and put the elephant ear into one with some hostas that Hilda the Gardener dug up for me last week…

this container went into the waterfall area…

the papyrus went into the second container and I dug up a bit of creeping Jenny and creeping Charlie to add to it…

this one went into the main pond…

they look great and I hope the plants all thrive in their new homes;-)…

and I finally started to empty the bathtub pond… still lots to do to finish up that one…

deconstructing…

19 Sunday May 2024

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here was how yesterday went…

first thing in the morning the deck looked like this…

the crew arrived and set to deconstructing two decks…

it didn’t take too long and the space was empty…

they went and collected lumber and other needed supplies…the rain came and went throughout the day

by the end of the day the frames were nearly done…

looking promising;-)…

adventures…

18 Saturday May 2024

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this afternoon we attended our last PTE theatre program of the season…

it was a well done discussion of a complex issue with lots of humour… we are looking forward to next season…

afterwards we went for ice cream at Sargent Sundae to mark the event;-)… it was delicious…

now we are planning other adventures over the summer…

beardstongue…

16 Thursday May 2024

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yesterday we went to Shelmerdine…

I had called and they had a new shipment in, which included butterfly bush…

they are referred to as delicate perennials or hardy annuals, lol… that means you have to bring them in over the winter if you want them to survive… I managed to get one to survive one year, but it didn’t make it the following year…

I also picked up some beardstongue – which hummingbirds like, and has purple flowers…

finished up with cucumbers, dill, a tomato and a couple of waterplants…

the butterfly bushes went right into areas around the pond and the rest into the garage to harden off… likely the water plants will make it into the pond in the next few days…