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bonsai…

25 Saturday Jun 2022

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I am beyond happy…

Thursday the kids came over and we spent most of the late afternoon in the garden…

my grandson started work on a bonsai tree and it was great fun to see him trim a blue cedar into something resembling a small tree…

it is going to live in the garden for the summer…

then, we finished the irrigation system… yay… the hose was straightened, holes were punched in various places and tubes with sprinklers were connected… they had no trouble connecting the tubes to the hose, sigh… we ran a test and made sure each little piece was spraying appropriately…

we need a few more pieces of tubing, but most planters, baskets and perennials now will be watered when I turn on the tap… I am sure they will all be happy about this, lol…

so excited to see how well the garden will grow when it is watered regularly…

then we had barbecued steak and asparagus, baked potatoes and a salad on the deck…

what a treat;-)…

grilling…

20 Monday Jun 2022

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it was a hot one on Sunday…

I spent a good part of the day in the garden… the sun was blazing…

went around and watered all of the planters and then turned on the irrigation system… it worked fairly well and I am excited to get the rest of it connected…

had a nap in the house over the hottest part of the day and then sat on the upper deck in the shade and read…

dug out the grill and barbecued a steak which I enjoyed with some homemade potato salad and asparagus…

nice to do some grilling… my beloved would have cooked the steak better, but as time goes on, I am learning;-)…

drummers…

19 Sunday Jun 2022

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began the day listening to the drummers at the Park as they welcomed runners participating in the Manitoba Marathon…

then I put out all the cushions, made breakfast and sat in the garden, listening to the drums and the waterfall…

although we only did it for a few years, I always remember the early morning trips to the UofM when the girls took part in the Marathon… it is such a wonderful reminder of what great dads do to ensure their kids get all the opportunities… and on Father’s Day, lol…

sure do miss that great dad, but am spending the day reminiscing about all the things he did to make their lives better and the life lessons he taught them…

thumb…

13 Monday Jun 2022

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Saturday, I had an injured thumb…

Friday’s project had been to get the little irrigation system I purchased last year installed…

I read through all the instructions, watched a video, and gave it a shot…

a number of weeks ago we had attached the main hose and run it about halfway, so I finished laying it out so that the newly planted ferns will also get water on a more regular basis…

then I started fastening the feeder hoses… I started with the hanging baskets and then moved on to the perennials in the bed…

connecting the feeder hose to the main hose involves punching a hole, with a very handy tool, and then pushing the connector into the main hose…

this was the difficult part and my thumb took a beating… eventually I stopped because it was becoming painful…

for sure I won’t be working on it for a few days, lol…

bike…

11 Saturday Jun 2022

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a few days ago my grandson came by to return the car before he headed to work…

a piece for his bicycle had arrived and he worked on getting it installed but ran out of time, so he ended up taking the car…

while he was here I made lunch and we ate in the garden…

then the bike sat in the dining room, waiting for his return…

when he came to pick it up, he brought an ice cream cone;-)…

yum…

rust…

07 Tuesday Jun 2022

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Amy came by to update my lawn chairs…

she sanded rust spots… washed and rinsed all four chairs… let them dry in the sun… moved them into the garage… and spray painted them…

we had subs for lunch and a great visit on the deck… possibly we sat in the sun for too long😳…

she also painted the little frog water chimes that welcome people to the garden…

the chairs stayed in the garage for two days to be sure they were dry (and stopped smelling) and I put them out today…

they look amazing…

landscaping…

06 Monday Jun 2022

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got a rain barrel and new pots for the front flowerbeds a little over a week ago…

the pots were filled and planted shortly after… three were moved into their correct places and three were put along the driveway waiting for work to be done on the north side bed…

yesterday my grandson and his landscaping friend arrived to beautify the space…

they worked for five hours… removing ferns, weeds, and most of the wild rose which had taken over the space… they redesigned the shape of the bed and put down landscape cloth, laid paving stones where the pots were to go, moved a fountain and the very heavy birdbath… and lastly, dumped and spread fifteen bags of mulch…

it looks amazing…

so happy;-)…

Leclerc…

05 Sunday Jun 2022

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I was sitting on the back deck reading on Saturday, after doing some weeding, and heard a car in the driveway…

a friend was running errands nearby and stopped in for a quick visit…

then we went to Leclerc Greenhouses for a spot of plant shopping;-)…

as time goes on, I am feeling a little more comfortable about going out and about…

I found a hanging basket, some alyssum, a trailing tomato that goes in a basket and a couple of other small plants…

once I arrived back home, I hung up the basket, planted the fuchsia, ivy and tomato… but still have to decide where the alyssum is going to go…

lovely treat;-)…

rehanging…

30 Monday May 2022

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the rain helped me get a few jobs done around the house…

I’ve been putting off rehanging the curtains in the den and I finally got that done…

I also put the Dyson back together… my grandson had taken it apart and washed a filter inside… who knew there was one there… and now it works… yay…

even the living room windows were happy and they are lovely and shiny clean…

nice to check a few things off the list;-)…

expedition…

28 Saturday May 2022

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what a busy day we had on Thursday… didn’t even have time for a nap, although I did manage a short sit down in the garden before my grandson arrived…

he and I spent the day getting jobs done around the yard, and even a few in the house…

we ran out and were able to get all the necessary items at Canadian Tire, so it was a one stop shopping expedition…

things came out of and went into the shed… leaking hoses were repaired… an irrigation system semi-installed… pots moved… trellises put into a planter that had a bit of paint touch up done… and the fire pit problem solved…

what a treat it is to spend time with him… I try to savour every minute;-)…