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knob…

27 Tuesday Aug 2024

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today, as we were heading out to do a few errands, the doorknob came off in my grandson’s hand as he was locking the door…

so, besides the planned errands, we also went to Home Depot to get a new handle for the door…

I was very happy that this happened when he was home as I wasn’t sure that I could fix it…

once we returned home, my fancy screwdriver came out, pieces were removed from the door…

the new pieces were installed…

and voila, a beautiful new handle on the door…

it feels much sturdier, and although the handle is a bit stiff, I think the door is closing and locking better;-)…

ditched…

17 Saturday Aug 2024

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had breakfast with my grandson at the “A” a few days ago…

it was a nice walk there and back…

we had the breakfast special, our usual…

on our way home we had a good look at a trailer that has been sitting near the end of the street…

it has been there for a long time… we are wondering if it has been ditched…

rubbings…

15 Thursday Aug 2024

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had fun documenting my daughter’s activities as she made various rubbings in the garden for a book she is making;-)…

she has been doing this all the way from Vancouver Island…

she wandered around the garden using sheets of paper and the side of different coloured crayons…

some of the rubbings worked beautifully, others, not so much… she also took a few items to add into the book…

but I am sure that the finished product will be beautiful;-)…

whirlwind…

14 Wednesday Aug 2024

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my daughter came to town and was here for about 12 hours between Saturday and Sunday…

she was passing through, helping a friend drive from B.C. to Ontario… the friend, her dad, and their dog spent the night with us…

we had supper when they arrived, enjoyed some garden time that evening and the next morning and then they headed off after breakfast;-)…

both meals were requested and it was fun to make her favourite macaroni and cheese and satisfy her friend’s desire for pancakes…

such a treat to see her and meet this friend who I’ve heard much about, but never had the opportunity to meet…

it was a whirlwind…

stair…

08 Thursday Aug 2024

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we went to the oldest grandson’s other set of grandparents the other day for supper and had a lovely visit…

before we left I had access to their library where I got a bunch of books by an author that I had just discovered – Fern Michaels… the shelves looked much tidier before all the books came out, lol…

she also had two new Nora Roberts books I have been waiting for…

we filled a grocery box, woohoo…

I added them to the stair library in order and now I have reading material for the remainder of the summer;-)…

what a wonderful treat;-)… once the Olympics are over I will get down to some serious reading…

rock…

06 Tuesday Aug 2024

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doing the happy dance…

Monday, the weather was perfect for being in the garden and my middle grandson came over and worked on the most current project… the soil in this garden bed kept sliding down and covering the stepping stones…

he removed some miscellaneous rocks, dug a trench and then, with my oldest grandson, moved and placed large rocks, which were located all around the garden…

it was interesting to watch as they decided together which rock worked and looked best where…

with my direction, of course…

the rock wall looks good…

so pleased that this project, which has been on my list for quite some time, is now completed…

pressure…

02 Friday Aug 2024

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yesterday I woke up feeling a bit sorry for myself…

it would have been our 54th wedding anniversary, but instead it is the 12th year without my beloved…

I went out early and watered the grass as we’ve been working on adding some to bald spots in the garden… my beloved loved it when the grass looked good, lol…

I also ran the irrigation system at the same time… first time I’ve done that and it worked fairly well… the pressure for the grass watering portion was not as strong as usual, but it meant that I could get all the watering done at once…

I turned the PVR on so I wouldn’t miss any Olympics, lol…

then I reorganized the lawn furniture… took a bit of effort to get the lounger where I wanted, but I think it should work for the next while… all of the cushions came out…

while there was still shade, I filled up the four bird feeders and then I sat on the back deck to read and enjoy the garden before it got too hot…

later we went out for supper as a treat from the Ottawa kids;-)…

was feeling much better by the end of the day…

pergola…

31 Wednesday Jul 2024

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a friend sent me some photographs recently and in amongst them was this picture of my beloved in front of the just finished pergola/gate…

it had the cutest fastener on the gate… I can’t remember when we put all of the pergolas in, but at that time – many moons ago – we still had the waterbed pond beside it…

then I dug out this one from July, 2009 (a bit fuzzy), when he added a shelf for stuff to sit on while we were in the new hot tub… that was fifteen years ago🤪…

and this is how it looks today;-)…

I showed the original picture to my grandsons and it took them a minute to recognize it, lol…

it does need a trim so that the Virginia creeper isn’t overpowering it and the gate could have a prettier fastener…

time flies…

without…

18 Thursday Jul 2024

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it was twelve years ago today that I had surgery for a hernia and a hysterectomy… it took a while to get organized as two different surgeons were required to work together so that both issues could be taken care of at the same time…

it was particularly difficult because it was the first time I went through a serious health issue without my beloved there to support and look after me…

thinking back to that time, I realize how far I have come and how well I am doing now…

I still miss him every single day…