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havoc…

02 Monday Dec 2024

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Monday morning the sun was shining, woohoo…

I was so excited about it that I did some of my steps in the kitchen, as the sun shone onto me…

I was so happy about the beautiful light that I didn’t even take a photo, lol…

it looked a lot better in the sunshine…

over the last few months there have been so many overcast days, not our usual sunshine…

climate change is certainly creating havoc with our weather…

mess-making…

13 Wednesday Nov 2024

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Saturday’s project was to transplant the lemon tree and the fern…

had to run out to the garage to get gloves and into the basement for a pail and spoon, lol…

after a bit of digging and mess-making the two plants were in their new pots, trimmed, fertilized, and watered…

the fern was absolutely jammed into the pot and took quite a bit of work to get it thinned out, cut back and set into its new home…

it was much simpler to put the lemon tree into the larger pot and add some soil… it looks good;-)… I cannot remember when I started this, maybe this spring or last spring, lol…

hopefully they will both thrive…

clinging…

05 Tuesday Nov 2024

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brought the dahlia tubers up from the basement to finish putting them to bed for the winter…

I cleaned off the last of the dirt that was clinging to them, separated them by type, cut off miscellaneous bits, and divided them up…

once they were in paper bags, they went into a box to be stored in the basement and the leftover bits and dirt made their way to the garbage bin…

happy to get that job done and hopeful they will all start to grow come spring;-)…

drawbridge…

30 Wednesday Oct 2024

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we’ve been collecting fish from the pond over the last few days as the temperature is getting lower every day and we don’t want to be dealing with ice…

we started with the three that were in the bathtub pond… they have been in the house for about ten days…

right now we have twenty-four…

they have been collected in dribs and drabs… the first collection was about ten, and then a few at a time, as once they see my housemate walk towards the pond they rush under the bridge… unfortunately, it isn’t a drawbridge, lol…

we are still missing five…

wish us luck;-)…

grungy…

26 Saturday Oct 2024

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today I worked on one of my least favourite jobs…

I cleaned a pond pump…

it is grungy and messy work, but I am always happy when all the bits and pieces are clean and ready to be put away for the winter…

one down and one to go, lol…

am missing my beloved, who would have got the job done in a flash;-)…

those big girl pants, sigh…

McIntosh…

25 Friday Oct 2024

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a few weeks ago one of my McIntosh mugs was broken as we met in the garden for our weekly gathering… I’m sure it had nothing to do with the table I had put on a slant, lol…

we really enjoyed the opportunity to be outside, as nice warm days are getting few and far between…

after much searching online, I ordered a chickadee mug in my favourite shape…

it arrived today and I was pleased to see that it will look nice when I hold it…

most mugs only have the design visible for right handed people…

turns…

23 Wednesday Oct 2024

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spent a few hours in the garden on Sunday working towards getting it put to bed for the winter…

pots went into the shed, the sail was removed, umbrellas came down and were put away, chairs and tables were gathered together in preparation for being covered before the weather turns…

rain barrels were emptied and will be flipped over shortly… just a bit left to do;-)…

and then we are on to the pond🤪…

wondered…

21 Monday Oct 2024

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yesterday, I gathered up most of the bird feeders, filled them with the last of the birdseed, and hung them onto the front pole…

wondered how long it will take the birds to find it here and hoping the deer won’t be coming by;-)…

well, by this morning, the chickadees, nuthatches, and sparrows had found it…

was excited to see that I caught two of the nuthatches snacking at the same time…