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02 Wednesday Oct 2024

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Wednesday was a lively day…

started off with an early breakfast and quick inspection of the house to make sure everything was tidy as the cleaners were coming at nine…

it was raining out when they arrived so I headed up to the computer room to get out of their way… while there I filed paperwork, put items in a pass-along box and tidied the desk… it always surprises me how that desk can get cluttered, all by itself, lol…

as they left, Hilda the Gardener arrived for a final cleanup of the garden… pots and planters were emptied in preparation for our next season, irises were planted around the garden, and the strawberry plant went back into the ground to overwinter…

while she was here, my grandson’s grandfather arrived to work a bit on the newly drywalled sections of the basement…

as they were working inside and outside, I began bringing in the plants that will live indoors during the next few seasons and setting them up in their winter locations…

this year I have set up a few grow lights in the spot where the small fish tank had been located… it will be an interesting experiment to see how they will do in this location…

so, the inside and outside of the house are both lovely, tidy, clean and organized…

then I had a nap;-)…

netting…

29 Sunday Sep 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, fish, furniture, garden, goldfish, leaves, moments, nature, netting, pond, rearranged, water, widow

on Friday I rearranged the lawn furniture so there was a bit more space on the back deck…

on Saturday, I took the netting off the pond… it was doing a good job of collecting the leaves although the weight of them had it sinking into the water…

the fish weren’t moving around as much as usual, the birds weren’t drinking or bathing and I didn’t like the look of it…

next year when it goes down, I will put some thin boards over the top so that it doesn’t slip into the fishes’ domain…

now, the fish, the birds, and I are much happier, lol…

houseplants…

26 Thursday Sep 2024

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had a bit of fun moving plants around…

I’ve started to bring some of the houseplants in from their summer vacation in the garden…

the mandevilla came in and then plants from around the house were rearranged…

more will be coming in so I will have to decide where they will all go…

quick…

23 Monday Sep 2024

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today I had to make a quick change, lol…

I had set up the deck for our weekly gathering with cushions on the chairs, a table for coffee cups and blankets because it was a bit cool…

once everything was set up, just before everyone was scheduled to arrive, I sat out and was reading…

when big drops began to fall…

brought in the chair with the blankets on it, covered two of the chairs and brought in the cushions…

set up the snacks in the living room and sat down to read just before everyone arrived, lol…

flapping…

21 Saturday Sep 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, family, flapping, house, ladder, moments, neighbours, siding, weather, widow

this afternoon the doorbell rang and it was my neighbour…

he and his helper had come to see if they could fix the two pieces of siding which have been flapping on the side of the house for ages…

he had already moved the plunge tub and wheelbarrow to get to the ladder which hangs on the outside of the garage and then he got right to work…

it took awhile to get both pieces back in place and he had a tool in his hand that I couldn’t quite make out, but after moving the ladder a number of times in both places, he got it done…

I am so happy because now I won’t have to listen to the flapping anymore when it is windy…

what a treat…

jammed…

16 Monday Sep 2024

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it was hot but we had a crazy busy and productive day yesterday… the shed, which I haven’t been to the back of for over fifteen years, got emptied…

it had been jammed with all kinds of goodies over the years… let’s be honest, my beloved was a pack rat… and, I may have added a few items…

part way through the process it looked a bit better…

once all the “stuff” was removed, they had to shovel out twelve garbage bags filled with seeds, nuts, bits of cardboard, chewed up wood, and insulation…

when all was said and done, the space looks huge…

on to next part…

stunning…

12 Thursday Sep 2024

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had a wonderful time Tuesday morning as I wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

it was the first time in months since I’ve walked to the Park… took a minute to remember which path to take, lol…

the gardens are in full bloom and look amazing…

besides the gorgeous flowers, I was able to watch a number of stunning birds, including hummingbirds, as they flitted about all the flowers…

these two photos have one in each of them, but both are rather blurry and hard to spot…

such a wonderful way to spend the morning;-)…

traverse…

10 Tuesday Sep 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, technology, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, grandson, landscape pins, leaves, lost, moments, nature, netting, pond, Technology, traverse, weather, widow

finally got the net down to protect the pond from all the falling leaves…

we ordered netting online awhile ago and I had some landscape pins which we used to fasten it around the pond… I had to remove ones that were holding down a drip hose around the main deck because I have managed to misplace the box which has at least twenty-five more pins in it, sigh…

it was an interesting process as we figured out the best spots to attach it… my housemate did most of the work, but I did help…

so happy that we can still traverse the bridge without having to walk on the net…

it is the perfect length so that we didn’t have to go back and forth across the water to cover the whole thing… it doesn’t even look too bad…

and, of course, since then, hardly any leaves have fallen, lol…

stool…

01 Sunday Sep 2024

Posted by sulis303 in food, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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I picked beans for my supper a few days ago and had to use the step stool again, lol…

I also brought in the last tomatoes although they weren’t ripe…

I still have to cut the tomato plants down, but haven’t quite got to that piece of work…

it is always an enjoyable and relaxing job to top and tail the beans before cooking them…

and they were delicious…

overhead…

31 Saturday Aug 2024

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big girl pants, birds, blessed, Canada geese, Fall, garden, geese, honking, moments, nature, overheard, sound, widow

as I’ve been sitting in the garden reading and enjoying the birds and bunnies around me, I’ve been hearing the Canada geese as they have begun to fly overhead…

I do love listening to their honking to one another as they head north or south, depending on the time of day…

of course, the sad part is that means fall is coming, sigh…

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