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28 Thursday May 2026

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recently I went clothes shopping with one of my buddies…

it started in the garden when our group gathered for our first outdoor visit of the season…

she had purchased some items and had taken them home to try on and discovered they didn’t fit… I fell in love with a top and pants, tried them on, and bought them from her on the spot…

then I went with her to the store so she could return others and we both had a lovely time…

she found a few things she’d been searching for, and I picked up two pairs of shorts and two very nice summer tops…

excellent day;-)…

fewer…

27 Wednesday May 2026

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Monday morning it was warm and sunny, so we went plant shopping…

two different places and many plants purchased…

this year I’ve decided to go with fewer varieties, but more of them…

in the end I chose petunias, salvia, and fuchsia…

added a few creeping phlox to go with what I already have, as well as three different varieties of hostas…

finished up with a few vegetables…

pleased that I was able to stick to the plan…

now, they are all laid out in the spots where they will go and will be planted before too long…

oriole…

26 Tuesday May 2026

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yesterday morning, I was sitting on the back deck, listening to the waterfall, watching the fish, and reading my book…

all of a sudden a bird flew down to the orange halves I had on the edge of the deck…

it was only there for a second and then flew away… it was in a bit of shadow, but I was pretty sure it was an oriole…

a few minutes later, it came back and I got a few photos… not great, but made me happy…

after it left, I moved the oranges a bit so I could watch better…

and so far, I haven’t spotted it again;-)…

it has been years since I’ve seen any in the garden, although a number of them live along the creek in the next block…

but, I will keep watching and put out a fresh orange in the morning;-)…

applications…

25 Monday May 2026

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I was using Lawnman (not loving the name, lol) to keep the grass fertilized and dandelion free…

have used them for a number of years and they have been excellent…

recently received a letter in the mail advising they’d been taken over by Eco Green…

they called a few days ago to advise they were coming to apply fertilizer and weed control… which they provide as a liquid mix… but the weed control they use will destroy clover…

as we are mixing clover with the grass in the backyard, it means we can’t have this put down as it will kill clover…

the previous company did feeding and weed control as two separate applications…

so I asked about a lower price as they would only be doing the front yard now…

I was advised that I had only being charged for the front yard previously, which was news to me as they had been doing the fertilizing in the backyard all along… not impressed:-(…

so, I guess this will be the last year for that service…

double…

22 Friday May 2026

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got more done in the garden on Wednesday… thankfully the weather cooperated and the sun was out for most of the day and the temperature was in the double digits…

we figured out how to make the planters fit better around the deck and even used up some wood that we had saved from a bed;-)…

another piece of the bench got replaced which made me happy…

planters were moved and others brought out of the shed as I work on where to put them this year…

a few plants went into the ground and the rhubarb got moved to a much better location…

looking forward to some rhubarb crisp;-)…

spatchcocked…

20 Wednesday May 2026

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on Sunday we (well, my housemate) cooked a spatchcocked chicken on Glowy for dinner…

afterwards I took the leftover bones and meat and started chicken soup…

finished it in the morning and had a delicious cup of soup for lunch;-)…

ladders…

19 Tuesday May 2026

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my middle grandson came over on Saturday to help with some projects…

it started with removing the virginia creeper from the house and garage eavestroughs which involved a few ladders, big boards, buckets, and a number of yardwaste bags, lol…

from there he worked with his brother on adding copper mesh to boards to go along the garage to keep the squirrels out… hopefully it works…

the final piece of work was helping with getting the sails up in the garden…

happy we got so much done, particularly since then the weather has been cold🤪…

blocks…

17 Sunday May 2026

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I can’t explain how happy I am…

Wednesday, after hours of work in and around the pond we got it cleaned, filled with water and the waterfall and second pump going;-)…

a hose was dug into the dirt and blocks tidied up from last year’s construction…

there were a dozen various sparrows snacking on the grass and clover seed that went down last Saturday, lol…

they have also been enjoying the water with baths and drinks…

the back deck is not quite set up, but I managed to get a cushion on one of the chairs and sat out enjoying the wonderful sound of the water cascading from the waterfall and over the rock…

and while we were working on the pond, Hilda the Gardener was tidying up all the flower beds, in the hope that someday we will be able to plant, lol…

circulating…

16 Saturday May 2026

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started work on the pond…

first step was to empty out the water… that was done last Saturday…

on Wednesday, after using the wet-vac and vacuuming the leaves and other crud out of the bottom, the pumps were set in place…

then the water flowed in and the pumps started circulating… which also means the waterfall began making wonderful music…

what a treat…