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cucumbers…

15 Friday May 2026

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next part of the project was to install two arches where I am hoping to grow cucumbers and beans and morning glories;-)…

they will be located between the pond and the deck…

I’m hopeful that the light will help grow more veggies and brighten up that section of the garden;-)…

now the arches are in, two planters from other areas of the garden will be placed under them to hold the plants, once the grass/clover comes through the dirt/compost/sand… fingers crossed…

we picked up some wire and fastened it to the arches using zip ties…

it will be interesting to see how long it takes to cover the arches with greenery…

lava…

14 Thursday May 2026

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the Japanese Maple bonsai has moved into a new and much bigger pot…

holes were punched into the bottom and soil, compost, sand, and fertilizer went into the new pot with some used lava rocks…

it looks like a very large container for a small plant, but the hope is that the trunk will grow larger in the bigger pot…

it was moved back into the house and will start transitioning to the garden over the next few weeks… after the summer in the garden, it will move back into the house for the winter…

buzzed…

13 Wednesday May 2026

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the other day I picked up a hanging basket that was “free” because we spent a zillion dollars on groceries, lol…

the plan is to use it in the front planter beside the door as it had lots of plants and flowers flowing down the sides…

brought it out of the garage today to get a bit of sun because it still isn’t warm enough for it to go into the pot, lol…

while it was sitting out, a lovely big bumblebee stopped by for some pollen…

it buzzed around the various flowers for quite a few minutes before heading off to find other treats…

what a great start to the day…

spread…

11 Monday May 2026

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spent time in the garden Saturday morning…

the job was to level out the ground as much as possible…

soil, compost and sand were mixed by the wheelbarrow full and then dumped and levelled across the grass using a handmade levelling rake…

it took quite awhile but eventually the space seems much flatter…

next, a mix of grass and clover seed was spread over the entire area and then gently raked in…

finally, the entire area was watered…

now to wait for it to grow…

mother’s…

10 Sunday May 2026

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this morning I went out for a Mother’s Day hot tub…

it has been 17 years since the first day of hot tubbing in the garden which was on Mother’s Day in 2009;-)…

amazing to think of all the laughter, deep conversations, and fun, shared in this little tub of warm water…

always a wonderful reminder on Mother’s Day…

allium…

06 Wednesday May 2026

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just after I took this photo of a beautiful allium, a visitor asked me what it was…

then I had a lovely conversation with another visitor who was telling me about the allium that grew in her garden outside of the city… she said they grew six feet tall and took over the garden…

made me laugh as I shared how this was one of my beloved’s favourites and no matter what we did, they would not grow for us…

we ended the conversation noting that, in our experience, some plants will or won’t grow for certain people, lol…

testing…

04 Monday May 2026

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the chair covers have not really been doing their job so the cushions have been inside the patio doors and kind of clogging up the kitchen…

I am testing using both covers on one chair to see if that will protect the cushions and keep them dry…

fingers crossed…

we will see how it works out;-)…

pump…

03 Sunday May 2026

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spent time in the garden on a lovely day…

used the pond pump to empty the water on top of the tarp and then took the tarp off the pond…

took a few minutes to lay it out on the grass to dry out…

we moved a few planters to new places and will see if they stay in those spots…

did a little bit of raking of leaves, but there is still a lot to do…

and also spent some time reading in one of the chairs which recently came out of the shed…

April…

29 Wednesday Apr 2026

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last night was my first in the hot tub for a really long time…

a screw had come loose on the left side cover and it took quite a while before we were able to screw it back in… then it needed to be filled and it took me ages to get that done…

looking for photos of it, I found this note about the day the hot tub arrived —- April 29, 2009…

and this one from my first hot tub on Mother’s Day, 2009…

the area around the tub has changed a lot since its arrival…

these photos reminded me when the right hand cover came off and was repaired…

these photos were taken on April 28, 2023…

apparently, the end of April has been an important period for the hot tub…

next up will be emptying the tub and figuring out if we can make the right side more stable for opening and closing…