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yardwaste…

10 Wednesday May 2023

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last week, after aquasize, lunch, and a nap, I got to work in the garden…

first up, all the planter boxes under the deck came out and went into their spots around the deck… will need to add some compost and additional soil in them before too long so they will be ready for plants…

after a break to do some reading, lol, it was on to raking up some of the leaves… wore my new Christmas gardening gloves… not only are they made from recycled material, they are purple and fit nicely…

filled a yardwaste bag with the dead cedar and elm leaves… looks better but will still need a bit of work…

hardest…

05 Friday May 2023

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I’ve been thinking about all of the stuff I’ve given away over the last six months…

it makes me so happy to be able to share with others and not add unnecessarily to the landfills…

it is also getting easier to let go of stuff… and the simple way to arrange a pickup by going online is also helpful…

currently the hardest part is to remember to get up early enough to get all of the boxes onto the front steps…

improvement…

29 Saturday Apr 2023

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on Friday we emptied, moved and cleaned the hot tub, put it back and refilled it… this time I used a larger hose that I have and it emptied the tub in fifteen minutes… usually it can take hours, so this was a great improvement…

I am always happy when the jets start up after the refill, because sometimes it takes a few tries to get them working… happily, they started right away…

unfortunately we could not replace the arms as the screw for one of them would not come out…

we also left the seal for them to look at, and hopefully repair or replace…

so I have a call in to Krevco to see about having a technician come out and see what they can do…

can…

28 Friday Apr 2023

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Wednesday is the day I water my plants… I have quite a few, lol…

I combine tap water with some banana skin water and wander around the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and den, with constant trips to the kitchen to refill the watering can…

I have had this watering can forever and have repaired the handle a few times as I enjoy the feel of this one…

seeing all of the blooms on the African violets and orchids, and the lovely purple anthurium blossom brings me so much happiness and makes me smile…

and currently, there are the seedlings that need attention as well…

it is quite a meditative experience and I enjoy the weekly time spent doing this…

pillows…

23 Sunday Apr 2023

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my sofa had a blanket on it for most of the winter…

when the weather changed, I used the back of the handmade quilt produced by my friends on it…

the reason for the covering involves two pillows I have put on the sofa so that it isn’t so deep…

now I’ve used two pillowcases and pinned them to the back cushions…

think I like it…

patio…

13 Thursday Apr 2023

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Tuesday, the patio door was open for a good portion of the day… guess it is time to connect the spring again…

always such a treat when that day arrives each spring… spent a good portion of the day sitting on the deck…

started the morning in one of the new deck chairs… after I pulled out one of the cushions from the garage… needed a blanket and jacket, but the sun was shining;-)…

then I brought out the wicker set from under the tarp on the back deck… I purchased and put them together last year…

and got very comfortable… by that time the jacket was off and the blanket put to the side…

wonderful way to spend the first day that was warm and sunny enough to be outdoors…

chairs

12 Wednesday Apr 2023

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on March 12, this is how the deck table looked covered in snow and with the very dilapidated old umbrella… and then on the 2nd of April when the new umbrella was installed…

Sunday, the chairs made it onto the deck… and Monday, the table got washed and the chairs set around it…

starting to look like spring;-)…

glove-free…

02 Sunday Apr 2023

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on Thursday we walked instead of going to aquasize…

we had breakfast at the Park Cafe where we waited a few moments before getting our table…

I had falafel eggs Benedict without the English muffin and it was very tasty…

after that, we drove over and walked around the outside of the Diversity Gardens on the road which was clear of snow and ice… we went through the Gardens as well where most of the paths were snow free… it was cold, but basically the only frozen things were our fingers, lol… particularly when I was glove-free taking photos…


we enjoyed our half hour walk and are looking forward to more such walks as the weather improves;-)…