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09 Thursday Jul 2026

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last year on July 8th, the upper pond and waterfall were being taken apart to fix the continuous leak we’d had for a few years…

when I think about it now, it was a miserable summer as the repair took a number of weeks to complete…

and I came across this photo from July 2013 when the pond was being built…

as I sat out there yesterday morning I was so happy to have everything working and no leaks…

what a different summer it will be…

best…

08 Wednesday Jul 2026

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saw my physiotherapist recently as I’ve been having trouble with my knee…

I hadn’t seen him for a number of years, but he had helped me a few times previously…

he had me walk and discovered that my hips are currently not even, which had been part of the problem the last time I was there…

the best news was that the issue isn’t my knee, it is my L1…

once he knew the problem he was able to improve the situation by manipulating (as in, pressing down really hard) the appropriate spots on my butt…

I also mentioned that I’ve felt as though my balance was off, which apparently is connected to the whole L1 thing…

now I have exercises to do before I see him again in a week… and my butt is really sore lol…

hoses…

07 Tuesday Jul 2026

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my housemate recently demonstrated how to change the label maker cartridge and then I got to work…

each of the four hoses connected to the water supply outside now have labels noting what they are for, lol…

I often forget which one is the soaker hose, so this should help me remember 🤪…

blender…

06 Monday Jul 2026

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I use my immersion blender all the time, particularly when I make smoothies… I have had it for a very long time…

I’ve noticed recently that the blades seem dull and when it finishes, there are still bits of whatever is being blended left…

a few years ago I purchased a new immersion blender, because the old one was making rather odd noises… but it continued working so I put the new one on the shelf…

recently, I dug it out of its box and the cute measuring cup that came with it…

then, sadly, I disposed of the old one…

now I have to see how well I like the way it works🤔…

Hilda…

05 Sunday Jul 2026

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always such a treat to have Hilda the Gardener in to tidy up the garden;-)…

everything looks neat and tidy when she’s done…

we were laughing about how the gardens looked when she first came… and how she kept taking before and after pictures of her work..

such a huge and delightful difference now…

climb…

04 Saturday Jul 2026

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the plants on the new arch are just taking off…

the morning glories have just begun to climb up along the deck side and I am hoping for many flowers before too long…

the other side has a number of plants growing… cucumbers and beans, including scarlet runners…

I am hoping they might invite the hummingbirds to the garden…

I may have planted too many🤪…

period…

01 Wednesday Jul 2026

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it always amazes me how much better plants do in the place they like…

a perfect example is the coneflower…

previously we had tried one in the bed by the pond and it died off…

last year we planted one along the driveway, beside the chimney… it had two flowers, which made me very happy…

this year I counted at least a dozen blossoms… looking forward to seeing them as they open…

the blossoms are different sizes, so they should open over a period of time;-)…

clearly they like the strong sun in that spot and are very happy 😁

reminiscent…

28 Sunday Jun 2026

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last evening, after supper, my housemate and I went to Dairy Queen, and he treated😊…

sadly, they were out of skor bits so I wasn’t able to get my favourite skor blizzard…

instead I chose a turtle blizzard… bit of a mistake, lol…

I enjoyed the pecans, and the ice cream but the little chocolate half circles (with caramel in them) were just not the least reminiscent of a turtle;-)…

of course I did eat half of it then and finished the second half after supper tonight…

it was a lovely summer treat though…

toddle…

27 Saturday Jun 2026

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was out for a hot tub a few nights ago… I had twisted my knee, woke up around 2, and went out to soak in the heat…

as I was preparing to slowly and carefully step out of the tub, I looked over and watched a chubby skunk toddle about two feet from me, on its way to the back lane…

using this old picture, I was kitty corner from where I am in this photo… the skunk came through the gate and was just a foot away from the bottom step when I saw it👀…

reminded me of an encounter with another skunk in August of 2015:

after supper last night at the campsite, all the boys and dogs went for a walk to the beach to catch frogs…

it was dark and nearly eleven when a skunk came to visit we three women as we sat around the campfire…

one ran into the tent, another climbed on top of the picnic table… I sat in my chair as the skunk came and sniffed my toes before moseying along to the next site…

was going to take a picture but decided not to in case it got nervous and sprayed, lol…

that was quite a memorable experience;-)…