fits…

14 Friday Apr 2023

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took all the pieces of the arch out onto the deck and finished putting it together…

tightened all the screws and voila… done…

it looks very tall, and should work perfectly… sure hope it fits…

had to lay it down as the wind was picking up and I didn’t want it to fall over before it made it to its new home, lol…

still waiting for the last of the snow to melt so we can try it out…

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;-)…

eventually…

11 Tuesday Apr 2023

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eventually I knew it would happen… the snow is melting;-)…

the concrete on the driveway is doing a great warming job…

and the grass is becoming more visible every hour as the sun shines down…

so exciting to watch the snow melt away…

daturas…

10 Monday Apr 2023

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finally got the seeds into the soil…

so far, there are morning glories as well as purple and white daturas planted… last year I didn’t remember to start any of the daturas, so am excited to see how they will do this year…

started with plastic wrap on top, but then I found some glass in the basement which covers the pots nicely…

I am turning the light on first thing in the morning, and off just before I head to bed;-)…

now to wait for some sprouts…

original…

09 Sunday Apr 2023

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feels like working to clean up the computer room is a never-ending project…

but…

on Saturday I found my original seashell collection…

I can’t believe it… I came across a box that hadn’t been opened yet and figured it was filled with more papers… and when I took off the lid, this is what I saw;-)…

yikes, not even going to think how long that corner of the room hasn’t been touched…

what a lovely time I had today, unwrapping each one and putting them in the table and credenza…

memories came flooding back as I remembered names of many of the shells as they emerged from the 1998 newspapers they were wrapped in…

going to take out my resource books and do a bit of a refresher, lol…

wave…

08 Saturday Apr 2023

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seems like I have been working in the computer room forever, lol…

every time I think I’ve done all the papers, I find another box or bag, sigh…

this time I came across two very old photos…

one of my mom… she was a beauty;-)…

and one of my Auntie Vi, one of my dad’s sisters… she and my uncle lived in a tiny house in River Heights which was packed full of knickknacks… every surface was covered, lol… she made all kinds of things… she painted ceramics, knit numerous things, and always had delicious treats to eat whenever you arrived at the house…

she is also the reason that I stand at the window and wave to everyone as they leave my house just as she always did…

pens…

07 Friday Apr 2023

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while going through stuff in the computer room, I came across a few items from my work life…

was so excited to find two Pentel RSVP pens… it wasn’t till I tested to see if the ink still flowed that I remembered how much I loved them… I made it a habit to be sure there were a couple of the purple/violet ones in my desk at all times, lol…