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27 Thursday Jun 2013

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today's view of the pond...

today’s view of the pond…

lost track of which construction day it is… they didn’t come for a few days while they were waiting for the pump and slate to arrive…

cleared away the gravel...

cleared away the gravel…

they were here on Monday and removed some of the rocks and remarked the front edge of the pond… also brought some edging samples for me to look at…

deck has been moved...

deck has been moved…

they were here yesterday or the day before… put in the pump and leveled off a few spots in the pond for plants to sit…

trench for electrical...

trench for electrical…

today they cleaned away all of the small rocks, moved the back deck, finished the trench for the electricity, brought in some big pieces of slate and did a bit more work on the deep part of the pond…

the bridge I'm guessing...

the bridge I’m guessing…

getting a little more exciting every day when I come home…

for the waterfall???

for the waterfall???

today I arranged to meet at the greenhouse Tuesday night to choose plants… getting closer every day…

sporty…

26 Wednesday Jun 2013

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been very busy with sports the last few days… last night had dinner with my daughter and oldest grandson and then went to watch his soccer game…

Kyler's team taking a well deserved break...

older one’s team taking a well deserved break, it was very hot…

tonight I went to their house and we had Chinese food for dinner – tomorrow is Jeff’s birthday – and then went to the second grandson’s soccer game…

Tavin on the way to a goal...

on the way to a goal…

both nights the weather was great, although clouds blew by… both boys played very well and I could see the improvement in the oldest, as I had been at one of his games before going to the coast…

reminded me of my dad… he was an athlete in his youth but as an adult he suffered from emphysema so couldn’t participate in sports but he loved to watch and support them… we often went to events at the Arena – for skating and running… Dad taught me that the important thing was to do your best and we always cheered for everyone, not just the front runners…

we followed that same philosophy with our children and now our grandchildren…

what a blessing to be able to see them having fun and learning great life skills…

rainbow on way home...

rainbow on way home…

visit…

25 Tuesday Jun 2013

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had a lovely visit with a young friend who has gone through a lot recently…

it was good to spend some time together…

spent a few minutes in the garden when I got home from work… the team had been in and put in the pump, made spaces for plants and moved everything off the back deck… there are a variety of edging for me to choose from and a sample of mulch to think about…

stopped in at Rona tonight and saw a few of George’s co-workers… made me feel sad…

here’s a picture of a hosta covered in water drops…

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wild roses…

24 Monday Jun 2013

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found a picture of the front bed on the weekend… here’s the one from the other day…

front left flower bed overrun by wild roses...

front left flower bed overrun by wild roses…

and the one from last year…

front left flower bed 2012...

front left flower bed 2012…

I remember that Crystal came and planted all the allysum because I couldn’t do anything at the time as I was waiting for my surgery…

obviously needs a bit of work including planting this year’s allysum… it will be interesting to see if the hostas, Jacob’s Ladder and monkshood are still in there, lol…

more flooding…

23 Sunday Jun 2013

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worked for quite a while in the garden this morning… had a lovely time… got the last of the purchased plants into pots… pulled some weeds, although it is really hard to tell…

two more pots planted...

two more pots planted…

tidied the bed beside the garage and got a pump going in that pond… hopefully that will help with the mosquitoes…

pond and bench...

pond and bench…

then the skies opened and it poured rain for quite a while… for some reason, I went downstairs to check for water and found some about two feet from the new carpet…

put towels down and stopped it… it was coming in from the back corner, likely from under the air conditioner outside… kept changing towels and ringing them out and eventually the rain stopped and the water dried up…  since then it started to rain a couple of times, but it was lighter and nothing seems to be coming in…

Jeff stopped by to pick up potato salad and spinach dip that I had made for the 8 year old’s birthday party, which I decided to miss, just to be sure nothing else leaked…

have been downstairs at least twenty times to check… washed and dried the towels so they will be ready if needed again… hope to sleep through the night, although I might just put some towels down for safety…

can you believe it…

gas…

22 Saturday Jun 2013

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had the leaking water heater and had to have someone come in and replace it… that was on the Thursday… was told that the gas people would have to come and make sure it was fine…

on the Saturday a person came from the gas company to replace the meter outside of the house… he looked at the water heater and said it was fine and he would note that it had been inspected…

after I got home from the cruise I found a message saying the tank had to be inspected… called on Monday and the person I spoke with said it was all fine…

got a recorded message on the phone this afternoon saying if I didn’t call and have it inspected they would shut off the gas… called and spoke with a person who said it still needed to be inspected and then put me on hold for a while and came back to say it was fine…

hope it gets recorded before they turn off my gas, sigh…

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clematis blooming close to the gas meter…

blooming…

21 Friday Jun 2013

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took a picture of the pond this morning, filled with the rain from last night… they haven’t been to work on it for a few days but they are waiting for the slate and pump to come in…

pond after rain storm...

pond after rain storm…

as I was driving out of the garage I stopped and took a quick pic of the clematis ready to bloom…  we must have planted a dozen clematis over the years, but this one seems to be happy…

clematis ready to bloom...

clematis ready to bloom…

and the wild roses at the front of the house, in the right bed… once they bloom will need to cut them back… they really like to take over, lol…

wild roses in front bed...

wild roses in front bed…

couldn’t manage to get those big girl pants on today… really missing my beloved…

flowers in the garden…

20 Thursday Jun 2013

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a few nights ago I watered the plants when I got home and took a little wander around the garden…

five orange poppies were blooming… this was the night before the pond construction began so it was the last of the poppies…

poppies...

poppies…

a myriad of lily of the valley…

lily of the valley...

lily of the valley…

the torenia have perked up now that I am watering them regularly although I’m not sure if the fushia is going to come back…

torenia happier after watering...

torenia happier after watering…

the purple columbine at the side of the house is doing very well…

columbine...

columbine…

still lots to do, but just having a few flowers blooming has already lifted my spirits and encouraged me to keep working at it…

 

pond day 4…

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

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eager to arrive home each day to see what has happened with the pond…

today I found a fellow out front moving the dirt, sand and rocks onto a trailer… went into the back yard and saw this…

pond, construction day 4...

pond, construction day 4…

wasn’t very happy because there was a lot of gravel around the outside of the pond where I thought there was going to be soil and plants…

spoke to the fellow and he contacted Doug the person in charge of my project…  Doug called and came right on over…

we talked about the gravel which I did not want and the fact that I couldn’t see any flat spots in the pond for plants… and we agreed to some changes which will look after my concerns…

it was great to meet him in person and no doubt we will meet again to check out mulch and other things…

then I met with Mike from Service Masters and signed off on the basement work… busy day…

reminders…

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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sent off the fax to CRA this afternoon… rushed home for a meeting with my financial people… I know, I have people… part of the conversation was about what would be left for my kids when I die… I have to think about that type of stuff now that it’s only me left…

iris from the garden that George had planted a few years ago...

iris from the garden that George had planted a few years ago…

yesterday I got an envelope in the mail with George’s name on it… it was from the car dealership inviting him to a sale… the thing is, I’ve been to the dealership a number of times since his death, gone through all the fancy paperwork and cost – to change the car from his name to mine, they required a $200 safety check – so they should know that I’m the person they should be in touch with…

thought it hadn’t really bothered me, but tonight I got a phone call from a man asking to speak to George… I asked who he was and he advised he was from the car dealership… I told him that George had died over a year ago… he said he was sorry and they didn’t know, and I kind of lost it, saying that they did know and really ought to keep their records up-to-date…

lots of reminders this week…