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29 Wednesday May 2024

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at last the bathtub pond is up and running…

took quite a while to empty out the water and leaves… used a pail to scoop out the majority of the water and then the wetvac to finish collecting the debris…

did it in a hurry on Thursday, as it was supposed to rain a lot over the next few days… left it empty after I put the pump in so it could begin to fill with rainwater…

on Sunday it finally got filled up using the hose, then the pump was plugged in and started running…

today, pansies made it into the flower bed in front of the pond;-)…

in a few days I will pop the last four fish, from the smallest tank, in…

collected…

28 Tuesday May 2024

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had some fun on Sunday when the fish moved from their condo, to the pond…

I caught the first few and then my housemate collected the rest from the first tank…

I used water from the pond and left them sitting by the pond for awhile to acclimatize before they went in…

took a bit to catch the rest from the second tank, but eventually they were all in the big pail…

they have barely shown themselves since making it into the pond… amazing how twenty-four fish can fit under the bridge, lol…

measurements…

27 Monday May 2024

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on Saturday, we went to Giant Tiger as I’d seen an ad that had Debbie Travis bed sheets with a pattern I’d been looking for…

I have been searching for a particular leafy pattern without success…

the plan for the lounger was to combine two cushions, that I already have, into one, with a kind of slip-on pillowcase…

the store didn’t have the sheets but did have curtains with the same pattern, although the green is a bit darker than what I had in mind…we checked the measurements, which worked, so brought the curtains home… the fabric feels soft, but also strong…

got out the two cushions and laid them on the dining room table and got to work…

one curtain fit perfectly so I sewed the two sides together by hand and the fit looks nearly perfect…

it wasn’t quite as long as I’d hoped, so I couldn’t do a fold over to slip over the top of the lounger, but with two cushions inside it is a tight fit so it is just right…

I had been looking to have a custom cushion made, but, for less than $40 and a bit of sewing, I got something that was ten times less money and looks very nice in the garden;-)…

newbie…

26 Sunday May 2024

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Wednesday was a plant pickup from a friend’s church fundraiser…

there was alyssum, lobelia, petunias, and silver falls…

transplanted some in two planters that afternoon, hoping that they wouldn’t have a problem with the 4°C temperature that was expected that night…

in the end I covered all the newbie plants with sheets…

they all made it through the night;-)…

quicker…

25 Saturday May 2024

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at 5:30 Tuesday night l started to change the water in the hot tub…

a bit late to start the process, but that was how the day had gone, and it really needed to be done…

turned it off, brought up the pump, connected it to the large hose and within twenty minutes it was almost empty… it is so much quicker with the larger hose…

next I had to climb in and scoop out the last of the water and give it a good wipe down… that part always takes time, usually half an hour or so…

finally, after putting in the new filter, the water started to go in…

forty-five minutes later it was full and ready to be turned back on…

plugged back in and by Thursday morning it was ready for chemicals… it takes about five different ones, which go in one every twenty minutes or so, to get it ready for jumping in;-)…

had a nice time in the hot tub that evening, especially after all the work that had gone on over the last week…

tonight I enjoyed another visit to the tub and although it was overcast, it wasn’t raining or windy, lol… yay…

verbena…

24 Friday May 2024

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Tuesday, started the day by planting a tomato and a couple of types of cucumbers, including the splinted ones…

then I went to LeClerc’s with my adventure buddy…

had fun;-)… found some purple petunias, a fuchsia, a white begonia, salvia, white and purple verbena, and parsley for the swallowtails…

then stopped by DJ Paterson’s and found some milkweed and a beautiful purple clematis…

was able to get the begonia and verbena planted…

still have some planting to do…

nearly…

23 Thursday May 2024

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the work started on Saturday with three of us…

Sunday my housemate and I worked away at the process and Monday we were back to three strong… a ton of work was accomplished and the job was nearly finished…

Tuesday we worked on a few bits and pieces, including levelling the back gate…

after some clever thinking the sunburst gates were rehung…

Wednesday morning we attached the last board to the bottom deck… woohoo…

I filled the space below it with dirt, but will have to add a bit more as it settles;-)…

Etsy…

21 Tuesday May 2024

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so excited this morning when the new phone case I ordered awhile ago, via Etsy, arrived in the mailbox…

it has a slightly bigger wallet portion so I was hopeful it would let me add a few additional cards to it…

it came in a lovely black felt envelope which I will be able to use for something else;-)… the colour is a pale mauve and it has a strap so it can be worn like a crossbody bag…

it does have more room for cards which makes me very happy as I no longer carry a purse…

it is a touch thicker, so I am getting used to that, but so far I am very pleased…

although I didn’t think I’d use the strap, I have found it quite handy, lol…

thrive…

20 Monday May 2024

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today turned out to be lovely and I finally got the two water plants into the pond…

I pulled out the two floating baskets and put the elephant ear into one with some hostas that Hilda the Gardener dug up for me last week…

this container went into the waterfall area…

the papyrus went into the second container and I dug up a bit of creeping Jenny and creeping Charlie to add to it…

this one went into the main pond…

they look great and I hope the plants all thrive in their new homes;-)…

and I finally started to empty the bathtub pond… still lots to do to finish up that one…