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prickly…

28 Wednesday Jul 2021

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this is the first time I have planted/grown cucumbers and I’ve been surprised at how prickly they are…

the cucumber plants had a ton of flowers on them, but no actual cucumbers…

I read online that I should take a broom and sweep over them… this is supposed to help with pollination…

I decided to give it a try the other day… found one of my beloved’s brushes and brushed over as many of the flowers as I could… that was on Saturday…

today, this is what I spotted… plus two others…

not sure if it was the brushing or whether I just had to wait a bit longer, lol…

but I am absolutely thrilled…

guy…

21 Monday Jun 2021

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I’ve been thinking of many special Father’s Days and missing this great guy…

interesting how difficult holidays can be sometimes… used to be such a wonderful time… pleased that most years I am able to focus on the special times that have taken place…

still happy that the day is over…

action…

20 Sunday Jun 2021

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I was thinking of my beloved on this Father’s Day as I wandered around the deck pulling weeds… currently ninety-nine percent are elm seedlings…

I always gave him action for not carrying around a pail to put the debris into and there I was today, pulling weeds and putting them on the ground or deck to be picked up later…

I bet he is laughing now;-)…

wall…

19 Saturday Jun 2021

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the clematis seems happy in its spot on the wall along the driveway…

it is showing new growth and is getting bigger each year…

I’ve just read about a way to help it grow even quicker by laying a portion of it down and putting soil over it… think I will give that a try in the fall…

for now, I am making sure to go out and visit it each day;-)…

overlooking…

15 Tuesday Jun 2021

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as I sit in the garden, overlooking the beautiful sanctuary that it is, I’ve been thinking of my privilege…

I have a safe home, food to eat, and a glorious space to enjoy every day…

this is due in large part to my beloved… he worked for years to make our home comfortable and to put money aside for our retirement… and he never got to see that…

all that allows me to stay home and enjoy life is due to his work, and yes, his death, which has paved the way for my time sitting in the garden…

he worked hard to make it a sanctuary for us and I often think of him mowing the grass or pulling weeds… or cleaning the garage, lol…

I truly am blessed beyond measure…

open…

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

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woke up to twelve open poppies yesterday…

was quite surprised as they usually open one or two at a time…

they look lovely, particularly with the reflection in the pond…

the goldfish add to the pretty orange colours, lol…

can’t stop taking photos of them…

bar…

04 Friday Jun 2021

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the bar on the inside of the shower fell off… as in broke;-(…

it looks like I will have to find a piece to go onto the end of one side…

the doors were put in in 2009, so I am worried as to whether we will be able to find this piece, but I use this bar all the time…

wish me luck…

poppies…

04 Friday Jun 2021

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two days ago the poppies were looking excellent, and fairly close to opening…

often they will open one or two at a time which is great, because their season is very short…

this morning I looked out after the storm and spotted these beauties…

what a delightful treat;-)…

lifted…

27 Thursday May 2021

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walked around and reviewed the work that needs to happen on the weekend…

soil will be delivered… all of the stepping stones are going to be lifted and soil and grass seed put in their place…

in the side garden, the wooden path will be removed and the stepping stones that were taken up in the main area will be used to replace the wooden path…

this will be a bit sad as my beloved laid all of these paths but it is time to change it up… right now many of the spots are tripping hazards as they have sunk a lot…

any leftover soil will go into the various beds and pots around the space… hoping that the two yards of soil is just the correct amount…

lattice…

24 Monday May 2021

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spent the entire day in the garden… nice to enjoy the warmth and sun…

my grandson came over and a contractor friend of his arrived to do some work on the decks… we had arranged the appointment before the newest regulations were out… I was very happy that he wore his mask the whole time he was here…

he fixed a piece of the decking beside the hot tub, which was falling apart… then he tacked up loose boards under the main deck and finally he repaired a loose piece under the gate pergola which is going to make opening the hot tub much easier…

then the two of them made sure that all the lattice along the garage was in the proper spot… it was quite a process and looks so much better now…

after lunch our contractor friend left and my grandson cleaned the pump in the pond, mowed the grass, trimmed up some cedars, and dug out a bunch of flower pots from the shed…

after he left, I moved and rearranged pots, and planted a few items which can go in and out of the garage until the weather warms up…

I am truly blessed…