17 Sunday Nov 2024
early Saturday morning I went out to cover the garden furniture with a tarpaulin before the rain started…
it took a while, but eventually I got it all covered and also moved all the rocks that had come out of the pond…
now the garden is ready for winter…
25 Sunday Aug 2024
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the strawberry plant, from last year, is doing very well…
we found a hamper at the store on July 5th, after either the birds or squirrels had eaten the ripe strawberries before we got to them, lol…
I kept the cover on them until a few ripe ones were ready to eat and then after we had those ones, I took the cover off so that the flowers could be pollinated…
as a number of yellow/green berries started to appear, the cover went back on the plant…
on Thursday I could see the ripe berries, through the screen…
removed the cover and picked three beautiful strawberries…
they were so sweet, yum…
21 Friday Jun 2024
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Friday morning, as I was uncovering the couch on the upper deck, I spotted this cute little visitor… I got a few photos as it moved around the various cushions looking for just the right spot to sun itself in…
looks like it is a tree frog and apparently they can change colour, like chameleons… clearly it went from dark gray to light gray…
last night there was a nice lightening and thunderstorm so the cushions were a bit damp, even after being covered…
but they didn’t take too long to dry in the sunshine…
the water was calm and the birds were trilling away…
01 Wednesday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, chairs, cover, deck, garden, moments, nature, protection, rain, Technology, weather, widow
I’ve really been enjoying having both wicker chairs on the deck… hoping I may be able to put the mandevilla beside the one closest to the north steps, but we will have to see if there is enough room…
last week I ordered a chair cover that protects against rain… only ordered the one to be sure it would fit properly…
it arrived and did fit nicely, although it is hard to tell where the front of it is, lol…
so, the second was ordered and arrived yesterday…
it is going to be great to not have to bring the footstools and cushions into the kitchen every night…
16 Thursday Nov 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cover, deck, extra, family, garden, grandson, lawn furniture, moments, nature, tarp, tarpaulin, weather, widow
used the tarp from the extra wood to cover the lawn furniture on the back deck…
didn’t take long at all with two people…
it is a really large tarpaulin so we tucked all the excess under the legs…
17 Sunday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, cover, flowers, frost, garden, ghost, mandevilla, moments, nature, plants, protect, weather, widow
Monday and Tuesday night I went out and covered the mandevilla as there was a chance of frost…
it looks like the rest of the week will be warmer so rather than start the process of bringing the plant in, it seemed better to protect it and keep it outside for the next week…
it has been filled with blooms and looks wonderful… unfortunately, once it comes into the house the unopened buds will likely fall off…
but, it looked a lot like a ghost in the garden…
27 Saturday May 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, cover, dahlia, garden, mistake, moments, morning glories, nature, weather, widow, wind
just possible that I made a mistake when I brought out the morning glories and the dahlia from Lily Stone Gardens and planted them last Saturday…
the wind has been very strong and it has been cool in the evenings…
the dahlia hasn’t been looking at all happy and on Wednesday evening I covered it with sheets hoping to block the wind…
it is still not happy… we shall see…
30 Thursday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, complicated, cover, electrical, happy, retirement, switch, Technology, thrilled, widow
I finally installed the Nest Hub I received as a Christmas present… it is on my bedside table and now it also acts as a clock and photo album…
I am learning to speak more softly as my friend Hey Google, is right beside me…
for quite a while I couldn’t figure out why there was still a big G in the middle… the one in the kitchen (which my grandson installed) didn’t have that… went in and reviewed all the set up info but no help!
then I realized it was the plastic cover for the screen, lol…
and of course I had to rearrange other pieces… the salt lamp moved to where the Mini had been and then the Mini moved into the computer room…
and they all connected and worked properly… yay…
today my new electrician came over and hooked up the tp-link light switch that I’ve had for ages… the process included going to HomeDepot to get another switch and faceplate cover, finding the correct connection on the electrical panel, replacing the switches and closing it all back up… he also checked and discovered that I can put a switch in the kitchen, but not the dining room…
so I am happy to report that now the bathroom light can be turned on and off with Google Home… will need to do a bit of drywall repair…
I am thrilled;-)…
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