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snoopervise…

19 Wednesday Aug 2026

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while I was away for a few days, the back deck got replaced…

it was interesting how nervous I felt, not being there to snoopervise, lol…

luckily, I received photos and was able to check some of the work with the garden camera🤪…

once that deck was finished, they moved on to the stairs and small deck which leads into the side garden…

when I got home, I checked both spots out and am very happy with the final product…

one single board needs to be screwed in on the stairs by the side deck…

I am feeling a bit melancholy as these are the last of the decks that my beloved built… all the rest have been redone…

even when I had the pond rebuilt, I had them leave that deck just as it was…

time moves on…

decorative…

10 Friday Jul 2026

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even though I am alone in the garden, it makes me happy to put out all of the outdoor chair cushions as well as the decorative ones…

recently, I walked around the space and took photos of the various seating options…

there are lots of places to sit and many are little groupings…

during the day I tend to move from area to area depending on the weather…

this last one is probably the most used in the late afternoon and evening as it is in the shade by then…

I also spend a great deal of the morning by the pond as it is shady in that location in the earlier part of the day and a great spot to watch the fish😊…

blew…

26 Sunday Apr 2026

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sat out on the deck on Thursday morning…

it was fairly warm, but windy…

I took my slippers off to get some sun on my feet and had one foot on a slipper, but crossed my leg with the other…

all of a sudden the second slipper blew right off the deck, lol…

I hopped on down, brought it back up onto the deck, and slid both of them under my foot;-)…

supposed…

17 Friday Apr 2026

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was hoping to sit on the deck Wednesday morning while I was waiting for Dynacare to turn up… the weather was supposed to be warm and sunny…

the sun did shine on and off, but the wind was chilly, so I didn’t sit out for long, lol…

the Dynacare technician arrived and took some blood for my next doctor’s appointment… they had trouble getting into the vein and told me I would have a bruise…

and I do…

yank…

13 Monday Apr 2026

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well, had a surprise Sunday morning…

I opened the patio door to feel the temperature, and realized it had rained during the night…

and apparently there had been a strong wind as I discovered that one of the chairs on the deck had blown over and down the steps on the far side… the footstool was the only thing still on the deck…

went out and brought up the chair… had to yank one of the cushions out of the snow…

brought the cushions into the house, as well as the footstool, to dry out, sigh…

didn’t put the cover back on the chair… don’t want it to fly off the deck, lol…

pleased that I dealt with this early, as the next time I looked out it was raining;-)…

broom…

01 Wednesday Apr 2026

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got to sit outside on the deck Sunday morning… yay:-)…

moved the chairs into their usual spots, took off the covers, brought out the clean cushions, and put them on the chairs…

got out the broom and swept up the cedar bits and elm leaves that were all over the deck… even used the leaf blower to finish up…

put on a light jacket and brought out tea and my book and enjoyed the sun, birdsong, and my book for a wonderful hour and a half;-)…

haven’t made it out since then, what with the snow and overcast skies🥺…

covers…

27 Friday Mar 2026

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so happy because, finally, on Tuesday, we were able to pull the covers, that were frozen to the deck, off the chairs…

I was very frustrated because I couldn’t do it on my own and had to wait for my housemate to get home… much stronger arms, lol…

three of the six cushions had to go into the bathtub to dry as they were all very wet…

the other three just went by the backdoor, although likely the covers will come off and go into the washer, lol…

the chairs were covered again and moved away from the snow and ice…

it was warm enough Tuesday, that I could have sat outside for awhile…

once the cushions dried out, I removed the covers, washed and dried them, and then struggled to put them back together…

and now they are waiting to get back outside…

after the snow😔… maybe tomorrow🤞…

stare…

13 Friday Mar 2026

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I’ve been watching this item in the Gift Shop at The Leaf for well over a week now…

on one of my spots, I would stare at it, through the exit doors, but when my shift ended, the shop would be closed…

I kept planning to stop in before starting my volunteer time, but kept forgetting…

until today…

lucky for me the shop stayed open past the end of my shift for an event that was happening at the event centre;-)…

and I came home with this lovely blanket… it is a monarch butterfly (which I love) and is soft and cozy…

I think it will be perfect when I start to sit on the deck as the weather gets warmer;-)…

setup…

19 Wednesday Nov 2025

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got a photo of the cold tub setup…

two years ago it got used nearly every day, and last year it was barely used at all…

for the last few years the tub has been on the top deck…

this year it has moved to the lower deck and I think it is going to work well there…

the heater (which keeps the temperature at 5° Celsius), and pump, are attached to the side and removed when the tub is being used…

you can see the frozen footprints in the photo…

delightful…

13 Thursday Nov 2025

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had a delightful morning yesterday…

spent time talking with the plants as they were watered and turned… a few are struggling with the move indoors but most are happy…

then I spent a glorious hour on the deck, in the sunshine, reading my current novel…