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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;-)…

deconstructing…

19 Sunday May 2024

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here was how yesterday went…

first thing in the morning the deck looked like this…

the crew arrived and set to deconstructing two decks…

it didn’t take too long and the space was empty…

they went and collected lumber and other needed supplies…the rain came and went throughout the day

by the end of the day the frames were nearly done…

looking promising;-)…

thermos…

11 Saturday May 2024

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for the last little while the outer shell of the buds on the elm trees have been coming down…

then, when I looked outside on Friday, the ground and decks were covered with elm seeds…

after I put out the cushions and went to sit down, they were already covered, lol…

used a thermos for my drink to keep the seeds out…

spent time with the net to collect as much of the debris as possible from the pond… filled two nets, lol…

cover…

01 Wednesday May 2024

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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…

rope…

24 Wednesday Apr 2024

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Tuesday I found a rope and attached it to the biggest pot under the far side of the deck… previously it had been on the main deck… I was able to pull it out and then drag it all the way around to the deck beside the hot tub…

once I got it into its new spot, I set in the large obelisk and then planted many morning glory seeds and one of the dahlias…

put a small pail over the top of the dahlia and hope that protects it from the silly weather, lol…

I think I like it in this new spot and am hoping it will fill up with the morning glories and that the dahlia will grow tall and produce flowers…

detritus…

08 Monday Apr 2024

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Sunday, I removed the tarp covering chairs and tables on the back deck and laid it out on the driveway to dry…

then I moved the furniture and swept the deck… there seems to be way more cedar detritus than usual… all of it went into the beds under the cedar trees…

then I partially set up the chairs and table on the deck…

eventually the tarp was folded and put away…

there is very little snow left in the garden, but it is still rather wet…

now to wait for the area to dry up so I can put the chairs in their usual locations…

windex…

03 Wednesday Apr 2024

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it was a glorious day and I spent a good portion of it on the deck;-)…

we dug out the chairs and a small table and set them up on the deck off the kitchen…

I sat out in the sun with a light jacket and a blanket, but before too long it was warm enough to take off both… woohoo…

I also got out the windex and washed the table first with soap and then with the cleaner to make it feel like Spring on the deck…

it is now ready for Monday’s eclipse party;-)…

skeins…

12 Tuesday Mar 2024

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what a delightful time I had yesterday…

spent an hour and a half on the deck, reading in the glorious sunshine…

started out with a blanket and my winter jacket, but eventually put away the blanket and changed to my spring jacket… woohoo…

while I was out there I heard at least two skeins of geese fly by, although I never did see any of them, lol…

spent a few hours with my Monday buddies, read in the living room, and napped;-)…

tickled…

24 Saturday Feb 2024

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was so tickled on Thursday morning… I spent just under an hour sitting on the deck reading in the sunlight…

the temperature was 3°C, and the weather channel suggested it felt like -2, although the deck is often warmer…

it was a bit of a process as I had to bring out a cushion for the chair and a small table for my tea, lol… I wore my winter jacket and had my Assiniboine Park Conservancy blanket over my legs, although I was in my slippers and was very comfortable…

what a treat to feel that warmth on my face…

and, when I went upstairs to lay down, the sun was shining along the bottom of the bed, so I napped sideways, with scrunched up legs;-)…