the bathtub needed to be re-caulked so we picked up some silicone while we were out the other day…
after cleaning the edges off we went looking for the caulking gun… without success… I’m sure it will turn up one of these days…
happily, our neighbours’ lent us theirs and the job got done…
later I was checking it out and realized that it was vanishing… only to learn that, even though it went on white, it ended up clear, so it was actually just drying, lol…
we had to get milk, raspberries, and whipping cream… although, not being clear, I was presented with a can of already whipped cream, lol… we chose raspberries instead of strawberries, as they are both of our favourites…
the recipe calls for separating the eggs, beating them, and folding the whites in at the end…
the most complicated piece was figuring out which bowls to use…
they came out great and we even froze a few to try reheating in the toaster…
been trying to figure out why the irrigation system hadn’t been working properly…
no matter what I tried it kept sending water over the waterfall and nearly into the cushions on my chair…
we discovered that some of the smaller rubber tubes had been cut… possibly by bunny teeth;-)…
we were able to fix a few, but needed more tubing…
went to Lee Valley and picked up another of the systems so that it can also water the vegetable garden…
laid the main hose out in the sun to soften the curves and then stretched it out to see if it would go where I wanted it… looked like it would work fine…
we attached the new unit to the end of the main line so that it could send water to either the garden beds or the veggie section…
then the main hose was dug into the ground between the connection point and the veggie garden…
the hose was run along the back of the planters, holes were punched into it, the watering heads were added to each of the pots… another hole was made leading to the file cabinet planter and then the last bits were added…
it works perfectly and I am absolutely thrilled with the outcome;-)…
hmmm, wonder if we can figure out how to deal with the pots around the deck and in the centre of the garden🤪…
on Friday, before my daughter left to return home to Ottawa, we went one last time to The Leaf…
we walked through the Diversity Gardens in the daylight and were happy we went early, because the temperature was rising quickly…
we checked out the Water area and were thrilled to discover water lily blooms…
then it was on to the Tropical Biome to visit the cacao trees… while there, she provided a little education for a few visitors;-)…
some of us stayed in that spot, and the rest of us checked out the other areas… we weren’t able to see the Butterfly Garden or walk on the skywalk as they were closed for the day, but it was fun to check out both biomes…
we had an early lunch at Gather, one last visit to the cacao trees and then home to nap and finish packing for the flight…
in May I had a filling repaired that was really stained since it had been done…
no matter how often I go to the dentist I am always nervous and worried that it will hurt me, sigh…
made it through the process and was happy with how the tooth looked as it was one of the front ones;-)…
on Wednesday, while I was eating my supper, a piece of the tooth slid off and it felt rough and odd…
my daughter, the dental assistant, insisted that I call and leave a message at the office and they returned the call on Thursday morning… they were able to fit me in after the big graduation, during which I didn’t have any substantial smiles, lol…
I was very stressed and even more so when the dentist advised they weren’t going to freeze the area… it didn’t take long, but after what seemed like hours (likely minutes) the job was done…
it looks good, but I am concerned about biting anything with my front teeth now, but smiling isn’t a problem anymore;-)…
we had a wonderful time away, but it is always lovely to return home;-)…
after everything was unloaded, the first thing I did was check out the garden… it looked good, other than the veggie patch in the side garden… it may have got missed in the watering schedule, lol… both of the tomato plants looked dead…
got out the hose and gave everything a good drink, and then I sat on the deck with a cold drink and my book… sigh…
although the tomatoes looked dead, the water revived them and they look 100% better…
had a hot tub and sat outside reading until it was too dark to see;-)…
during our last day at the cottage, we spent time on the cliff deck watching the waves and the pelicans…
we have enjoyed the pelicans since we arrived and early on we would get very excited every time we spotted one flying over the cottage, in the water close to the beach, taking off and landing in the water, and all the times they spent with the fisher…
over the last day or so, while we were there, it seemed a bit ho hum, lol…
what we never managed to see was them catching fish… it was clear that they got something from the fisher after they brought up the final piece of the net…
we did discover that a group of them could be called a number of things, but we liked pod and squadron best;-)…
