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cement…

17 Tuesday Jul 2018

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started my day watering planters on the deck and getting a shot of the second mandevilla flower…

from there it was off to work, where my colleague replaced the seat on my office chair… so happy and comfortable;-)…

at lunch workers were putting down cement on the Millennium Library ramp and I so wanted to put my footprints into it…

but, I didn’t…

ended the day with the most delicious dinner… summer in a bowl… new potatoes from the local grocery store, with small beets and purple beans from my daughter’s garden… what a wonderful treat… that first meal of fresh vegetables is always memorable… no meat required…

yelling…

16 Monday Jul 2018

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just heard one of the squirrels outside yelling at something or someone…

reminded me of a couple of things…

first was the squirrel on the roof this morning as I was taking a picture of the hibiscus flowers…

it was quite upset that I was standing there and I suggested that it could stop the yelling as it was my roof and I wasn’t doing anything to cause a problem…

got the picture of the hibiscus, the cloudy sky and the pond that is losing water at an alarming rate again… could just be the amount of water falling with the wind and heat… we shall see…

was also thinking of the squirrel that used to holler at my beloved every time he would walk out of the house… or when he came out of the garage… just to taunt him, lol… eventually he caught it and we drove out to a forested area and dropped it off…

so, yelling squirrels bring back many memories, lol…

mandevilla…

13 Friday Jul 2018

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spent quite a while on the phone with my daughter this morning… our conversation started as I was walking home from the Park…

finished the call relaxing in the garden before it got too hot…

and how exciting is this;-)…

finally the first flower on the mandevilla opened today…

there are dozens of buds so it will be interesting to watch them all open…

raging…

12 Thursday Jul 2018

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watered the garden this morning before leaving the house…

the plants are all quite happy and there are many flowers…

woke up with a headache which progressed throughout the morning and by lunchtime it was raging…

so bad, in fact, that I took pills and lay on the floor in our meeting room with lights out and blinds closed…

thankfully, eventually the headache dulled and I made it through the rest of the day…

quiet dinner and early to bed tonight…

offset…

10 Tuesday Jul 2018

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such a boost today… flowers everywhere I was…

quick peek at the pond and as I backed out of the driveway the sky cleared and the flowers in the front garden all smiled at me…

at the office, there were violets, two different orchids and cyclamen…

all that flower power certainly helped offset the occasional computer difficulty that I came across throughout the day…

budding…

09 Monday Jul 2018

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had a lovely time in the garden this morning…

instead of walking on the treadmill I watered all the pots and planters one by one with a bucket… I find this very helpful because it ensures that each one gets the correct amount of water…

the daturas are looking stunning… seems like I couldn’t get enough pictures of them this morning… lots of buds and opening flowers…

the mandevilla continues to tease me by slowly getting closer to opening every day…

and the big excitement was the hibiscus beginning to open… took the open shot when I arrived home after work… it is so much happier in this space, just about four feet from where it was… amazing what finding just the right spot can do for the plant’s happiness;-)…

WWTB day 1…

29 Friday Jun 2018

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week with the boys…

my daughter, son-in-law and oldest grandson have taken off on a two week trip to the East Coast to celebrate his graduation… so my younger grandsons are spending a week with me and then a week with an uncle and aunt…

this morning we drove to the Park, where we met a friend, for breakfast and a walk around the Gardens…

we checked out our stones when we arrived… just to be sure they were still there, lol…

we had a great time in the Gardens and spent ages at the tropical lily pond watching a momma mallard and her four babies…

we also found a few critters…

we went and picked up groceries for the week and when we got home spotted a goldfinch at the feeder… when I called them to come quick, not saying why, one said to the other I wonder what kind of bird it is, lol… they do know their grandma…

the x-box came to visit too, and got well used during the hottest part of the day, while I may have napped…

a trip to the Dollar Store, Safeway and then we returned home…

fun with the football we picked up, taco supper, and now some time in the garden…

we did FaceTime with mommy and watched daddy work on a campfire…

they are off to play some badminton… then, maybe a movie, or early to bed, lol…

at least one of us is tired…

watered…

26 Tuesday Jun 2018

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this morning I watered the baskets in the front flower bed by hand…

I could have used the hose but decided to use a jug and walk back and forth from the kitchen sink…

purpose was twofold… be sure each planter got enough water… and get some steps in…

then I watered a few plants on the deck, adding some leftover milk, which, according to the internet, provides additional nutrients and means I don’t have to toss out the sour milk…

once that was done, I spent about fifteen minutes in the garden enjoying the peace and soaking up the sound of the waterfall…

the datura looked lovely as I sat in the lounger… a special moment…

transformation…

25 Monday Jun 2018

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yesterday I picked up flowers from Safeway for an event this evening…

I gave them to the clerk to wrap without putting them in a plastic sleeve and assumed she would put them in one before wrapping them…

she didn’t so the package was soaking wet at the bottom and the stems were sticking out before I even got home…

I took them out and put them into a container of water so they would be in good shape for today…

this morning I put them in a plastic bag filled with water so they wouldn’t suffer on the way to work… tucked them into the seatbelt and away we went…

at the office, our resident flower guru cut and placed them in fresh water, and then arranged them beautifully…

they spent most of the day at the front of the office and then moved into the meeting space for the evening…

quite the transformation…

board…

24 Sunday Jun 2018

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productive day… up early and out by eight for a walk to the Park…

it was overcast and cool… nice for walking… the English and Leo Mol Gardens were empty except for a few gardeners and me…

by the time I left there were runners, dog walkers and families flooding the space…

music was coming from the Lyric as I headed along the path and I wondered what was happening today… as I crossed the bridge and saw everyone with at least one dog, it came to me that it was PawsInMotion, lol…

once home, I finished my grocery list and went to Safeway to pick up a few things for tonight and the coming week…

my son-in-law and youngest grandson arrived for supper and a visit… everyone else in the family was busy…

after dinner my son-in-law cut down the piece he had found to make my new cutting board… the one I’ve been using had come out of their house when they moved in and remodeled their kitchen nearly three years ago… it was a bit narrow and short… my previous one, which George had made, had gone into the garbage as it was completely worn out…

this new one fits perfectly… it is quite dark so likely it is going to take a while for me to get used to it;-)…

but I am very happy because a new board has been on my what I would like list since at least two years ago Christmas, lol…

can’t rush a good thing…