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31 Thursday Aug 2023

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went for a drive to Selkirk with a friend and found the eavestrough extension that I’ve been looking for…

once at home we extended it, drilled holes in the bottom, and laid it out along the back of the pond garden…

a few twist ties and the trough portion came down straight along the sun’s rays and then was hooked into the extension…

we might straighten it out a bit more once everything dies back in the garden, but by next spring it won’t be visible at all and will put rainwater all along the garden;-)…

birdhouse…

28 Friday Jul 2023

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quite a while ago my neighbour brought me a birdhouse that he had made from leftover fence bits…

it was very cute but I left it on the deck and it fell over and the perch broke off… a friend was here and took it home so that her partner could repair it…

recently got it back and found a spot to hang it up…

looks nice… now to see if someone moves in;-)…

dear…

24 Monday Jul 2023

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enjoyed some delicious fish and chips Thursday…

a dear friend, who I have not seen for ages, came for dinner and brought the treat…

it is our pattern to always have fish and chips as it is one of our favourites, lol…

we had a wonderful visit and I also had leftovers for my lunch the next day;-)…

such a special time…

cupcakes…

09 Sunday Jul 2023

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enjoyed the sun in the garden on Saturday and had a visitor who brought cupcakes from High Tea Bakery…

we shared two of them and they were very tasty…

really, there is nothing better than spending time in the garden with a good friend;-)…

Paderno…

30 Thursday Mar 2023

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started Thursday morning with a stop at The Butter Tart Lady where we picked up some delicious items… pampushki and sausage rolls…

later we had a lovely wander through Canadian Tire as we had no time constraints… found the cutest hockey tape in rainbow and purple;-)… picked some scrubbies up and then found a new Paderno saucepan to replace one which had started to lose its non-stick coating, and was on sale…

no idea what I will do with the hockey tape, but I’m sure I’ll come up with something, lol…

and the lid from the old saucepan fits on the new pan so will continue to hang on the wall with the pots…. yay…

succulents…

10 Friday Feb 2023

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had a tasty snack on our way to Shelmerdine… haven’t had fresh McDonald’s French fries in I don’t know how long… had a couple of nuggets to go with them, but it was the fries that made my day;-)…

had fun wandering amongst the plants… it was surprising how many varieties of succulents were available…

here’s a photo my friend sent of the two that she picked up and transplanted;-)…

got a few photos of some of their bonsais to share with my grandson…

lovely to spend a bit of time enjoying the greenhouse and I even left without purchasing anything…

when I was searching the internet for a link to their website, I came across this great information on plant care;-)…

fries and gardens… doesn’t get much better than that…

main…

02 Friday Dec 2022

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the main tree went up… and I even put one into the dining room…

a dear friend came over and decorated the one in the living room…

she did a great job, as always… especially since I didn’t contact her until noon once I decided that was the day, lol…

I brought up many, many, boxes of ornaments which we went through and decided on what to use this year…

once she left, I worked on the dining room tree and put most of the leftovers back downstairs…

in the morning I put up the snowflakes and put away the last bits and pieces…

I was especially happy when I found my embroidered snowflake picture…

which may have been hiding for a few years;-)…

finished…

20 Sunday Nov 2022

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a good friend came by Friday morning with a parcel they picked up for me…

I also received some delicious scones;-)…

after they left, I spent time in the living room reorganizing the space…

tidied and moved plants, rearranged tables and sat and read in the finished space…

wandering…

03 Sunday Jul 2022

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had a bit of fun on Wednesday afternoon… it had been overcast for most of the morning, but the sun came out after lunch…

drove ~ I still remember how, lol ~ to my friend’s house… she had obtained four milkweed plants for me from her neighbour…

it was very windy, but I spent a delightful time wandering around her space taking photos of flowers…

got my plants, had a quick visit, and headed home…

sat and read for a while and then planted the milkweed around the pond and waterfall…

the spots I’ve chosen should make for good photographs if any monarchs and or babies turn up;-)…

fingers crossed…

thin…

02 Saturday Jul 2022

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Monday, a friend dropped off some alyssum and lobelia and Wednesday I got around to planting them…

opened the shed to discover a small paper wasp nest attached to the door… I used the recycling bin to hold the door open and went in carefully to find some pots…

happily there were no injuries and I pulled out a couple of pots and a hanging basket…

got each one filled and popped them over by the garden bed…

this was good as the beds look a little thin now that all the poppies have been removed, lol…

next project will be to get rid of the nest…