12 Sunday Sep 2021
a few nights ago I got some lovely pictures of the sky thanks to my grandson…
he pointed the clouds out as he was mowing the front yard…
he had to do it twice to get it cut because it had grown so long, so fast…
quite a difference from the many weeks this summer when it didn’t grow at all and was rather brown due to the high heat and lack of water…
04 Saturday Sep 2021
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this morning when I looked outside the sun was shining and it was a nice temperature…
but, the grass was so tall I didn’t want to go into the garden… since we’ve had a bit of rain and cooler weather it has grown like crazy and my grandsons hadn’t been able to come over and mow for me…
I decided that I would mow it myself… I did buy a lawnmower that starts easily and doesn’t have any cords for just this situation…
so, I moved furniture, mowed, whippersnipped, put furniture back, brought out cushions and finally sat down with a cup of tea to enjoy the space…
it looked spectacular;-)…
and I spotted a water lily bud… yay…
03 Saturday Jul 2021
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had a great day in the garden… started with watering the grass and plants, and getting all the cushions out… then time in the pond cleaning the pump out and tidying some water grasses…
finally sat and enjoyed the space…
this was the special chair…
in the morning a friend came over for a visit… it was her birthday and we had a lovely visit… a few presents, some tasty snacks, and a great wander around the garden…
a short time later my sister-in-law and nephew came by with lunch… can’t think how long it has been since I’ve seen her… she had flown in for the weekend so it was a real treat to spend time with them…
great way to spend a Saturday;-)…
25 Friday Jun 2021
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watching the grass grow has taken on a whole new meaning, lol…
and it is coming along nicely;-)… there has been lots of watering…
Wednesday it got mowed and the garden looks so much tidier…
still going to be a while before it is fully grown in…
17 Thursday Jun 2021
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my grandson came recently and spent the day working in the garden…
many jobs were done, including emptying, cleaning and filling the hot tub…
stones were moved, grass seed put down, the umbrella put up, hoses run and the waterfall rock repaired…
we had a lovely day together, and then he and his girlfriend had supper with me on the deck…
they sat at the table and I was in my chair by the door…
he reminds a lot me of his grandpa, lol…
what a wonderful treat…
31 Monday May 2021
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today I took care of a few jobs in the garden…
I watered the grass seed twice and visited with my baby bunny buddy while I was at it;-)…
I levelled the water barrel, which was a fairly heavy job, but managed to get it done…
and finally, I cleaned the pump so the waterfall works better… every three or four days it gets clogged and needs to be cleaned out… when it is warmer, I sit on the bridge and clean it standing in the water… the water is still rather cool, so I’ve had others do it when they are over…
today, I put down a cushion and laid on it as I leaned way over the stones and was able to grab the bits and pieces stuck in the filter… almost immediately the sound of the waterfall improved… I was even able to get back up without too much difficulty;-)…
30 Sunday May 2021
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well, what a day… the workers were here for eight hours and got a huge amount of work done… I took a few photos before they arrived…
the cedars were trimmed… the wooden path in the shade garden was removed and replaced with patio stones, which were lifted from the remainder of the garden…
extra stones and the old wooden path were placed neatly beside the garage for a future project…
a portion of the lawn was levelled… soil was put down, tamped and covered with grass seed…
the rain held off all day as clouds came and went, which meant it wasn’t too hot for the workers…
there is still a small pile of soil, but that may go into the flower beds or be used to level out the front yard;-)…
a few pieces of work still need to happen, but it is going to look great once the grass comes up…
24 Monday May 2021
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spent the entire day in the garden… nice to enjoy the warmth and sun…
my grandson came over and a contractor friend of his arrived to do some work on the decks… we had arranged the appointment before the newest regulations were out… I was very happy that he wore his mask the whole time he was here…
he fixed a piece of the decking beside the hot tub, which was falling apart… then he tacked up loose boards under the main deck and finally he repaired a loose piece under the gate pergola which is going to make opening the hot tub much easier…
then the two of them made sure that all the lattice along the garage was in the proper spot… it was quite a process and looks so much better now…
after lunch our contractor friend left and my grandson cleaned the pump in the pond, mowed the grass, trimmed up some cedars, and dug out a bunch of flower pots from the shed…
after he left, I moved and rearranged pots, and planted a few items which can go in and out of the garage until the weather warms up…
I am truly blessed…
28 Thursday May 2020
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yesterday morning I received an email from my new neighbours… they moved in on the 15th and have been busy getting settled and welcoming friends since then… they have also added two puppies to their family… so far the puppies are very quiet… unfortunately directly behind them live two small, and very yappy, dogs who are constantly barking…
anyway, back to the email… they mentioned they would be working in their front yard and wondered if I would like them to mow my grass…
made me giggle a little bit, as the front yard looks like a meadow filled with yellow flowers… bad news is of course those flowers are dandelions, lol… as I’ve mentioned previously, my beloved was probably making faces from above…
of course I responded quickly with a very happy yes please… I was thinking they might want to get rid of all the dandelions so they wouldn’t have so many, although the other side of their yard has lots in it as well… or maybe they were just being kind…
I am consulting with my middle grandson to see if he can come over and mow for me every week, but we aren’t quite organized yet…
just after five I heard the sound of a mower and spotted one of them working away at the front of the house… once mowed, a whipper snipper was taken to the area as well… it didn’t have a cord, very nice…
looks great;-)…
27 Saturday Jul 2019
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lately I’ve been spending quite a bit of time thinking of my beloved…
the other day I was reminded of how strong his hands were… he could open a jar or wring out a cloth without the least bit of effort, lol…
he loved the garden and spent hours puttering in it… he was always working on the grass as well, to ensure there were no weeds in it… I have completely failed at that…
another one of his favourite things was the pond… he loved to maintain it and look after the fish…
my son-in-law and grandson love it as well, and happily have been helping maintain it…
today, I tried to clean the pump as it was clogged… I couldn’t lift it out of the pond, so I put one of my chair cushions on the deck and laid on it while pulling out the gunk… turned the power back on and there was a fair bit of water coming from the top of the pump… turned it off and pushed the pieces together after a conversation with my son-in-law… turned it back on again and all of a sudden the hose popped off and there was water spraying everywhere, lol…
eventually got it unplugged and am going to leave it alone until he stops by tomorrow… my beloved would have had it fixed in no time…
the droplets were refreshing, lol…
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