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waiting…

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

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seems like I’ve done a lot of waiting for the last while…

waited for my ear infection to go away… and to be finished with those drops, euwwwww…

waiting for the pond to be working properly… my pond guy replaced the pump with a smaller version as the manufacturer felt the uv filter was causing a problem and they needed a smaller pump… that was a week ago Saturday… last Wednesday I noticed that the water was barely running and on Thursday morning turned off the pump as there was barely a trickle… hoping my guy gets here before it freezes… looks like we will still be dealing with this in the spring…

IMG_8541.JPGwaiting to hear from the foundation people… I understood they were planning to do the work on my foundation the first week of October, so I am wondering when I will hear from them… particularly as the weather is getting colder every day… and there has even been a suggestion that we might be getting flurries…

waiting for the stove to have its new top and the fridge to be in the right space and have all the doors on, lol… think my boys will be coming by one evening this week to finish this up…

going to focus on these beautiful flowers instead of all that waiting stuff…

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purple…

27 Saturday Sep 2014

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spent some time by the pond this morning… weather was beautiful and I hadn’t been in the garden for ages…

IMG_8543.JPGit was quiet as the pump has been out of the pond for over a week… took pictures of the fish which was a great opportunity as the water was still…

IMG_8542.JPGthen I headed out to get my hair purpled…

IMG_8539.JPGgot home, had a snack and then my daughter and I went for pedicures…

IMG_8540.JPGyou will have to guess which foot is mine, lol…

she helped me clean out the freezer and on our way to the garbage I realized that my pond guy had been and had the water running again and I was very happy…

IMG_8541.JPGthink the fish were happy as well…

IMG_8544.JPGwonderful day…

steps…

06 Saturday Sep 2014

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was going to try to put the shoe storage units on the wall this morning, but I didn’t have any screws… a bit humorous because somewhere in the garage I expect there are hundreds of them…

then I moved to organizing a drawer and in the process had to destroy some items of my beloved’s… still amazingly difficult…

I went to the grocery store to pick up a few items and when I got home discovered that the pond was nearly out of water… turned it off and filled it up again…

listened to geese flying over as I was filling the pond… I do love that sound…

the moon is gorgeous tonight…

IMG_8073.JPGlittle steps as I continue to wear those big girl pants…

overflowing…

22 Friday Aug 2014

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this morning it was misting outside but I had to take pictures of the morning glories…

IMG_7390.JPGwhenever I look at them I remember how George would bring me pictures and tell me how many were blooming as I spent weeks in the hospital a few years back…

the pond is nearly overflowing…

IMG_7391.JPGwe’ve had two huge rains this week and rather than being low on water, it is bursting its seams…

before I left home I had to move and dump the barrel liner… It was full again this morning… certainly a good workout to pull it across the driveway and then tip it over…

IMG_7392-0.JPGthis beautiful and large hibiscus greeted me when I arrived home…

IMG_7393.JPGone of the biggest blossoms so far on this tree…

a great beginning to my two weeks of vacation…

stop…

15 Friday Aug 2014

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and smell the roses, or in this case, the flowers…

IMG_7241.JPGI was rushing off to work but had to stop in the garden and get a few shots of these blossoms…

IMG_7246.JPGif you remember last time when I came home at the end of the day the flower had fallen off… wasn’t sure if it was the wind…

IMG_7251.JPGbut, tonight, when I got into the garden the blossoms were both on the ground… possibly another one-day only flowering plant… must see if I can figure out the name of it…

there is another blossom which will hopefully open on the weekend and I can spend some time by the pond enjoying it…

appliances…

02 Saturday Aug 2014

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checked the pond this morning and some of the string algae is gone…

sadly, the plants that got the powder on them are covered with big black marks… think the powder burned them…. good news is that the fish are all fine…

20140802-192959-70199721.jpgoutside for a while this morning, came in, and have been watching a Criminal Minds marathon ever since…

had tiny new potatoes, beans, and peas along with a brie and apple stuffed chicken for my dinner…

20140802-193036-70236896.jpgtested the old full size freezer this afternoon to make sure it would still run… I’ve been trying to get rid of it for a couple of years but haven’t been able to find anyone to come and take out the freon and then cut it up… when we redid the basement we knew it wouldn’t come out in one piece, lol… I contacted Hydro last week to have them come and remove an old fridge and asked for a referral at which time they advised that they could do it, as long as the freezer still worked…

I am very happy as this will make space to store things I still want to keep and hopefully em>encourage me to do some more decluttering…

wish me luck, lol…

today…

01 Friday Aug 2014

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today marked 44 years since I married my beloved… I decided to spend the day at home and remember the fun times we enjoyed over the years…

spent a good portion of the day in the garden… mowed the grass and then took an hour to research and wrap the cord on the spool for the whipper snipper… not sure if it is right but will have Jeff check it out on Monday…

20140801-215846-79126441.jpgspent some time reading and even did a bit of weeding…

20140801-220014-79214750.jpgthink I have found something to get rid of the string algae, so ran out and picked up the powder from Pet Traders and put some of it into the far end of the pond… will see how it looks tomorrow…

Crystal and the three boys came over after she got off work and we picked up pizza and chicken wings, took it to the Park and had our supper as we waited for Friday night movies at the Lyric…

20140801-220451-79491475.jpgafter we watched The Croods, we headed home and I read outside in the garden until it was dark and then came in…

a lovely day filled with good memories and no tears…

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surprises…

30 Wednesday Jul 2014

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this morning it was beautiful and I couldn’t leave the garden without a wander around… noticed how the babies are growing… could see at least three different sizes…

found these lovely flowers in the purple begonia basket…

20140730-212950-77390777.jpgthey were a lovely surprise because I wasn’t expecting flowers on that plant…

tonight when I arrived at home the plants all needed a drink so I wandered around and gave each one a soaking…

as I was standing by the pond I looked down and saw more new babies… about the length of my little fingernail…

another great surprise was that the water lily that over wintered in the pond has put out some leaves…

unfortunately the water isn’t running yet as I wait to hear from a couple of people about how to clean out the pump which is under rocks… think it is clogged with string algae… now I am looking for String Algae Buster in Canada…

wander…

22 Tuesday Jul 2014

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spent a little time wandering in the garden tonight…

the hibiscus was quite lovely…

20140722-211215-76335625.jpgstill waiting to see if the baby’s breath is going to smell – like urine…

20140722-211345-76425652.jpgcan’t decide about the pink flowers… but I do have a friend who will take them if they don’t make the cut…

20140722-211643-76603053.jpgthe basket with the begonias in it continues to look amazing…

20140722-211751-76671851.jpgI turned the waterfall off as it was barely going… waiting to hear from the pond people about what I should be doing…

might have my son-in-law come and dig the pump out of the rocks and see if it is obstructed… don’t think our cheap sump pump ever got plugged up, lol…

going to get up early tomorrow and water everything before heading to work…

hungry…

20 Sunday Jul 2014

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another beautiful morning in the garden…

watched two squirrels snacking
under the bird feeder while I had an early morning hot tub… the bluejays were at the feeder and there is obviously a baby in their family who was located in one of the cedars, and he was very hungry from the sound of things…

20140720-194243-70963816.jpgfinished the book and watched squirrels drink and a bluejay bath in the pond…

20140720-194400-71040891.jpgcan’t figure out who is knocking over the plant in the pond… maybe a squirrel…

a dragonfly stopped by… quite red… got a good shot of it with one of the fish swimming over…

20140720-200720-72440681.jpgmade supper for the kids and had a nice visit with them… a beef roast with baked potatoes, cucumber in sour cream, salad and zucchini, mushrooms and fresh peas… they brought Slurpees, which was great as it was hot… even now it feels like 33.2…