11 Monday Nov 2024
Posted in life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
the other day I had to clean one of the fish tank pumps…
it was a bit dicey to get the pieces that needed to be cleaned out, but I managed it… hope it will be simpler next time, lol…
the fish appear happy and the tank has already started to clear up…
26 Saturday Oct 2024
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today I worked on one of my least favourite jobs…
I cleaned a pond pump…
it is grungy and messy work, but I am always happy when all the bits and pieces are clean and ready to be put away for the winter…
one down and one to go, lol…
am missing my beloved, who would have got the job done in a flash;-)…
those big girl pants, sigh…
08 Monday Jul 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, cascading, filter, garden, moments, pond, pump, waterfall, weather, widow
on Sunday, I put out all the cushions as there was no rain in the forecast;-)…
the waterfall was running very slowly so I climbed into the pond and cleaned out all the muck that had accumulated in the filter of the pump…
then I trimmed up some of the plants in one of the floating baskets as the fish swam around my legs, completely unconcerned…
now the waterfall is cascading beautifully;-)…
14 Friday Jun 2024
Posted in garden, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized
yesterday I went into the pond to take out the small pump and clean it…
it was very dirty, ugh… the process of getting in and out of the pond involves a chair, towel, watershoes, and this time, a bucket to put the bits that needed to be cleaned…
then I used the hose to clean everything… dirty business, lol…
after I put the pump back, it was working better, but not as well I was hoping for…
and I cleaned out the main pump while I was in there;-)… glad that job is done…
04 Tuesday Jun 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, fair-sized, fish, garden, goldfish, moments, nature, pond, pump, rock, weather, widow
spent a little time in the pond Sunday afternoon…
for whatever reason (that I can’t figure out) the pump at the end seems to keep tipping up… I decided to put a fair-sized rock in to hold the edge of the pump down and give the fish somewhere to hide under, other than the bridge, lol…
and I removed the two dead water lilies which were clearly not coming back…
we will see if it works… well, look…
it seems as though the fish have finally decided that they can swim around the entire pond…
29 Wednesday May 2024
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bathtub, big girl pants, blessed, empty, garden, moments, nature, pail, pansies, pond, pump, scoop, weather, wetvac, widow
at last the bathtub pond is up and running…
took quite a while to empty out the water and leaves… used a pail to scoop out the majority of the water and then the wetvac to finish collecting the debris…
did it in a hurry on Thursday, as it was supposed to rain a lot over the next few days… left it empty after I put the pump in so it could begin to fill with rainwater…
on Sunday it finally got filled up using the hose, then the pump was plugged in and started running…
today, pansies made it into the flower bed in front of the pond;-)…
in a few days I will pop the last four fish, from the smallest tank, in…
08 Wednesday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, feeders, garden, moments, muck, nature, pond, pump, umbrellas, weather, widow
had some quality time in the garden on Sunday…
the umbrellas all got put into their slots…
bird feeders were filled and some were moved…
the last of the muck came out of the waterfall area and water was added to the pond…
a piece of the pump was glued back on, it was connected to the hose and then turned on… the Kasa plug was connected so Google Home can turn the waterfall on and off…
what a treat to hear that lovely sound…
06 Monday May 2024
Posted in business, family, health, life, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized
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belt, big girl pants, blessed, dryer, family, grandson, Hameed Appliance Repair, moments, oven, pump, repair, Ron, squished, Technology, washer, widow
last August the dryer had issues and Ron from Hameed Appliance Repair came out and was able to repair it, even though it was very old…
in March, the oven needed a new element and Ron came to our rescue again…
Friday the washer quit, sigh, and I contacted them for an appointment… heard back that they would be here Tuesday morning… once again Ron came, figured out the problem, ordered, picked up, and installed a pump and belt… all within an hour… it was a difficult job as the washer was squished into a very small area… a small box of broken bits and a found sock are all that is left of the process…
I have been very happy with the quick response from the business and the excellent work they have provided;-)…
I must say it feels like I’ve been wearing those big girl pants way too much recently…
29 Monday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, fish, fish tank, headache, loud, moments, pump, rotor, Technology, widow
this little rotor caused a big problem…
for whatever reason, it made the large pump sound like an airplane taking off…
probably it gave the fish headaches, lol…
got the new one in and now it is very quiet and easily starts up once turned back on…
27 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, debris, family, fence, garden, grandson, hose, leaves, moments, nature, pond, pump, stretched, weather, wetvac, widow
Wednesday, after I skimmed off as much of the floating bits as possible, I brought out the pond pump and attached a hose that stretched to the fence…
had to hold the float up so it took a while, but finally most of the water was emptied from the main part…
when I tried to work on the waterfall area the pump kept coming apart… luckily I was far enough away that I didn’t get drenched, lol…
that was it for the day…
Thursday I put on my watershoes, went into the pond, and pulled up two pails full of leaves and other debris… I also removed many big rocks and cut back a portion of the pond grass which was trying to take over…
my grandson set up the new wetvac we had purchased last week and vacuumed up more leaves and a few rocks, lol…
nearly ready…
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