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23 Thursday Apr 2026

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had a great day in the garden yesterday… at last it was nice enough to put the cushions back on the deck…

sat on the top deck reading in the sun for ages… eventually I had to move to the lower deck to sit in the shade because it was so hot…

I tried to open the shed to bring out the rest of the lawn furniture, with no success…

but, I turned over the water barrel and yard waste bin, and emptied pots into the yard waste bin…

then there was sitting, lunch, and reading for the remainder of the afternoon…

once my housemate arrived home, he got the shed open and brought out some of the furniture…

summer is coming 😊…

demonstrate…

02 Tuesday Sep 2025

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the other day a friend took away the fire pit, (which hadn’t been working for ages and was currently living in the shed), to see if he could get it going again…

I had almost put it in the lane to get picked up by someone, but decided to keep it and see if anyone could fix the silly thing…

he brought it back with his propane tank to demonstrate how to light it…

it appears that I wasn’t holding the gas button long enough…

so I added in the glass bits, tried to light it, and it didn’t work, sigh…

next, I moved the glass pieces away from the gas tube and when I tried it again, it worked…

I am a happy camper;-)…

fabrics…

16 Friday May 2025

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big girl pants, fabrics, garden, hanging chair, moments, nature, shed, snack, squirrels, Technology, weather, widow

we spent a bit of time in the fall attempting to make the shed squirrel and bunny proof…

unfortunately that meant the squirrel or squirrels moved into the garage for the winter…

and, apparently, they really liked the fabrics on the hanging chair, sigh…

I guess I’m going to be looking for a new chair, and will make sure it goes into the basement for the winter;-(…

think…

14 Wednesday May 2025

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I am so excited…

spent some time on Friday bringing out pots for various spots in the garden…

amongst the pots was one with a clematis that was moved into the shed in the fall…

and I think it has already started to grow;-)…

very pleased that it made it through the winter and looking forward to watching it develop and bloom again this summer… it has lovely light purple flowers;-)…

ride…

20 Thursday Mar 2025

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a few days ago the motorcycle made its way from the shed into the garage… the weather has been nicer and nicer…

someone has already taken a ride around the block…

stabilizer…

18 Monday Nov 2024

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on Saturday the motorcycle made its way into the shed for the winter, as this year it is staying with us;-)…

the oil was changed, the gas tank filled, and some fuel stabilizer added to keep it fluid…

it went for a bath and was ready to be put away…

there was just enough space to fit it into the shed…

now there is plenty of room in the garage for Indy, who just a few days ago got her not-so-pretty winter tires put on;-)…

we are ready…

turns…

23 Wednesday Oct 2024

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spent a few hours in the garden on Sunday working towards getting it put to bed for the winter…

pots went into the shed, the sail was removed, umbrellas came down and were put away, chairs and tables were gathered together in preparation for being covered before the weather turns…

rain barrels were emptied and will be flipped over shortly… just a bit left to do;-)…

and then we are on to the pond🤪…

jammed…

16 Monday Sep 2024

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it was hot but we had a crazy busy and productive day yesterday… the shed, which I haven’t been to the back of for over fifteen years, got emptied…

it had been jammed with all kinds of goodies over the years… let’s be honest, my beloved was a pack rat… and, I may have added a few items…

part way through the process it looked a bit better…

once all the “stuff” was removed, they had to shovel out twelve garbage bags filled with seeds, nuts, bits of cardboard, chewed up wood, and insulation…

when all was said and done, the space looks huge…

on to next part…

hammock…

18 Thursday May 2023

Posted by sulis303 in business, garden, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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it was early Wednesday morning and I was working on a newsletter job I have when the doorbell rang…

so excited to discover it was the hammock chair I had ordered…

I went out to the shed and dug around for the hammock stand that I already have…

with a bit of a struggle I got it together, managed to add the umbrella, and then hooked on the chair…

my neighbour found a big plastic bag for me that I will use when it is going to rain… it doesn’t say it can’t get wet, but I think it will last longer if it doesn’t get rained on…

I did sit in it for a few minutes, but will feel better when the screws (which I found in the garage) are into the bottom legs, lol…

sidewalk…

22 Friday Oct 2021

Posted by sulis303 in garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, furniture, garden, grandson, moments, nature, path, shed, sidewalk, stepping stones, walk, weather, widow

the weather has really gotten fall-ish…

this afternoon my grandson arrived to finish a few jobs around the yard, including putting away the lawn furniture and then he and his friend replaced the sidewalk stones along the front flowerbed… they had sunk way down into the grass over the years….

this is going to make walking from the driveway to the house much more stable and it will also be way easier to shovel once the snow arrives…

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