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pruned…

18 Saturday Jun 2022

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was able to complete a few jobs in the garden although not the irrigation system… I am going to need a second pair of hands for that one…

using landscape fabric, I was able to turn a very cute, but not useful, bird feeder into a little planter… think it came out rather nicely… found a couple of morning glory plants, a sweet potato vine and a spider plant to go in it…

then there was quite a production to get a hook up on the garage and put up the planter… the drill, ladder and I had to sort through some stuff, but eventually it was up…

after all that I don’t like it there, but haven’t quite decided where to move it, lol…

reconnected two parts of a little planter that has an obelisk on the top… used zip ties to connect… it looks good and isn’t going to fall apart…

I also did a bit of pruning of the cedars along the back fence…

that’s it for work today;-)…

bike…

11 Saturday Jun 2022

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a few days ago my grandson came by to return the car before he headed to work…

a piece for his bicycle had arrived and he worked on getting it installed but ran out of time, so he ended up taking the car…

while he was here I made lunch and we ate in the garden…

then the bike sat in the dining room, waiting for his return…

when he came to pick it up, he brought an ice cream cone;-)…

yum…

lifted…

27 Thursday May 2021

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walked around and reviewed the work that needs to happen on the weekend…

soil will be delivered… all of the stepping stones are going to be lifted and soil and grass seed put in their place…

in the side garden, the wooden path will be removed and the stepping stones that were taken up in the main area will be used to replace the wooden path…

this will be a bit sad as my beloved laid all of these paths but it is time to change it up… right now many of the spots are tripping hazards as they have sunk a lot…

any leftover soil will go into the various beds and pots around the space… hoping that the two yards of soil is just the correct amount…

cull…

09 Monday Nov 2020

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I don’t know about you, but when I go to clean out a closet or drawer, sometimes it works and other times I seem unable to cull anything…

today I was successful in dealing with my bedroom closet… I’ve realized that I don’t really need 6 pairs of dress pants or 15 tops for work, lol…

this closet is very small so anything I can do to make room will be very helpful;-)…

I packed up twenty pieces and then reorganized the space they opened up…

yay for me;-)…

address…

28 Friday Feb 2020

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on my final day of work I took a selfie with each person on staff…

I’ve since used those photos to update their contact and address information in my phone…

at first I was cropping myself out of the pictures, but then I realized how nice it was to see us together;-)… so I’ve left them as I took them…

it is lovely when I am sending a text or email to see their faces;-)…

vase…

09 Sunday Feb 2020

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been enjoying the beautiful vase that my colleagues presented to me to commemorate my retirement…

it is now living on the top of the credenza in the living room… when the light is on, it shines through the design beautifully…

when I had flowers in it, I put them into a plastic bag so they wouldn’t mess up the inside, lol…

the flowers from the Board would have gone nicely in it;-)…

signing…

18 Saturday Jan 2020

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recently I spent an hour with my finance guy signing what felt like a million papers… felt sorry for all the trees we destroyed…

complicated business to start collecting locked in RSP money… of course I didn’t remember to take a pic of the very large pile of papers that were taken away, lol…

these are just a few of the ones that were left for me…

good thing he understands this stuff and can explain it so well…

I will be thanking my beloved every day as the reason I am able to retire is due to his pension which came directly to me on his death…

canvas…

11 Wednesday Dec 2019

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last night we brought home the last of the plants, which included two good sized orchids…

it has been bitterly cold the last few days, but it appears that they made the trip okay… my colleague warmed up the car and the plants were wrapped with plastic… both of these directives were provided by our office plant whisperer;-)…

tonight the final collection of items consisted of two boxes and my artwork…

we were especially careful with my canvas because I plan to replace the one that is currently on the purple living room wall…

tomorrow I won’t have anything to bring home, other than me...

boxed…

09 Monday Dec 2019

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counting down these last few working days…

today I wrote procedures, did a bit of training, tidied files, and boxed up a number of my plants…

clearly I should have moved the plants last week when it was around zero… today is was -27…

it looks like they made it okay… I’ve emptied the box and tomorrow I will bring home the remaining plants;-)…

and then we will see…

planner…

22 Friday Nov 2019

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I’ve been thinking about life a lot lately having to sort through the finances with my financial planner to make sure that I could actually afford to stop working…

thinking of how different our life would have been if my beloved were still here and we were doing this planning together…

missing him a lot these days…

this time was supposed to be fun for the two of us together, but now it will only be me and a new curve on my journey…

I’m looking forward to it but I sure wish that he was here with me…



the view out the window tonight…