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Jul 29, 2011 | 2:02 AM PST
Tag: lawn laundry...
of the red-neck status. Not so, just yet. With the new washer down for repairs again,I made one trip to the laundermat. That was enough for me. Since the laundermat up the street closed due to the economy, that left the only single one in town a bit more busier. Last year, I had taken my old washer uptown to my friends as he was sure he could sell it on his yard sale. It never sold. So I asked J to go get it and hook it up in the back yard. I couldn't fit it in my laundry room,so that was the next best thing. With the laundry starting to pile up,I dreaded going back there,not to mention the cost. Well, now that I'm on my second machine repair, still covered under warranty,there's no way I'm selling my old one. We put it out by the rock garden,with a board under it,got it rigged up, and I did 5 loads yesterday. To me, thats way better than hauling it uptown. Rain due in tonite,but I'm all caught up, so we covered it over.Other than alot of rust on the lid,it runs fine.The repairman said he'd never own a front load one,thats encouraging.Too costly a machine for having many problems with them. I see that. My next one, I'm going back to a top loader. I also managed to do some mowing, and wacking,but mostly laundry.The guys got alot done on the siding & trim,and have only a small amount around the door & the steps to finish today. It looks totally awesome.J will pick up a new outside light,as that never worked right anyways either. He'll smooth out the area around the new steps going in and lay a good amount of gravel this time. I rigged up a trellis for the cukes to climb,discovered I had a small line of tomato plants growing by the compost,so I weeded out the small ones, and caged the 2 bigger ones. After tonites rain, we're suppose to have another nice weekend.I'll be doing my hillbilly laundry probaly another 1-2 weeks,as he had to get approval before installing the pump part,which he had in his truck.Well,onward today to another adventure,just another day in paradise...

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Time to pick some cukes,

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Jul 25, 2011 | 2:52 AM PST
Tag: nice basil growing..
As we've already eaten one! I'm sure 2 more are ready for picking today. The guys made great progress on the siding & skirting.The only area left to do is right around the stairs,which have to be taken off first. Uncle starts trimming out the windows and door on wednesday. In the mudroom, the 2 older windows were taken out, a quick trip to Home Depot for a new single window. They hadnt been working right,so we weren't going to mess with them anymore. The new window is wider but smaller and works superb. Looks like the inside of the mudroom is going to get a new paint job coming up. By sunday the temps calmed down quite a bit-humidity certainly did. No traffic was moving this weekend though.Washing machine isnt working right and not draining,so I hope we can figure that out. A calmer day of catching up,and order a new window box for the mudroom window..

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The heat wave finally got here,

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Jul 22, 2011 | 1:06 AM PST
Tag: no worms even wigglin'...
as each day gets hotter and hotter. Last night after supper, it never cooled off as the previous days did. I went out to the orchard again to fill my fourth bowl-today I'll clean them, and bag most for the freezer. Well, just in the nick of time with the new air conditioner.J ended up getting 12,000 BTU's, Uncle put it in the wall,and I dont have to remind J every year to install it. And there's a pretty good difference up from the 5,000 BTU unit for this large room. A strange year, and I got to say, never seen it this hot in Maine. J got my new star up on the deck wall, and took my old star down from the potting shed that needs a repaint. I hit the 2nd corner bed in the morning for a couple hours of wacking down artichokes-some insect landed on my gloved hand, and didnt notice it till it stung me of course.Well, he got swatted good,and dont know if it was a bee or what,but made it swell, and boy did that sting hurt.I went over to the comfrey patch and grabbed a few leaves, then dunked my hand in the comfrey barrel juice.Most of the swellings gone down now.It was pretty hot in the morning,but even worse in the afternoon.I went for a couple groceries and pick up Landon a new pillow for his bed. He likes his new bed we got him for his birthday,red,blue and yellow. I picked it up on a yard sale down the street for $15. After removing/washing all the kid stickers off,its a nice bed.All he had before was a mattress frame part,so this adds some boy color to his world,along with "Lightening McQueen" sheets. The other bed can be used for company now. His other presents will have to wait till this weekend. I took a swim with the daughters in laws next door,then came home for a quick nap.I couldnt go work outside anyways. After supper with the heat still hanging on, all I could do was some watering and pick berries, and that even felt like to much. I hope this heat breaks soon and moves on. Today is suppose to be the worse day,and judging by last nights temps I think it will be. Its suppose to ease up by tomorrow. I hope the middle of the country is hanging in there,staying indoors as much as possible,as their getting it worse than this,and this is bad enough. The only thing that was good was we had a strong ocean breeze all day long come into the interior. I have to go out early morning,but thats it for me today. I'll keep my outdoor activity limited. All we got was 4 min of some sprinkles,as someone else got the needed thunder/rain. I have at least 2 cukes almost ready to pick,as they took off like no tomorrow. I'll be picking them by tomorrow for sure. The guys will work on the house for the morning hours,as its mainly shaded,no worky in the hot afternoon sun.

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A good wack job..

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Jul 21, 2011 | 1:43 AM PST
Tag: overgrown shrubs
is just what they got. I have a Forsthynia, Texas Scarlett Quince, and Rugosa Roses,way out of control-growing for 4-6 yrs.The roses and quince usually get me as I go by with the mower.The roses were also mingled into the quince,as they were planted on the other side of the fence-duh,I dont know why I did that.The Forsythnia was huge,and also into the orchard right in the mowing path. I took the rider/cart/tarp out there and all things manual & power needed to do a serious wack job on that whole corner section. I don't know what I was thinking when I planted those three. I waited till 4:00,as the sun had calmed down, and a good strong breeze helped,along with the last of the cooler temps. Besides the fact that they have to be cut back just in order to move them. I kept going till almost dark.Today the humidity starts climbing again. But now the corner is back under control,as the shrubs were so into the orchard they were ready to touch the blueberry bush. Three good size bowls of blueberries so far to do up, and even though its a bad year for them, I'm still getting a good amount. I'm ready to keep going with those power tools to the next corner that needs to be cut back.Its one of those first half of the morning jobs or around 4:00 after the sun has calmed. I wonder if I can get Landon to help me load the cart on the next corners debris.Thats an easy one,just flower stalks overgrown of Jeruselum Artichokes out of control too.There is an actual bed under all that too,but they have long since smothered out my sage. I can no longer see the cement blocks as I round the corner with the mower either.Early fall,2 long rows for strawberries will be made, and taken out of the raised bed,as their just too many. That 16 ft. bed will be made into an herb bed. I'm pretty sure the 6 beds I have are enough for any veggie growing in the future. J got 5 more pieces of the skirting cut last night,ready to go on tonite. He'll take down my big blue star so I can repaint that,and put up the new small blue one on the deck wall. A few things got pulled out of the gardenshed to go on the garage sale, along with a good sized dead bird. It must have gotton in there and not knowing it, I closed the doors. I must remember to repaint the bracketts...

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Oh ya, baby-thats what I'm talkkin about..

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Jul 18, 2011 | 1:44 AM PST
Tag: a slither in the grass...
can u see me dancin? woo-hoo! I finished the book! It was a grisley murder mystery.Greg Olsen. ok- A pretty good crime writer,so now I'll have to get more of his collection. I used to be an avid book reader,once upon a time. But now its mainly BHG & Mother Earth News,as like I said-too many daytime distractions. A good garage sale weekend for us, the furnace is up on its pad,and 2 of the 3 walls are sided! We don't have to have trim, as the windows have a very small amount of trim to them, but I think it looks nicer and more finished with it,so J bought it. The new air conditioner is installed and working. I can sell the little one next weekend,unless Dad wants it for his room.For anybody who has seen the deck pics and the blue house wrap that has been our decor for the last 4 yrs,this siding is wonderful.What a huge difference.My uncle worked with J,and will come again on saturday if no rain-sunday if needed,and that will finish it up. My fairly new self-watering window boxes are the same style design,and match well.But I'm a little dissapointed in the materials,as the special bracketts are rusting out.If they can make galvanized nails,then these companies should catch a clue about making bracketts that dont rust either-other than that I like them. Now I'll have to hit them with rustoleum.The Wisteria is filling out nicely, and now to the top of the Arbor and going over to the other side.I don't expect blooms this year,but next year would be nice.Today-this morning while its cooler and I have more energy, I'm planting 6 of the blueberry bushes,so need to gather up all my goodies.As hot as its been,they expect thunder showers by tuesday night-so I hope we get some rain. The breeze has picked up and its getting cloudy. Two snakes in the grass and another frog this weekend.Its about time I've seen some critters around here.A few planting-painting projects this week along with adding more to the sale stuff...and have a few updated pics in the album finally..

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For pleasure only...

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Jul 17, 2011 | 12:09 AM PST
Tag: a good novel..
Yup,I did it. I walked over to the shelf,and quickly spotted a book-reading the first page, and yup I was hooked.I plunked my butt down,put my feet up, and in the line of the fan waving around the air,commensed to read a novel.We had alot of morning action on the sale-then it died down,so it was safe to start reading. Every now and then I'd look up, and Dad was sitting there,I suggested he go grab a nap-I'd watch the sale. He looked tired anyways. Then hubby came in, and he was going for a nap.Well, I read for a couple hours,by the time dad came back out-I was 1/2 way thru the book.The hubby was a different story but I left him alone till my tummy growled.Since there are way too many distractions in the house-especially during the day I seldom read,and only a magazine.The bulk of my reading is between 2 a.m. and on, and on the computor.So this was a treat. I took a break from cleaning something off and pricing and finding a spot for it -to indulge in pure pleasure.Now if I had a box of chocolates- it couldnt had gotton any better.By then I was well into being hooked into the story-after waking hubby up for supper,drove him uptown for chinese,and was able to read a few more chapters over supper.Now 3/4 of the way thru it, I'll be able to finish it today-but should also have time to put a few more things on the shelves. The very first thing in the morning was the fella across the street came over with the big rig, and lowered the furnace into the cellar for us, and scooted the stove to the front of the garage. J had rented a furniture dolly,so he put it in towards the back where it will go.Now that that is done finally, { hubby says his stress is gone}, with the furnace gone-I mowed the grass-this was all before we opened up the sale,which by the way did pretty good for the day.Anyways,back to the book. Now this could be addicting.And to think I have 2 shelves full of hard cover books to pick from. Its no wonder my daughter gets nothing done during the day when her nose is into a book.lol. It was certainly hot yesterday-hitting 90*. But at least the air was dry. We took pics of the wishing well, and measured for a guideline to go by,then slapped a for sale sign on it and put it at the end of the driveway. My uncle works with J today on the house, and son-in-law will come over to help put the furnace up on the pad.So with the 3 of them it shouldnt be a problem. First thing,I'll have to move anything out of their way to get to the windows. Well, then I can do what I need to for the day. The front window box is ready to have a new coat of paint before it goes back up after the guys/house are done.My "Shabby Chic" 3 tier planter is ready for an update. When I can find the right size of cocoa mats which is seldom, never mind the cost each year,the soil always dries out too much anyways,and the plants suffer/fry. So what can I do different here? yes, I can use 3 self watering pots to fit each holder-and I think that will not only look nice,but will solve the problem. Whether it goes back next to the steps-or on the deck is another think thru after its done. ok, time to go shopping in my fav catalog,and pick out 3 nice planters,and I'll be ready to roll next season. As long as they get enough water-veggies do quite well in self watering containers.The next trip to wally world, and I'll pick up another bag of soil to keep on hand. The new raised bed is nice with all the plants in it. I have an old wheelbarrow,and enough dirt on hand, I think I'll plant a crop of lettuce. The good thing about the old wheelbarrow-which already has holes for drainage, is I can move it easily anywhere if it gets too hot,& I can put it in the shade so it wont bolt. I did this before and it came out good.,ok,so maybe I won't finish that book today-but I should be able to by tomorrow. Yes, and I also have the letters to paint on the garage sale sign..but I will finish this book...

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So much for being superwoman-

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Jul 16, 2011 | 1:59 AM PST
Tag: veronica speedwell
as Kriptonite is bad for Superman, cement floors and humidity seem to be my downfall. I keep something handy nearby to kick my sneakers off, and put my feet up on,as they dont seem to like the cement floors at all,and my feet will hurt bad and/or my back-not to mention it seems to sap my energy everytime. So when I'm out there running the garage sale-I do put my feet up alot thruout the day. Well, the daughter came over, and we got the perennials moved into the new bed. The sun was quite hot,but no humidity,but I still sweated like a banshee just the same. Love my new raised bed,and did take pics,but have to wait for hubby to load them up on computor,so by tomorrow I can post them. I still have to take up the rocks and just move them to the side out of their way. When I put it all back together 2 weeks from now, I will also include my rain barrel this time at the end of the bed.Since humidity was low yesterday, I didnt turn on the air conditioner.just ran the fan overhead,and I thought it was ok,I wasn't melting. Hubby came home, and said I was a good judge of character,but not temperature.lol. How come I didnt turn it on? I didnt notice the difference so much till I went out after supper to move the car.It was nice and cool outside-but inside I wasn't uncomfortable either.Well, anyways he came home with the new one alright. Since our little one was only 5,000 BTU's, and way too small for this big room, I asked for roughly 8,500 BTU's, but I got 12,000. Well, that should cool off this room for sure. We only run it when we have to, and also have a dehumidifier. Now upstairs is different. I had to run the air conditioner,just to sleep in the room-as there was no breeze. Today-tomorrow, more dry,but hot. Then humidity going up again by monday morning,rain on tuesday-thats when I'll melt. This is probaly why I like spring & fall the most,winter next-then summer-in that order,as its more even weather. Up pops a stray wild Mullein plant in my front rock garden. When one pops up on the lawn,I mow around them. They are big-thick majestic plants,and very cool looking flowers,and it looks like I planted it but I didnt,so thats awesome.Other than the johnny jump-ups in there, theres no color, except that wonderful kentucky fried chicken look-and a whole lot of weeds. In July,above normal rainfall, and it looks like that-when its below normal,it looks like texas tumble weeds by august.Go figure. well, besides a good weeding, it needs mulch, which I cannot get to this summer-so I'll just stare at my new siding and raised bed as that looks good.Just ignore the fried beds for now. The japs are increasing also.The blueberries are ripening,and I keep plucking/eating them and they are nice and sweet. What causes a lawn mower to backfire? It must have done it to me 4 times yesterday,and nearly jumped me out of my skin everytime. No hummingbirds. Just that first initial time, then gone,.someone else was saying they must have left the state because of the strange weather we're having.Well, hubby & Dad will build me a new wishing well, to match the new siding going on the house.I have mine up for sale. I requested a brown metal roof with the new siding for the sides as there's plenty of scraps left over,and white trim. Its pretty good size,and I like it as the size fits the house good.Around these parts anyways-they go for a nice chunk of change,but will let family know its a different price for them in case anyone wants it.Other than needing a new paint job its still in good shape. Landons 6th birthday next week,but not sure where the party will be. I think we're leaning towards taking him someplace with a friend or 2,,like the Macdonalds playground,and leave the mess there.My Coral bells and Veronica Speedwell are flowering now and look wonderful in their new raised bed out front this year.The birds are chirping away now,letting me know the day has started,and wonderful things will happen...

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So busy doing,

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Jul 15, 2011 | 2:57 AM PST
Tag: a dizzy frog...
And not enough time for snapping pics. We've moved all the garage sale stuff out of J's way,now today daughter and I will move the front perennial bed. These arent suppose to go in the new bed,but its the only one that'll be ready in 10 minutes.Went up to wally world yesterday for the potting soil to mix with some of my own loam. Plus we'll open garage sale today. Uncle will come on sunday-monday & tuesday if needed for the big push to get the siding done in time for the deadline. We only have a small air conditioner in the living room-not really big enough for this big room,so going up a notch. That will also be put in the wall and framed up,instead of in the window. As I finally have nice window boxes it also detracts from a nice look. We really like the siding,but theres a lot more to do before that goes on than anything.Three windows plus a double window have to come out for it to be done correctly,then put back in. That also means I have to move stuff out of their way. And all the skirting has to be done-he's 3/4 of the way done with that. A bees nest has slowed him up also. Well, we like it so much that I think we've decided to continue to do the whole house with this siding-but the main part of the house wont be started till next year. The fella across the street is coming over sat morning to help get the furnace in the cellar.I cant open the garage sale till their done-as he'll have a big machine here in the driveway-but at least its finally getting done,so thats cool. The furnace sitting there covered up is right in the way of my mowing,and J will be able to finally fix the bulkhead doors too.I will take pics today,also of my hens & chicks platter-which are doing good.The basil is growing very good-but not the parsley. I'll plant another batch in another container.The cukes & tomatoes are stunted but flowering-from lack of sun,and above normal rainfall. And I actually have 2 tomatoes so may still get a few.And they may surprise me, and catch up later on.The japs have arrived-but their numbers are low this year because of the weird season.The compost cukes are starting to climb even though their small for this time of season.Another good 4- day stretch of good sunny weather,then one night of rain is forecasted.Temps keep going up and down. Even though I had a huge first round of strawberries-most of them got rot,so am planning on moving them next year to the row method instead of the raised bed. Their way too crowded,they'll have more room for air circulation.My big wishing well is in dire need of a new paint job-so a good sanding down today perhaps. I've had many people want to buy mine but its not for sale-unless they want to pay me a good price. The plan is to knock out a couple to sell,plus a childs picnic table-but the guys havent gotton that far yet. Finally found a frog yesterday-but I think Landon scared the bjeezers out of it when we told him to put it in the garden,because it wasnt moving too good.He thought he would give it an airplane ride,oh that poor frog,so we told him he shouldn't do that,as frogs just need to hop around on their own,and eat the bad bugs.By the sounds of the traffic its going to be a busy friday...

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Yippee! Yi-Yay!..

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Jul 10, 2011 | 2:14 AM PST
Tag: fresh flowers for the vase..
Its finally started! The house siding is going up!. Wow,what a difference a little siding makes. No longer in the "you might be a redneck status", the deck wall is all sided, and will take pics today-but still have the trim to do.Since it rained the night before, I had all the cushions put away,so after J was pretty much done for the day,I put the deck back together. Took a walk out back for fresh flowers for the vase and listen to the birds.We had Landon here all day,so it was constant,and I mean constant chatter.I needed a few minutes down time of silence,and made him stay inside with Pappa while I got my head together .Boy, he didnt like that.lol. He wanted to pick flowers with me,but I insisted on being alone.He never stopped talking thru the door at me,and I went to the far end of the fence.I don't know where his off button is yet. He pointed to a spot on his head-thats where it is he said.lol. I don't know why I cant pick flowers with you-Mimi,I always do..but I explained it to him in simple terms that I think he understood why,he just didnt like it.Wow,he's just like his mother. and she was a talker too,only he does it even more.Well, if he retains all that, he should be a good public speaker when he's older.It is 5 am now, and his feet will hit the floor anytime now,and he'll be on a roll again.We were going to take him to the drive-in movies,but the movie we wanted to see wasnt playing yet. Just as well, as I was worn out by 9 pm.The daughter and son-in-law will come over this morning,as the son is helping J with the siding today.Landon also has a good dose of poison ivy,so he's fairly well spotted of Calamine lotion.The daughter and I will do the garage sale again,and grill steaks for lunch. Another sunny day upon us today,and another good stretch of weather for the next 4-5. I think we'll get away for one day this week, and take Landon to the lake for the afternoon,and he can burn off some of that kid energy...

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On the home stretch now,

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Jul 6, 2011 | 1:42 AM PST
Tag: arbors..
With the last leg of skirting to go. J finished framing up the 2nd little door to the crawl space before he called it a night. He also got both 8 ft beds all cut and ready to put together. Today/tonite we're due for rain and I'm sure he needs a break by now anyways.Tomorrow night I hope we go get the siding. One of the big Hostas is right in the way of laying down the new bed,so we'll wait till it's done flowering,as its almost ready to open now. This time we decided to pull up the sod in the new beds,so no grass would peek up thru.A couple of them we tried just laying newspaper down,but stray grass does come up thru just the same. The fella across the street is getting out of the yard sale business part, and wants to just concentrate on selling & fixing his 4 wheelers,snowmobiles,lawn mowers,stuff like that. He has one of those big long trailers,so he gives me dibs on picking thru the boxes,along with a huge discount for helping him to get rid of the stuff.This was the 2nd time I did that, and boy was it hot yesterday in there. I was in there for 2 hours,I filled my lawn mower cart for $22-and that included a nice floor lamp. I'll also buy 100 books off him-their all hardcover best sellers.We sell our books for the same price of $2 each.He needs to get rid of this stuff,so he can set up his shop better,and I need more hard cover books,as mine has sold well. I get to take my pick, and will store them in totes in the potting shed.I did a really good wack job on those wild roses,now I need to get back to it, and tweak it here and there..This year the Wisteria has taken off very good, in its 3rd year-and has one runner now at the top of the Arbor,with a 2nd one climbing up. I'm going to move the Rose bush thats on the other side, and leave it to just the Wisteria.But before I can do that, I have to set-up another Arbor which I have in a box in the gardenshed.It'll probaly take me another whole month to decide where to put it where its not in the way of anything.If its going to rain this afternoon I might as well take the time for some grocery shopping..

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A good time of fishing'...

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Jul 5, 2011 | 1:55 AM PST
Tag: school of perch..
We got to the third fishing spot,and hit a school of perch. I took the first yellow perch in, we threw him back,as jim doesnt eat yellow perch. That must have broke open a school of the white perch,as they started reeling them in left and right. The fog or whatever it was lifted, very little wind,the sun came out, and we had a good load by 8:00 am. They had a full days work on their camp as we had on our house, so we all called it a morning.J and I left their camp and headed for breakfast,then back home,by that time it was already getting humid.I figured we might be in for some rain and thunder even though no clouds,so I got started on my mowing.Besides & while mowing, I can travel the yard quicker on my chariot checking my plants and how their doing this year. I got the netting up for the compost cukes,which are doing quite well. Even though the garage sale was closed,it happens alot that someone will stop anyways,and want to go in. A lady pulled her minivan off to the side of our grass, I had a feeling it was for the sale,so stopped and shut off my mower. Yup, she apologized for the inconvenience, but saw the 2 darling ice cream chairs the other day,and just had to have them.I quess their called ice cream parlour chairs,the kind that are made out of metal. Her sister had passed away,and she bought an Arbor and was making a memorial garden.The chairs were perfect for her garden project. I told her it was no problem for me,as I was just doing some mowing,so I took her into the garage. I swear her eyes grew 3 times bigger, she was right beside herself,and downright giddy about our wonderful sale. She says to me,she's telling all her friends, she is definitely coming back this weekend,she didnt realize how big it was,as all she saw going by was the yard stuff for sale and a hint in the first bay.But she loved the chairs I placed at the end of the driveway,and liked the prices. I loved it that she bought them,as I like to turn over the inventory, and was looking to replace them with some different colored ones. She being an avid gardener told me of the garden she is making,and we both also love yard sales,so she was a happy lady when she drove away. I too was glad I took the extra time the other day to shift things around a bit, and sweep the floors,as when I walked into the middle bay,it looked much better to me.I decided not to open during the week,so I can unpack more boxes,and do some yard work out back. J has made some good progress on the skirting despite all the other stuff we've done-and it looks so much better. By the end of the week, we'll be buying the siding and bringing it home. I'll make some calls, to see who's available and wants a couple days work to help J get it done quicker,as we still have to make a trip up north this month. An afternoon heavy downpour with some wind that lasted about 20 minutes gave everything another good drink. Another hot & sunny day upon us. The frequent afternoon showers seem to be just the ticket to cool it off just a bit,before it climbs again,so we havent had to use the air conditioner too much so far.

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A relaxing morning going fishing..

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Jul 4, 2011 | 12:46 AM PST
Tag: relaxing time fishing..

I can hear that fish a callin',

He's swimming towards me now-

I'm sipping my first coffee,

And wiping off my brow.

Its just a fishermans dream....to catch him off the bow-

In the morning dew...in mornings first rays of light,

My worm is fresh & wiggly-

My bobber is on there tight,

Its just a fishermans dream...to catch him off the bow.

I can see a great big pickeral-

or maybe its just a trout,

But you know if I hook that baby-

I'm gonna let out a shout,

Its just a fishermans dream,,to catch him off the bow.

I'll take him home for breakfast,

Al
ong with eggs and beans,

And fry him up with oil-

And relish my sweet dreams,,

Its just a fishermans dream,,to catch him off the bow.

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Celebrations..!!

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Jul 2, 2011 | 12:54 AM PST
Tag: rugosa roses..
It was decided we would have a July barbaque with family & friends over the fourth. Our 1st yr. anniversary is next weekend,so thats a celebration,but figured we'd do a combo.We let everybody know,and I think most are coming. I'll be running my garage sale,but can close up earlier than usual. I'll have to have some time during the day to make up some blueberry & strawberry lemonade-but dad can keep an eye on the sale for me while I do that. I ended up picking some berries up in the store-I hated to do that,but my berries arent ready yet.And to top that off, I looked out the window yesterday to see the birds having a wonderful feast of my strawberries! Well, that was a surprise since they've never bothered them for 5 yrs of growing.So now, I'll have to invest in some netting.And if they bothered the strawberries this year-then I can expect they'll do the same with the blueberries. I try to avoid grocery shopping on fridays around here,there's just too much traffic on Fridays. I generally avoid going uptown at all if I can,but I had to this week. Wow, with the major holiday upon us,and it being the beginning of the month,we were triple whammied! I could not believe the amount of the steady traffic,not to mention the amount of people in just the 2 stores,and it was a steady rush all day long. I went & had lunch with mom, and got surprised once again, as she had the living room torn apart, and was switching rooms, adding a wall in for a small bedroom for my uncle. Now the living room is in the dining room, and she didnt need the dining room at all now. Now she'll also have a computor/sewing room. After they tore up the wall to wall carpet-a nice wood floor was revealed underneath.Next week, they sand that down to refinish it. This arrangement will be much better for them. She was concerned about all of us gathering at once for the holidays,but tv trays can take care of that,and just having a small additional table that folds up will do,besides we usually come at different times anyways. I told her not to worry about that,she should make her home the way she needs it to be,not the way for us kids coming to visit. Anyways, it looks like it'll come out very nice.The Rugosa Roses are very fragrant this year,as usual.Everytime I'm anywhere in the vicinity,their smell just drifts around. It makes me want to start another group closer to the deck area. Each year,I also have to cut them back,as they get me good while I'm mowing,but now they have gone under the fence, mingling with the Quince,and are out of control once again. Thats probaly a 1/2 day project one of these days coming up.Have had some a good downpours in the afternoons,and so far only one rainbow this season. I thought after yesterdays rain we would have a real good rainbow,but nothing showed up. We removed the small pickett fence behind my blueberry bushes that interferred with my mowing,and J will reattach 2 of the panels to the long wall of my potting shed today. The 3rd panel will get attached to one side of a raised bed for support of any plants. Since he was the one that said lets have a barbaque party, I dont think he'll be working on the skirting today with company coming,and my list growing of things for him to do.He can go full force on it the next 2 days when its a bit calmer. Besides my blueberry bushes wanting the line tilled up so they can go in the ground and be much happier,he's also got the dump run this morning.Yup, I think he'll be hopping enough as it is. The small camper was sold, and gone down the road with its new owners,and now we have more parking/snow removal room year round.Someday, in the not to distant future, we want another one, but that one is going to be a pop-up.After looking over Sunburys little potting shed, I decided that a small Pergola was next in line for mine. I feel it'll add alot more to it, plus give me some much needed dappled shade in that area. So I told Mr. C, thats what I wanted to do, so he's thinking up plans.Yup, I think thats just the ticket-and I enjoyed her pics.Thanks for the tour & inspiration! A beautiful sunny day is upon us,with no threat of showers for today anyways...

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