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Thursday, 09 July 2009

  • A lot and yet not much

    In the last few weeks I have been keeping busy. We have had mostly good weather, more so than the two previous summers I have spent here.  The rain is actually welcome when it comes because everything has dried out so much.

     I got a prototype DVD done for the Captains before they left.  Still a lot of work to do, but that deadline got me through a huge portion of it.

    My husband is now on summer holidays so he is at home.  Between us we got the storage rooms decluttered, organised and cleaned.  He now has a little room in there with his tool bench and a computer.  This has been good for him as I have had C for 15 hours a week here so he has some place to work.  The room next door is also set up with my craft supplies and will do double duty as a quest room on the rare occasions we have overnight quests.  Having these rooms organised feels like we have added a 1/3 to the house.  Sorting things out, and throwing or giving a lot of things away, I now seem to have ample storage, and lots of space in the house.  I also have a good idea where to find things.  Now we are getting more into decorating projects and making the house more our own.

    Also been working in the garden, have put out a whole lot more vege seedlings and repotted a lot of the indoor plants.  M and I also put in a Barbaris (Barberry) hedge along the side.  This task was made more difficult by several concrete fence supports which M removed.  I then got to fill in the holes.  In the photo you can see half of the hedge, it continues on up the side of the house.



    We are also taking care of a friend's garden while they are away for the summer.  Due to the rain it has only meant two trips to water in two weeks, but we will have to go up to mow soon, and I hope to put in a few plants for her too.

    Lots of other little projects but they are still in plans for the most part.  Will mention them when there is some definite progress.

Monday, 22 June 2009

  • Good days of early summer

    I have had several very pleasant days recently.  Been warm (hot even) and have spent some time gardening, shopping, reading, and lazing about outside.  Was particularly good the day M wanted to go out plant shopping and did some gardening too!  While sitting outside saw all these beautiful butterflies flying over waving tall grasses.  I was thinking of waxing lyrically here about it but it just doesn't come out as poetic as what it was in my head when I first saw them.

    Have dug and planted some new garden beds at the front of the property.  They are especially enjoyable as I can see them when looking out the front door.  I even found a eucalyptus plant (a ground creeper not a tree) that I planted there.

    M called his dad for fathers day (it's in June in Canada but September in Australia).  Found out that his parents are planning to come down to visit in early August.  Looking forward to showing them our new house, and extra incentive to get the back room sorted.

    Working on the church DVD intensively now.  Trying to have something by next Sunday as this will be the last day for our current captains (chaplains, pastors).  They are being sent elsewhere, such is the life as a Salvation Army officer.  They will be missed.

    So plenty to keep me busy, cleaning, decluttering, gardening (getting those vege seedlings out), working on the DVD and looking after C 15 hours a week.

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

  • Nicer weather

    Been a nice day today.  28C was the high.  M and I went for a walk by the river after supper.  Most of the rest of the day I spent tidying up inside.  The bathroom and mudroom have had a major clean, and the towel rack and new shower rack are up.  It is really nice to have it tidy and looking better than ever.  Just in time too as I will be taking care of C and she is coming over to my house tomorrow.

    Yesterday was busy to.  Finished the caulking, went shopping (bought shoes and secateurs) and added some compost and plants to the new vege box.

     

    Recently also started spreading top soil over the lawn to give it a bit of a boost and on the weekend went for a walk at Corduroy Brook.
       

Friday, 12 June 2009

  • bits and pieces

    Not any major adventures this week, but lots of little things that have been good.  The crabapples and lilacs are flowering so it is beautiful going for walks (when it is not raining).

    Work has progressed in the bathroom, the tub is caulked, the sink is working.  Still need to paint a patch on the wall, but haven't felt like painting the last few days.  We try and get that finished this weekend.  Also been getting some housework done.  Trying to develop some routines so it is easier for me when I go away for uni.

    Got some more plants delivered to my door today, a couple of ferns, a hardy geranium, a columbine, and an iris.  Will plant them out this weekend.  It is raining quite heavily today.

    Bought a 1TB (1000GB) external hard drive today at Walmart for a very good price.  Seems to be working well so far.  I am in the process of baking up my computer, in particular the movie footage.  M bought a tool chest there which should help him organise his tools that are over his desks.  It looks very nice, with lots of drawers, and cupboards and a detachable tool chest.  His parents send him money for his birthday so we are considering this his present from them.

    There is a flea market tomorrow which will just be the street over from us.  Plan to attend that.  Hopefully they will have plants this time. :)

Friday, 05 June 2009

  • Goodbye tree.

    When I came home from shopping yesterday there was a work crew in my yard and one of my trees was half cut down.  By the time I parked around the corner and came back they had the whole think done.  The tree needed to be removed as it was directly under power lines, has invasive roots and is a fast grower.  Wrong tree, wrong place.   The yard seems bigger without it, and there is certainly a lot more sun. 
     
    They also removed some branches from the Maple tree.  My neighbour is happy because she is getting a lot more light in her greenhouse.  I am happy because no more large branches are going around the power lines.

    Today I have tidied my house (looks soooo much better) and potted up some seedlings (hot peppers, ground cherries, purple basil, and celeriac).  In the bathroom, the sink still needs to be attached to the wall and the water pipes reattached, but at least the sink is where it is supposed to be and not on the floor any more.

    And under weird things, there is currently a polar bear suit on my bedroom floor.  When I woke up this morning my loving husband had put the head on the bed facing me.  But I shall get even as I shall be taking photos of him wearing said suit and putting them up on Xanga and facebook. (Note: M is being the mascot for a team doing a run for charity, he doesn't just regularly wear a polar bear suit.)

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