Two days in a row, doing good am I not.
Today is a lovely day, wish our Summer days were all like this, beautiful blue skies, gentle breeze, temps in the mid to high 20s and no humidity. I have my patio doors open as I am writing this and one of the neighbours is cooking bacon..........why does it have to smell so good, when it's so bad for you.
Cut my front lawn again last evening, how long does fertilizer keep working LOL.
My youngest grand daughter is thirteen today, a teenager, where did all that time go. She became my grand daughter when she was nine months old, (we had only seen photos of her prior to that), such a little baby, but always had a smile on her face. Now such a beautiful and smart young lady.......lady,....well not quite yet, but she is working on that, have to get through these tough teenage years first.
A busy weekend coming up, Saturday...car show during the day, theatre in the evening. Sunday...one birthday party for Dave's youngest grand daughter in the afternoon and dinner with my youngest grand daughter in the evening. Monday...nothing planned as yet.....but there is always something to do.
Did my hour of sewing this morning, now errands to be done, so ...have a great day.
Patricia
Friday, June 5, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Absent for too long
All my good intensions of writing a daily blog did not last long. However, now I am back and hopefully, will continue to write something every day.
Where have I been, no where....just busy, busy, busy.
Doing what you may ask.........well......
Earlier in the Spring I fertilized my lawn, I now have beautiful green grass that needs to be cut every few days. However, I would rather mow the lawn than shovel snow.
Weeds, weeds and more weeds, where do they all come from, so I have been removing them from the flower beds.
Drained the pond.....(the Winter was so cold all of my fish died) needed to remove them and refill with fresh water and some new fish.
Need to keep my house spick and span for potential buyers to come and see.
House sale is not going as I had hoped........To save the real estate commission fees, .I decided at the end of March to use a real estate company which provides all of the info, photos, signs etc. and do all of the work myself, ie: putting up for sale, and open house signs and conducting the open houses etc. etc. Re-thinking that decision, as it appears to be a bad call on my part.
I was hoping a family members relocation would result in something positive, but that didn't happen. Being in this limbo situation, and not moving forward is difficult for me.
The house I will be moving into has not had a woman's touch for quite awhile, so major cleaning and tidying been done there, and now it is looking a lot better. We are now working on the outside, painting, gardening and adding flowers in urns, hanging planters and window boxes, it is amazing how these changes make the outside of a house look so much better.
Keeping up with family functions, times two. Between the two of us we have five children, all married except one. A total of nine grandchildren and two great grands. When you add in our brothers and sisters etc. you can understand how busy we are. Date nights to ball games, concerts and theatre .....well there is just not enough time in the days.
Quilting...yes that too. I have two comfort quilts to complete, plus only a few blocks left to make for the six quilts that need to be finished by the end of July. I have be getting up about 6:30 and sewing for an hour or so, so that I will be able to complete the six quilts.
Visiting my Mum and doing chores for her. She does an amazing job considering her age, however, major housecleaning is beyond her now. Mum will be 98 years in August, so my sister and I are planning our yearly reunion-birthday party for mid August.
Well should close this post and get moving.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Where have I been, no where....just busy, busy, busy.
Doing what you may ask.........well......
Earlier in the Spring I fertilized my lawn, I now have beautiful green grass that needs to be cut every few days. However, I would rather mow the lawn than shovel snow.
Weeds, weeds and more weeds, where do they all come from, so I have been removing them from the flower beds.
Drained the pond.....(the Winter was so cold all of my fish died) needed to remove them and refill with fresh water and some new fish.
Need to keep my house spick and span for potential buyers to come and see.
House sale is not going as I had hoped........To save the real estate commission fees, .I decided at the end of March to use a real estate company which provides all of the info, photos, signs etc. and do all of the work myself, ie: putting up for sale, and open house signs and conducting the open houses etc. etc. Re-thinking that decision, as it appears to be a bad call on my part.
I was hoping a family members relocation would result in something positive, but that didn't happen. Being in this limbo situation, and not moving forward is difficult for me.
The house I will be moving into has not had a woman's touch for quite awhile, so major cleaning and tidying been done there, and now it is looking a lot better. We are now working on the outside, painting, gardening and adding flowers in urns, hanging planters and window boxes, it is amazing how these changes make the outside of a house look so much better.
Keeping up with family functions, times two. Between the two of us we have five children, all married except one. A total of nine grandchildren and two great grands. When you add in our brothers and sisters etc. you can understand how busy we are. Date nights to ball games, concerts and theatre .....well there is just not enough time in the days.
Quilting...yes that too. I have two comfort quilts to complete, plus only a few blocks left to make for the six quilts that need to be finished by the end of July. I have be getting up about 6:30 and sewing for an hour or so, so that I will be able to complete the six quilts.
Visiting my Mum and doing chores for her. She does an amazing job considering her age, however, major housecleaning is beyond her now. Mum will be 98 years in August, so my sister and I are planning our yearly reunion-birthday party for mid August.
Well should close this post and get moving.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Spring HAS sprung.... and the roof is down....................
It definitely is Spring, the birds are singing, the buds on the trees are swelling, flowers are blooming, all thanks goes to beautiful sunny warm weekend and some afternoon rain yesterday. The ground needs to dry up a bit today, and tomorrow I am planning to get out and do some cleaning up. Today, I am going to get into the sewing room for the afternoon and work on those blocks for the six quilts.
I put a heater in the pond before Winter and it worked for a couple of weeks, then we had the deep freeze start and it stopped working, sad to say my goldfish did not survive. Once the water in the pond has warmed up some I will drain it and start fresh with new fish.
Warm temps were forecasted for yesterday, and when the thermometer registered, 18*C we kept a watchful eye, hoping it would reach 21*C. Why 21*C you might ask, that is the minimum temp we will go out with the roof down on the convertible. It reached 22*C off we went and enjoyed a nice ride, the sun warmed us, however, I did take a sweatshirt just in case. Out into the country with no real destination in mind we ended up visiting a fellow teacher who taught with Dave years ago. We had a great visit, however, the rain forced up to put the roof up for our ride home.
Have a great day.
Patricia
I put a heater in the pond before Winter and it worked for a couple of weeks, then we had the deep freeze start and it stopped working, sad to say my goldfish did not survive. Once the water in the pond has warmed up some I will drain it and start fresh with new fish.
Warm temps were forecasted for yesterday, and when the thermometer registered, 18*C we kept a watchful eye, hoping it would reach 21*C. Why 21*C you might ask, that is the minimum temp we will go out with the roof down on the convertible. It reached 22*C off we went and enjoyed a nice ride, the sun warmed us, however, I did take a sweatshirt just in case. Out into the country with no real destination in mind we ended up visiting a fellow teacher who taught with Dave years ago. We had a great visit, however, the rain forced up to put the roof up for our ride home.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Friday, April 10, 2015
Daffodils and crocus......
Yes, they are both in bloom in my garden, thanks to warmer temps and rain. Rain!! we had lots of it yesterday, today it is still cloudy with a brisk wind.
Tidied up the house yesterday morning to get ready for my "Open House" on Sunday, it is suppose to a nice sunny day so hope it will bring people, who are looking for a new house, outside for the afternoon and drop by for a look.
The afternoon was spent in the sewing studio, ("studio" sounds so much better than "room" don't you think). Worked on the blocks for the six quilts I am doing for the Guixi girls. They need to be completed by the end of July and with so much going on right now I need to get as much done as soon as I can so that deadline can be met.
Have a great weekend.
Patricia
Tidied up the house yesterday morning to get ready for my "Open House" on Sunday, it is suppose to a nice sunny day so hope it will bring people, who are looking for a new house, outside for the afternoon and drop by for a look.
The afternoon was spent in the sewing studio, ("studio" sounds so much better than "room" don't you think). Worked on the blocks for the six quilts I am doing for the Guixi girls. They need to be completed by the end of July and with so much going on right now I need to get as much done as soon as I can so that deadline can be met.
Have a great weekend.
Patricia
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
April Showers bring May flowers............
All of the snow has vanished from my back garden thanks to those April showers and the temps remaining above the zero mark has given the ground a chance to thaw. The lawn is starting to turn from the brown squashed down mass of dead leaves to spikes of green.
This week the forecast is for showers everyday except for Sunday and I am hoping the weatherman/women, (can't bring myself to say weather person), is right, as I am having an Open House during the afternoon on Sunday and everything looks so much better in the sunshine. My daffodils in my front garden should be in full bloom by then too.
Visited my Mother yesterday, she finally admitted, that due to the macular degeneration (sp?) in her eyes she will not be able to do her own grocery shopping in the near future. It is too difficult for her to see the labels on the packaging. She will not go into an assisted living facility or live with either myself or my sister, so just hope that all of the adjustments she has made over the past few years to accomplish her daily living routine is enough to keep her well.
Going into the sewing room this afternoon and work on blocks for the six quilts I need to have finished by the end of July.
So must get moving...
Have a great day.
Patricia
This week the forecast is for showers everyday except for Sunday and I am hoping the weatherman/women, (can't bring myself to say weather person), is right, as I am having an Open House during the afternoon on Sunday and everything looks so much better in the sunshine. My daffodils in my front garden should be in full bloom by then too.
Visited my Mother yesterday, she finally admitted, that due to the macular degeneration (sp?) in her eyes she will not be able to do her own grocery shopping in the near future. It is too difficult for her to see the labels on the packaging. She will not go into an assisted living facility or live with either myself or my sister, so just hope that all of the adjustments she has made over the past few years to accomplish her daily living routine is enough to keep her well.
Going into the sewing room this afternoon and work on blocks for the six quilts I need to have finished by the end of July.
So must get moving...
Have a great day.
Patricia
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Happy Easter
Easter!!!........It was more like Christmas when we got up this a.m....yes snow again, however, the temp is above zero so it will be all gone before evening. If the forecast is right, this will be the pattern for the rest of the week.
One Easter dinner down, the one with my family on Good Friday, and the second with Dave's family is in the oven as I write. A lot of work, however, I don't mind when there are people to eat the food. Always have leftovers too, so just some heating up in the micro tomorrow.
Busy so just a short post today.
Have a great day.
Patricia
One Easter dinner down, the one with my family on Good Friday, and the second with Dave's family is in the oven as I write. A lot of work, however, I don't mind when there are people to eat the food. Always have leftovers too, so just some heating up in the micro tomorrow.
Busy so just a short post today.
Have a great day.
Patricia
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
April 1st.................
....................and we have a dull cloudy day, temp just above zero.
All the snow we had yesterday melted during the afternoon thanks to the sky clearing and a nice sunny end to the day.
Had my hair cut yesterday. My hair is as straight as a yard of pump water and with no body to speak of, so when it gets to a certain length, (I have a short hair do) I just hate it. Don't know about you, but I feel so much better when I know my hair is doing what I want it to do. I did notice there seems to be a lot more grey than brown now, however, that is the way it is going to stay, no dyes for me.
Did some fabric sorting and cutting in the sewing room yesterday. Looking a lot more organized in there now. Have to put the finishing touches to our guild challenge project, it has been sitting there for a couple of weeks waiting for the binding to be sewn on. That job is now the first item on my "to do" list today.
My son and family, youngest daughter and family, plus Dave will be home for an Easter dinner on Friday. My eldest daughter and family are entertaining their children and grandchildren that day so won't be able to come. On Sunday, making dinner with Dave for his family, a busy weekend ahead.
Thinking we should have a BBQ when the weather improves and introduce our families to each other.
Must get busy.
Have a great day.
Patricia
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