A post of the room finished with the new floor. I need to buy a new register cover. The girls arrived back from Ithica at 9 and we were unloaded by 12, having supper at 11 pm. I will leave them to unpack boxes today since I will be heading back to M…
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Belize Bay
We’re talking colour, not the place. Its the colour Kiley painted the bedroom she’s been working on. Notice the dated tacky floor. Tomorrow I have a man hired to lay the new floor. I’ll take a post photo. Tomorrow is the big day that J moves in wi…
Garden beauties
Attached are flowers from my garden. My flowerbed is not as awesome as it once was. My daughter would rather sew than weed. But I managed to gather these beauties for a small arrangement. My committment to cleaning out my basement is almost complet…
Celebrating CANADA
Yesterday I celebrated Canada’s birthday with my sister and brother and their families, in the town we all grew up in. It was nostalgic visiting “the point” where we spent hundreds of summer hours swimming, boating, barbequeing when our family was gr…
Sails and SALES
In my whirlwind cleaning I came across 3 sails. Alistair suggested he’d try selling them when he is home next, but I thought cruisers need them now not in 6-8 weeks. So I put them up on Kijiji and a nice young man from Ottawa bought the biggest genoa …
Is it Cheating if the other male IS
a DOG? Since being home my bed has been frequented by another male. Charles aka my boy grandson has taken a liking to sleeping with me. He is much larger than Bridget and he insists on being under the covers. He has the most silken coat and hes pre…
How Much is that Doggie in the Window
As you can see I don’t know how to post multiple photos on a post. This sculpture was in a window at Trugs a flower/novelty/garden store on Brock St. Since I don’t think Alistair would like me to bring this back, I thought I could just enjoy the phot…
Backyard Garden
A wee photo of the tiny garden my daughter has goining in the back yard. My front flower garden has become horribly over grown but I have been poking away at it. Most of my effort so fsar has been going into clearing stuff out of the basement. (…
Kingston Farmers Market
Kiley and I took a break from our basement work and master bedroom update work to walk down to the Farmers Market. Our walk down was pleasant and I was reminded of all the great things Kingston has to offer in the summer. We got coffee and cheeses a…