Charlie and some chickens decided to join us for some food by the fire last night...Charlie was quick to eat anything that Sam dropped!
1 week ago
May 28, 2007
Its like a zoo here........
Charlie and some chickens decided to join us for some food by the fire last night...Charlie was quick to eat anything that Sam dropped!
The sun going down on me....
last nights sunset for you! With the sun setting around 11pm I won't be taking too many sunset pictures for a while - I'm normally in bed at 10pm!!!!!
Making snowmen in May...
Abigail was busy making snowmen with the playdough this morning......Sam just wanted her to make balls for him to then squish.......
You dump - we pump........
Ardalta came out today to empty the septic tank......it doesn't take long...costs $140 a time and we get ours done about every 9 months....when you live out on an acreage it is a VERY important thing to have done regularly!!!!
Healthy houseplants......
A few of my houseplants that I fed and cleaned this morning.......including one of Dorothy's new leaf....and one of Dorothy showing how she is still flowering so beautifully....I have no idea why....Maybe its because I say goodnight to her every night.......I'm such a beginner when it comes to Orchids, so its sheer luck that she has survived.......isn't she beautiful?
Louise
Oh Louise I'm so sorry it rained for Olivers christening! What a shame! I hope you managed to have a good day and enjoyed the celebration anyway...
I'd love to see some pictures of you all!!!!!!!
I'd love to see some pictures of you all!!!!!!!
A new week and the forecast is amazing :)
30c by Friday :) And they said today it would rain all day but so far it has been GORGEOUS...breezy but so warm and sunny...I have had all the doors open and the breeze is blowing through the house - and because its windy there are no mosquitoes around!
Welcome to a new week everyone! Anyone have exciting plans this week?
I have to work tomorrow and Thursday in the mornings.....the preschool teacher has had to travel to see her dying Father In Law, so I got a phone call late last night asking me to cover.....
I'm meeting Val for breakfast one morning.....not sure which yet as the car has to go in for a service one morning.....
Date night this week is hopefully the Wok Box which I still have not tried!!!! After that I'm not sure what we will do - maybe take a drive East some place.....take some photographs....
I want to buy a paddling pool for the children so they can cool off in the sun...and I'd like to find one for Charlie too.......it has to be very shallow though.....
This morning has been very productive......I was up early as Ardalta were coming to pump out the septic tank.....I did several loads of laundry, washed the floors, dusted the main floor, sorted clean laundry....washed some dishes, cleaned the kitchen and pantry (have to work on the fridge this afternoon)
Sam and Abigail spent ages playing playdough....oh and they also spent ages playinga game in Sams bedroom (while I washed the floors) - not sure what they were up to, but they were giggling a lot!
I let the chickens out of their coop for the day...they are so happy to see you in the mornings and happily follow you out of the coop...but they spend all day just walking around the coop - they don't wander off or anything.....
I fed the animals and gave them water.......let Charlie out.....
Oh and I also brought all of my indoor plants over to the kitchen sink and cleaned their leaves and watered them and gave them some feed.......Dorothy my Orchid is still flowering beautifully...wow how long do orchids normally flower????????? She's my gem :)
So this afternoon I plan to clean the fridge...then I want to clean the bathrooms upstairs and tidy my bedroom...we will walk down the lanes to the mailbox.....stop to say hi to the neighbours horse...and the other neighbours llamas and cows....maybe my CK magazine will finally arrive (gggrrrrr)
I have pictures to upload from yesterday AND from today.....
Thats my Monday!
Welcome to a new week everyone! Anyone have exciting plans this week?
I have to work tomorrow and Thursday in the mornings.....the preschool teacher has had to travel to see her dying Father In Law, so I got a phone call late last night asking me to cover.....
I'm meeting Val for breakfast one morning.....not sure which yet as the car has to go in for a service one morning.....
Date night this week is hopefully the Wok Box which I still have not tried!!!! After that I'm not sure what we will do - maybe take a drive East some place.....take some photographs....
I want to buy a paddling pool for the children so they can cool off in the sun...and I'd like to find one for Charlie too.......it has to be very shallow though.....
This morning has been very productive......I was up early as Ardalta were coming to pump out the septic tank.....I did several loads of laundry, washed the floors, dusted the main floor, sorted clean laundry....washed some dishes, cleaned the kitchen and pantry (have to work on the fridge this afternoon)
Sam and Abigail spent ages playing playdough....oh and they also spent ages playinga game in Sams bedroom (while I washed the floors) - not sure what they were up to, but they were giggling a lot!
I let the chickens out of their coop for the day...they are so happy to see you in the mornings and happily follow you out of the coop...but they spend all day just walking around the coop - they don't wander off or anything.....
I fed the animals and gave them water.......let Charlie out.....
Oh and I also brought all of my indoor plants over to the kitchen sink and cleaned their leaves and watered them and gave them some feed.......Dorothy my Orchid is still flowering beautifully...wow how long do orchids normally flower????????? She's my gem :)
So this afternoon I plan to clean the fridge...then I want to clean the bathrooms upstairs and tidy my bedroom...we will walk down the lanes to the mailbox.....stop to say hi to the neighbours horse...and the other neighbours llamas and cows....maybe my CK magazine will finally arrive (gggrrrrr)
I have pictures to upload from yesterday AND from today.....
Thats my Monday!
May 27, 2007
Its still Sunday :)
Another Sunday post :)
Its been a really nice day...this afternoon we took the children to see Shrek the Third...GREAT movie :) I particularly liked how they showed Sleeping Beauty had Narcolepsy :)
And I liked the Kings funeral - he was pushed into the fountain in a shoebox :) it was quite emotional!!
When we got back from the movies, I went for a run with Laurie, Susie and Chris (well, actually CHris sprinted ahead so wasn't really with us)
Halfway up our Range Road, a young moose stepped out from the hedge into the road.....It stared at us for a while and then crossed the road and ran into the field opposite......It was about 15 metres ahead of us.....
We waited in case the Mother appeared but nothing else did so we ran on.........it took me a while to get going today but Laurence encouraged me to stick with it.....its soooo much easier running downhill lol! I got home and did some stretching and just now I ran the driveway and back with Abby too. My top right leg is hurting though despite warming up and stretching so I will have to watch that.
When we got back from the run, Lloyd had started a fire in the fire pit.....baked potatoes under the fire and the children had hotdogs and roasted marshmallows....
I have pictures but not sure if I will upload them tonight.
The children have been playing outside...baseball etc....and I got on the trampoline for a while too - until Sam got on as well and I had to stop bouncing because otherwise he gets bounced too high!
We have heard a few rumbles of thunder so maybe we will get a storm to cool things down....the car thermometer said 24c earlier......I think its about 19 at the moment......
I hope you had a great weekend! What were you all up to?
Its been a really nice day...this afternoon we took the children to see Shrek the Third...GREAT movie :) I particularly liked how they showed Sleeping Beauty had Narcolepsy :)
And I liked the Kings funeral - he was pushed into the fountain in a shoebox :) it was quite emotional!!
When we got back from the movies, I went for a run with Laurie, Susie and Chris (well, actually CHris sprinted ahead so wasn't really with us)
Halfway up our Range Road, a young moose stepped out from the hedge into the road.....It stared at us for a while and then crossed the road and ran into the field opposite......It was about 15 metres ahead of us.....
We waited in case the Mother appeared but nothing else did so we ran on.........it took me a while to get going today but Laurence encouraged me to stick with it.....its soooo much easier running downhill lol! I got home and did some stretching and just now I ran the driveway and back with Abby too. My top right leg is hurting though despite warming up and stretching so I will have to watch that.
When we got back from the run, Lloyd had started a fire in the fire pit.....baked potatoes under the fire and the children had hotdogs and roasted marshmallows....
I have pictures but not sure if I will upload them tonight.
The children have been playing outside...baseball etc....and I got on the trampoline for a while too - until Sam got on as well and I had to stop bouncing because otherwise he gets bounced too high!
We have heard a few rumbles of thunder so maybe we will get a storm to cool things down....the car thermometer said 24c earlier......I think its about 19 at the moment......
I hope you had a great weekend! What were you all up to?
Sunday......
Its hot again today......gloriousy hot and sunny - tomorrow was supposed to be cooler but it doesn't look as though it is going to be much cooler after all......18c...and by the weekend it will be really HOT.....
I am sat here covered in dust and mud.....I have been out gardening...watering all the vegetables and fruits and planting more seeds....carrots and swede this time.......and some more tomatoes......well tomato plants, not seeds.....
Charlie was out in the mud again and the dogs were out running around and playing baseball with Chris........
Sam loves to help in the garden....he knows what is in each bed growing....he loves to water the 'warbees' which is what he calls the strawberries....
Now we are all inside again.....Sam and Abby are in the bath, Susie is in the shower.....I am about to jump in the shower....we are off to the movies to see Shrek 3 this afternoon. It will be fun going with all of us...In Universal Studios we saw Shrek 4d which is so much fun!
I hope your weekend is going well wherever you are!!!
I am sat here covered in dust and mud.....I have been out gardening...watering all the vegetables and fruits and planting more seeds....carrots and swede this time.......and some more tomatoes......well tomato plants, not seeds.....
Charlie was out in the mud again and the dogs were out running around and playing baseball with Chris........
Sam loves to help in the garden....he knows what is in each bed growing....he loves to water the 'warbees' which is what he calls the strawberries....
Now we are all inside again.....Sam and Abby are in the bath, Susie is in the shower.....I am about to jump in the shower....we are off to the movies to see Shrek 3 this afternoon. It will be fun going with all of us...In Universal Studios we saw Shrek 4d which is so much fun!
I hope your weekend is going well wherever you are!!!
May 26, 2007
Plant life.......
The first blossom from Abigails double cherry - she won two of these at Earth Day last year.....
My Honeysuckle is in the ground....and protected from Charlie....
Our Rhubarb is growing back fast...it will be ready for us to get our second crop soon!
The mud bath.......
This is what my back lawn is like now :( not attractive huh???? But Charlie pig loves th emud and Sam has had great fun running through it all!
It's piggin' muddy here!!!
Charlie made the most of all the mud the well drillers had left behind...she rolled around in it to cool off from the hot sun today! She isn't very clean any more but she's a lot cooler!!!!
Saturday ramblings.......
Saturday afternoon......this morning Lloyd and I went to Chapters and had coffee in Starbucks while flicking through some kitchen design magazines...we have the architect coming this week so we need ideas!
After that we went to Costco and got some groceries...I got some amazing pumpkin seed and flax seed granola to go in my yoghurts every day.....it's organic too....
When we got back home, we all helped pack the groceries away....then Chris cycled off to his friend Matts house......Susie called Cassie and invited her over to play and she is sleeping over tonight........Lauries friend called and invited him to go to the races tonight at the speedway place near the airport...so he's very excited.....
Chris just got back with a friend who is NOT Matt...actually its his friend that lives at Birch Bay Ranch....his parents manage the camps there....
Lloyd and I planted my honeysuckle and clematis......Lloyd tied a fenc around the trees we planted last week and then we let Charlie out.....Charlie immediately spotted the muddy bog that is the top of the new well and tap....and she dived in and rubbed herself in all the cool mud...its how pigs cool down in the heat...and its HOT today :)
They say by next weekend it will be eraly to mid 30's......THANK GOODNESS for air conditioning!
I've taken some photos that I will upload later....I want to go back outside with Lloyd and enjoy this hot weather :)
Oh and I put my hummingbird feeders out...they recommend you put them up at least 10 days before any hummers are due to come by.....and we will have to change the sugar solution every three days or so......its 1 part sugar to 4 parts water...boil for two minutes and then cool :)
more later!!
After that we went to Costco and got some groceries...I got some amazing pumpkin seed and flax seed granola to go in my yoghurts every day.....it's organic too....
When we got back home, we all helped pack the groceries away....then Chris cycled off to his friend Matts house......Susie called Cassie and invited her over to play and she is sleeping over tonight........Lauries friend called and invited him to go to the races tonight at the speedway place near the airport...so he's very excited.....
Chris just got back with a friend who is NOT Matt...actually its his friend that lives at Birch Bay Ranch....his parents manage the camps there....
Lloyd and I planted my honeysuckle and clematis......Lloyd tied a fenc around the trees we planted last week and then we let Charlie out.....Charlie immediately spotted the muddy bog that is the top of the new well and tap....and she dived in and rubbed herself in all the cool mud...its how pigs cool down in the heat...and its HOT today :)
They say by next weekend it will be eraly to mid 30's......THANK GOODNESS for air conditioning!
I've taken some photos that I will upload later....I want to go back outside with Lloyd and enjoy this hot weather :)
Oh and I put my hummingbird feeders out...they recommend you put them up at least 10 days before any hummers are due to come by.....and we will have to change the sugar solution every three days or so......its 1 part sugar to 4 parts water...boil for two minutes and then cool :)
more later!!
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