We are currently experiencing our first thunder storm of the season - it has rained off and on all day but I did manage a few garden chores during a dry interval this afternoon.
The pool guy was in early this morning to start up the system and I did manage to catch him and ask him to replace the chlorinator. I can't open it to add pucks and it is over 20 years old so due for replacement. He is also going to look into a variable speed pump which will be quieter and use less power, all good, but an expense I didn't plan on. I would also like to replace the shed that the pool equipment is kept in, as it is very shabby, but that may have to wait until next year.
Saturday, 25 May 2019
Friday, 24 May 2019
Finally Spring Has Sprung!
Some flowers in my garden:
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| A double-headed tulip. |
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| I think this is a type of low growing phlox. |
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| Magnolia - not in my garden and a bit past its best. I will try to catch it earlier next year. |
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| Self-seeding forget-me-nots. They are in almost every border. |
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Indulging Myself
Lunch out twice this week can't have been good for my slimming (or maintaining) attempts - I daren't weigh myself for a few days of abstinence. Ironically it was almost the exact same meal both times and very good it was too.
Tuesday was the final monthly lunch with the retired women teachers group I belong to and today it was the AGM and lunch with the other teachers group (RTO). Why, oh why did they choose the same week and the same location? The desserts were different but it was salad and a rather a good roast beef main course both days. I hardly ever eat beef so it was quite a treat - and they remembered the horseradish sauce!
The pool is open but not quite filled or running, that will happen next week. I have the hose filling it at the moment but it will be a week or two before it is warm enough for swimming. By then it will be June and probably much hotter. Then I will be glad of a cooling dip!
Tuesday was the final monthly lunch with the retired women teachers group I belong to and today it was the AGM and lunch with the other teachers group (RTO). Why, oh why did they choose the same week and the same location? The desserts were different but it was salad and a rather a good roast beef main course both days. I hardly ever eat beef so it was quite a treat - and they remembered the horseradish sauce!
The pool is open but not quite filled or running, that will happen next week. I have the hose filling it at the moment but it will be a week or two before it is warm enough for swimming. By then it will be June and probably much hotter. Then I will be glad of a cooling dip!
Monday, 20 May 2019
Victoria Day
It's been a good long weekend for me - finally out on the tennis courts both yesterday and today, Dim Sum with the family (a late Mother's Day party) and today Steve came over to fix my back gate and fence. It took him well over an hour in a very brisk wind so I rewarded him with lunch.
The weather has been rather mixed - yesterday beautifully warm and sunny (we sat outside at Judy's) but today starting off nice but cooling off in the afternoon as the wind picked up. Presently just 14C. I spent some time in the garden today, tidying it for the pool guys coming this week to uncover the pool.
My new family room furniture came on Saturday and I am very pleased with it - this will do me until I kick the bucket!
The weather has been rather mixed - yesterday beautifully warm and sunny (we sat outside at Judy's) but today starting off nice but cooling off in the afternoon as the wind picked up. Presently just 14C. I spent some time in the garden today, tidying it for the pool guys coming this week to uncover the pool.
My new family room furniture came on Saturday and I am very pleased with it - this will do me until I kick the bucket!
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