The sun is shining ! Even though the furnace has come on as it is only 9*C, the forecasters are promising a warm day with some hot ones later on in the week. Yesterday we had a heavy rainfall advisory, and boy did the rain come down. The pond rose at least 4 inches and I worried about flooding as the basement flooded right about this time last year for the first time in over 30 years . It was a mess. We had to replace all the flooring , some drywall and the sink cabinet. We only had about 2 inches come in but what a job it was getting all that water out. Hopefully we do not get a freak storm again which came down with such force it actually upended a culvert underneath the main highway.
With it being a rest day in the Tour, I was able to finish the last of the cupboards in the kitchen. Phew ! glad that is over with as my knee is not good on a stepladder. End tables were tidied in the living room so all I have left is the dusting and polishing and another room has been spring cleaned. Hubby washed all the walls downstairs earlier in the summer for the first time ever ! So now every closet , every cupboard and every bookshelf has been cleaned, tidied and washed. The storage room in the basement needs doing but that will wait til after vacation and we put the coolers back into place. There are still more paint cans that should be taken to the recycling centre.
As the rain came down all 50 mm of it, I worked on Hubby's 9 patch. I got the first stage of sewing done on the 70 patches. The 9 squares were sewn into 'triplets' and now have to be ironed before I sew them together. I was pleased that I did all of them as my goal was to do half of them. I also managed to do a little mending as well.
The Boston Fern and ' Shamrock' plant have gone home so there are only 2 plants left to make the journey.I used to have as many as 27 houseplants but now I am down to 6 and satisfied with that. I killed one orchid, but have managed to keep another alive. It has sent new shoots out so this morning I started to train them upwards so hopefully they'll thrive and produce some flowers.
The gardens have taken a beating and needs some TLC. As soon as I can I'll get out in there and work. ED is taking her Master Gardener course and needs to press flowers for a report due in September. Now Hubby, who jumps to help her at a minutes' notice, is set to make her a flower press. He loves her new house, and consequently loves moving in furniture and helping her install different things. He has met most of her new neighbours, knows them all by name ! I have a list a mile long and he has not done anything on MY list ! Hopefully, as today is his last shift before holidays, he'll do some before we go on vacation.
Last night was a good night for TV. Amazing Race Canada, Under The Dome and The Newsroom. So glad HBO has so many repeats because I forgot The Newsroom was on on Sunday night.So sad about Cory Monteith. I quite enjoyed his character on Glee.
Chilli for supper tonight. We had leftover Roast Pork last night. I am trying to use up the fresh vegetables and fruit before we leave, but leave enough for YS. It's a balancing act , or rather a guessing game as to what he'll remember to eat from the fridge.
Now to sit, knit and enjoy this stage of the Tour!
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