It was a very busy week and the timing was perfect ! Following the the shade I was able to get the staining done at the front around the front door and the pillars. As I was up on the ladder I happened to actually lookk at the sign with our family name. It is 35 yeaers old and I noticed the colour orange ! The stain and varnish were peeling off. Because the sign has always just been hanging there for so long, we don't notice it. Hubby sanded it down and then painted it a cream colour to match the stucco. The front is now so much smarter looking. I can't get up on an extension ladder to stain the rest, I'll have to wait until one of my sons can get up there and do the rest, but it still looks okay; jut a little faded. The staining was done in the back and the fence boards that were replaced last fall after the trenching, and the ones in the alley that had to be replaced after the tree was taken down were also stained. Hubby scraped and sanded down the deck and stairs and on Thursday we were able to get it all stained. Looks so mouch smarter.
While we had the BBQ down on the patio, I gave it a good scrub and shine. Hubby replaced the tray, which catches the fat , with three of my old cookie trays. He used special screws, grinded etc and they fit like a glove ! Course the job probably went so well because he had YGS as a helper ! Now we have to wait for some man power to get it back up on the deck,
I need to thin out my Bergenia in the flower bed by the deck. I transplanted 5[ so far] to put on the shady side of the house in front of the house where the grass will not grow. Even though we had quite a bit of rain on Friday night, none landed on the plants so I still had to go out yesterday and water ! The Mayday Tree was trimmed although I think more could be taken off. I hate the black berries which drop all over the patio and patio blocks. They say that when trees are under stress they produce lots of berries and cones for survival. Our trees must be under a lot of stress ! In fact some trees in our area are already turning colour and dropping leaves because of the drought.
Our corn is about 8 feet tall and the cobs are there ! Now whether there is enough summer left to get some good cobs is debatable. Next year I will start the corn inside. We were late planting this year. We've had one good sized cucumber. It was growing on the back side of the planter ! There are a few more that are nearly ready to eat. We've also had one tomato !! with several more getting ready to eat. There is nothing like fresh produce ! I was given a huge zucchini that I will grate and freeze or maybe make some relish. The summer squash I will use up for supper as it is just a nice size.
The sweater is finished and wonders of all wonders, it fits ! I read the comments and other people were having trouble with some of the directions and stitch count. Should have read the comments first ! However I have enough knitting expertise that I had changed it as I went along ! Then I searched all my knitting books that I had organized for a shawl pattern to use up some ore fine wool. Coudln't find anything so I searched on the web. i started one pattern but realized that I could not work on it and watch tv or talk while doing it. That's not for me ! So that was taken off the needles. Finally I found a pattern I could adapt ! I'm thinking with this pattern I could make a snawl for YGS's other grandma who has been very good to him and my son. We are teaching YGS to give to other people.
I am thinking this week I will thin out more of the perennials. The wife of the man who installed ED's air conditioning says she will take anything that I want to get rid of. I think I listed 12 different perennials ! I am pleased with the front flower beds. They should look really nice in a couople of years. The back gardens need work but that'll have to wait till next spring.
ED is hiking the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. YS was supposed to as well but he could not get the time off work. With the way the economy is going, one has to work while there is still work ! YD was having a garagae sale today. We'll be having those grandchildren next Saturday. ES is in a lot of pain with his back. He has a bulging disc and it incapacitates him.
Not sure what we will do today. Dusting and floors seem to be in my future !
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