Sunday

That delicious day of the week that presents the quandary, does one stay in bed and indulge in sleep or does one get up and partake in all those tasks that cannot be dealt with during the work week. Oh my, the curse of first world problems. I try to partake in a happy balanced mix of both activities.

So much has been happening, so many good things. I have not been blogging and that needs to change.

Ok, I will fill you in on this last week because I cannot remember everything. Birthday Twin was here. She was in the province visiting family and came and spent an afternoon with me last Monday. I had the week off as Busy and the Carpenter were coming so it worked for us to get together. If she has not made this trip for her family we would not have managed a get together.

She liked her birthday/housewarming gift. We went for Chinese food, spend some time on my veranda visiting and knitting, We had birthday cake ( we share a birthday) and then it was time for her to get going back to her relatives.

It was not quite the get together that was originally planned but things worked out the way they did. It was very nice to see her even if it was a very short visit.

The Carpenter and Busy were next on the list. Birthday Twin was here on Monday and they arrived on Tuesday. My good brother came to shingle my kitchen roof for me. I was soooo pleased.

In no time at all shingles were raining down into the back yard. Neither of these two mess around 

once they get going.

While he was up on the roof, Busy got things done on the ground. She planted the rest of my flowers

She trimmed my lilacs, loaded tons of garbage into the truck to haul to the dump. She cooked the meals and did clean up afterwards. We weeded the hosta bed in the back. Just in case you were thinking I did absolutely nothing while they were here

The waist high weeds are gone and much to my joy some of the hostas are actually growing back. I thought that all of them had winter killed. I planted the two new one that I bought and then I put in the last five marigolds.  I still need to get more hostas but I will pick them up as they come on sale.

In no time at all the new shingles were on the roof and looking lovely I might add.

The eves were cleaned out. My new to me kitchen table was set up and the cabinet I am giving to KitKat got brought downstairs. So many things I cannot do myself or could do but it would take forever, were taken care of in not time at all. Not to mention all the waste got taken to the dump and is not still in my backyard.

I am so grateful to them. I am blessed with family that cares about me and friends that are good to me. I could not ask for better.

I will share pictures of my new to me table once I get the chairs recovered. I found the material but I need to wait for payday to get it. Busy and I made a trip to Fabricland and I found it then.

So today I will spend the rest of my time doing laundry and working on quilting a quilt for them. We cut the material out at Easter. She is making it for the new bedroom in the new house. She got the top and backing sewn up and I am going to quilt it for them. Its not often that I can do something for thos two so I am very pleased to be able to do this .

Well the laundry is calling my name

Toodles
Linda

Getting things done

Oh my spring is moving along and sliding into summer. I was out on the veranda this morning, a beautiful breeze wafting by, delicately scented with that wonderful perfume only the lilac can provide. Bird song everywhere, It was fabulous. My second favourite season of the year. Its not to hot, not too cold. Everything is green and full of promise.

I am actually getting some yard work done. Thanks to the Banker I got a kick start last week. She is worth her weight in gold that woman.

She got me the shrubs I wanted, brought them to me and even planted them for me. I now have a lovely little row of spirea bushes along the front fence. I am doing all I can to make sure they take and begin to grow.

Not the best picture but there are my new little babies. She also picked up a dogwood bush for the corner and she planted it too. Its one I have never seen before, it has golden yellow leaves and I love it.

Another one I am working to keep alive. this will be my third attempt to get a bush to grow in this corner after I  killed off the original dogwood bush. Never spray round up on the weeds below a bush and think the bush is going to live. Just sayin'

So today I was up early and I buzzed down to get a few plants and find some breakfast. I got some hostas and some petunias and then treated myself to breakfast on the veranda. Having been fed and watered I took a stab at weeding.

I do not do a pristine job of it like the Banker. Mine looks more like goats have been having a rave but I get the most of the weeds out of there.

before

After

I need to deal with the weeds on the sidewalk but its looking much better. I got petunias planted in Mom's washtub and I weeded the front hosta bed

Somewhere between those two visible hostas' are a lot of other little ones just bursting through the soil. So I doused them with weed and feed and we will see what takes place

I took my time this morning. I have a very small yard and really this should not take all that long but for me it does. My bad knee and pinched nerve make me wear out very quickly. So I paced myself. I want to be able to keep doing as much as I can for myself. It was work a bit, rest a bit, work a bit, watch an episode of The Blacklist, do some more and I got the most of what I had hoped to done. I need to plant flowers down either side of the sidewalk and deal with those sidewalk weeds. Plant three more pots of flowers and then I can start on the back yard.That is going to be a job and a half but I will go it a bit at a time. I am not a gardener by any means, but I do like puttering about in the soil. My goal is to get my yard to look as nice as it can with as little maintenance needed.

I feel triumphant today. It feels good to be getting things done, getting them done on my own no matter how slow. I have to stay independent, I have no wish to be a burden on anyone, thank you very much. Asking for help now and then is one thing but being helpless is another.

I will do some more tomorrow if I can. Depends how my legs feel after their workout today. I will be able to plant the pots no matter what. That I can do sitting down. 

I have discovered the Blacklist, I am into the second season. Yes I know I am late to the game since its already run its course. Thank goodness for netflix!! I cannot believe I missed it first time round. Its very very good.

Tomorrow will be yard work (maybe). Laundry, sewing, and house work. I am going to wash the kitchen floor. Now I don't have to work around a Christmas tree I can get it washed properly. I may even go to Michael\s tomorrow. Hard to say, I need a few things but I tend to talk myself out of going anywhere on Sundays.

I hope your weekends are going well!

Toodles 

Linda