Sunday, 29 April 2012

Of Visitors, Lemons, and Ladybugs

My sister and her family and an exchange student friend from Quebec came by today. Apparently five visitors is too much for the cats. The girls hid. Even Charlie wasn't sociable, although he did allow some quick pats. They love the townhouse. BIL brought a bottle of sparkling apple cider, and we toasted the home. My nephew was thrilled to discover that I have goblets, and insisted on drinking cider from that. We sat out in the garden where it was warm and sunny. oOoOo I see a health food store from the C-Train every day. Today I made a point...

Monday, 23 April 2012

Sunday yardwork

There was a point, late afternoon yesterday, that I looked around the yard and realized that the longer commute is truly worth owning this house and this yard. Felt good! I spotted a ladybug in the grass. As I posted earlier, I'm going to go slowly in shaping the yard, for time and money reasons. I haven't placed the stepping stone my sister made for me, as I have yet to find my acrylic sealant. These are honest pictures! Looking north before: Looking...

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Garden plans

I have accepted that while I have this grand vision for the backyard with raised beds and no grass and all sorts of things ... I don't have to achieve it this year. There is so much inside and outside that I want to do. And I am not made of money. So ... today I bought a lawn trimmer, to cut the grass. Didn't see the sense in paying for a mower. I did some comparison shopping online. I went to Canadian Tire - a clerk advised against buying the very cheapest model as it gets returned a lot. So I spent $10 more for a different brand. I bought it,...

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Photo of the Day - April 14 2012

Photo of the Day - April 14 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:From a meetup for the Calgary Passion for Photography gro...

Photo of the Day - April 13 2012

Photo of the Day - April 13 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flic...

Photo of the Day - April 12 2012

Photo of the Day - April 12 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:The snow was coming down in clumps on this d...

Photo of the Day - April 11 2012

Photo of the Day - April 11 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flic...

Photo of the Day - April 10 2012

Photo of the Day - April 10 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I set up the Wii in my new baseme...

Bonus Hermione

Bonus Hermione, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Miss Adorab...

Photo of the Day - April 9 2012

Photo of the Day - April 9 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Another afternoon of spying on the neighbou...

Photo of the Day - April 8 2012

Photo of the Day - April 8 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Miss Chloe keeps herself very cle...

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Photo of the Day - April 7 2012

Photo of the Day - April 7 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Charlie and Hermione set a new high in "adorable". They're not littermates, just two kitties that have bond...

Photo of the Day - April 6 2012

Photo of the Day - April 6 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Two of these plants have since died. I suck at keeping flowering plants ali...

Photo of the Day - April 5 2012

Photo of the Day - April 5 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I did not get any gardening done on this d...

Photo of the Day - April 4 2012

Photo of the Day - April 4 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I have really got to spruce up the laundry area. And do something about the furnace pi...

Monday, 9 April 2012

Photo of the Day - April 3 2012

Photo of the Day - April 3 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flic...

Photo of the Day - April 2 2012

Photo of the Day - April 2 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I checked to make sure pansies were non-toxic before bringing any home. Good thi...

Photo of the Day - April 1 2012

Photo of the Day - April 1 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I asmebled a dresser from Ik...

Photo of the Day - March 31 2012

Photo of the Day - March 31 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I organized drawers. The organizers are made by Rubberma...

Photo of the Day - March 30 3012

Photo of the Day - March 30 3012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:She's "supervising" as I untangle cor...

Photo of the Day - March 29 2012

Photo of the Day - March 29 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I love how these two have become such good buddi...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Photo of the Day - March 28 2012

Photo of the Day - March 27 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:The view from the front of the hou...

Photo of the Day - March 27 2012

Photo of the Day - March 27 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:My backya...

Photo of the Day - March 26 2012

Photo of the Day - March 26 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Slowly, I'm hanging up my favourite artwo...

Monday, 2 April 2012

Photo of the Day - March 25 2012

Photo of the Day - March 25 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:My sister made this for my new home, as a birthday present. It's a stepping stone for the garden I will h...

Photo of the Day - March 24 2012

Photo of the Day - March 24 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:My BIL beating all of us in Wii bowl...

Photo of the Day - March 23 2012

Photo of the Day - March 23 2012, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:My lovely sist...