Too darn busy, or lazy, or – maybe just out of inspiration lately. Caught in the humdrum, as it were. Anyway, here I am.
Spring was kind of miserable, after all, and that doesn’t sit well with me. Another of my favourite trees at the cottage has bit the dust – our double birch, which has been ailing off-and-on for a number of years, has finally thrown in the towel. We’ll probably take it down next year, or in the fall. So sad to see it go! And glad we planted a tamarack in the hollow near the old place, when we did.
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| Less shade, too - glad we have lots of insulation. |
The big tamarack that we had to take down in the winter has yielded a lot of wood, and given Iain an on-going project with the chopping that needs to be done.
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| I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay... |
Our dishwasher at home died, so we decided it was time to get all the appliances for the cottage at the same time.
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| Two problems: a) they aren't that lovely Harvest Gold we were enjoying for so many years; and 2) we can't rely on this refrigerator to heat the cottage for us on cool days (we used to refer to the old one as "The Reheaterator"). |
Nice to have the kitchen finished off.
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| Having a dishwasher is SO SWEET! |
Did I mention that Sis gave me a beautiful bird feeder for Christmas? I love it!
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| When the sun hits it, the relections off the glass are beautiful! |
My Aunt Eileen and Uncle Wilbert celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary! We were blessed to be able to celebrate with them.
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| Aunt Doris, Mom, Aunt Eileen, Uncle Wilbert |
We have been at the cottage as much as possible.
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| Mom kicking back. |
And we go in to see Sheila as much as we can, too.
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| Isn't she a lovely lady? We think so! |
Her garden is so relaxing!
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| Her Honeysuckle is always gorgeous! |
