Tricky McTrickster

Scooby knows a new trick, thanks to lots of practice with a certain young lady with the initial K who really deserves a puppy of her own ...  hee hee.

One, Two, Three, Forsythia

 My Mother's Day present last year included a few plants, one of which is the forsythia which is sporting some spiffy plumage these days, thanks to the glorious weather and generous rainfall.  Is it too soon in the year? Has Jack Frost got a surprise up his icy sleeve for us?  The mornings have been spooky with drifting fog, and the ambiance is quite lovely.  This photo below doesn't entirely capture the solemnity of the sunrise, but I had to share it with you!

Home Again, Home Again

While we were away, our area was battered by a terrible rain storm with high winds and ferocious thunder and lightning. The rainfall, combined with quickly melting snow, was so significant in such a short period of time that there was a flash flood on our road, washing away entire portions including a piece right beside our driveway.  With the ground so soft, P took the opportunity to smooth it all out on the ATV.  

And what gorgeous weather!  Warm and sunny and smelling of spring. The upside is the burgeoning growth in the gardens: are these daffodils? Crocuses? Can't recall what I planted there!  

March Broke

March Break is done and now we are March BROKE! But it was worth it ... wasn't it?  Look at all the fun we had!

Surfing, riding the lazy river, swimming, hanging out and relaxing ... 


What a wonderful week!

Road Trip!

It's March and it's cold in Canada.  But we wouldn't know about that because we're on a road trip to the sunny south! Armed with yummy snacks, we drove for two days and we have arrived in the land of sunshines and orange trees.  On the agenda: swimming, swimming, swimming and then a bit more swimming.

Sunny Endeavors

I'm not quite sure what madness possessed me but the minivan is clean, inside at least. The sunshine was beckoning and I couldn't resist. Vacuumed, windexed, wiped and polished. Who needs to pay for detailing when Scooby and I can do such a fine job ourselves?  And who minds the few paw prints on the seats?  Not I!

We even filled the washer fluid, of which we haven't used much this season, thanks to the mild weather.  As for the outside of the van, it's supposed to rain later this week.  Who needs to pay for a carwash?  

Awesome YouTube Video!

I love this video and I really encourage you to take a look.  


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBEFCiWyW0&sns=fb


I'm going to plant a huge garden and grow heaps of yummy fresh healthy organic food and invite everyone to come and feast here at the farm!

Powder Room At Last

With the sink vanity and tower cabinets purchased and assembled, the end is near! There's light at the end of this tunnel!  P installed all the plumbing, tested it and found it to be leak-free, and then installed (or re-installed) the toilet.  A second toilet is so very useful in a house of teenagers!

The cabinets are from IKEA and are floating, so P built in extra bracing in the wall, which is still open on the other side in the family room.  It'll be nice and easy to vacuum under them, to gather up those dust bunnies before they get out of hand.

 Here's P, cutting twice and measuring once. Or is it measure twice ...?

The final touches, aside from trim around the window, are the light fixture (I have my eye on one from Home Depot) and a mirror over the sink.  Any suggestions?

Oh, it was so nice to unpack more bathroom goodies from boxes in the basement and put them where they belong in a brand new drawer.  Heavenly!

SNOW!!!

Emptying out the furnace ashes is usually no problem, when the ground is frozen and dry. Even a bit of rain like the weatherman predicted would have been pretty easy.  But, it started to snow this morning. And snowed. And snowed.  And then, with about 10 centimetres on the ground, the sun finally peeked out a little, encouraging some youngsters to come out and play.

 First, they shoveled off the porch and the front steps, but then they were lured by the perfect packing snow, and soon a snowball fight broke out, with teams being formed and reformed by the minute.  

 Look out!  While two are cheesing for the camera, the third is loading his guns.

Busted!  They stopped him in the nick of time! 

It's All in the Details

The past few days have been busy around the farm, with us picking out a paint colour for the powder room, and by us I mean P.  It's called "On the Rocks"; I love the name, but it makes me thirsty.

 So, while P is cutting in the paint in the corners, I am busy rearranging the newly-covered pillows for the livingroom.  I googled an "easy-to-sew" pattern for pillow covers, and whipped up one in red and one in an interesting mix of gold and red and sage green that I found on sale last week.  Now, if you know me, you know that I am hopeless, really, truly hopeless, with a sewing machine, and even the "easy-to-sew" patterns turn into complicated messes with heaps of hanging threads all gooped together in dripping knots.  So, undertaking this project was quite adventurous for me.  And I did it!  The pattern in a fold-over style not unlike Ikea pillow cases.  Easy. 

 And while P is rolling on the first coat, I'm sitting back enjoying my finished masterpieces.  Hmmm.  Perhaps I'll try quilting next.