Outside the House

Hi!

We made it through the first week of school!  This week N starts after-school band on Wednesdays and C starts gymnastics on the same day.  That will be our busy day this year!

I took some pics around the yard last week.

Starting from the back door

(BTW, we started draining the pool yesterday.)

K was cleaning the rain barrel (green thing in middle of yard).  

Treehouse and Trailer. 

Raspberries- we got a lot this year! 

Transplanted honeysuckle is doing well. 

K is working on the plumbing for the new washer location,

so, we are cleaning out under the house. 

My dad cleared all this "driveway" area. 

Boat yard. 

Courtyard. 

The Virginia Creeper is creeping onto the storage room! 

Somebody needs to paint that door.... 

Boat accoutrements.

From the front steps. 

Have a great week! :-)

Side Garden/ Old Style

Hi!

How's your day?  The week has just flown by!

A couple weekends ago, I decided to use up some paint and get the plywood painted behind the front side garden.

I felt this needed to be done asap, since it's harder to paint when the plants get bigger!

It just looks normal now, but here it is before! 

When I was working in Kensington Library, I picked up some old magazines.  This one is from June, 1993- a couple years before we started building our "cottage".

Notice the green paint?

Well, in the back breezeway, we have one window that never got re-painted white, like the rest.  It is very similar to the picture!

(We also had blue trim at one point, not sure if it was before the green or after...)

 K was working in the van and Lilly found a nice spot in the front window.

I think she looks sad because C had gone to a slumber party!

Have a great day! :-)

Outdoor Pics

 Hi!

My dad and stepmom have gone home now.  C and I drove them to Halifax on Thursday to catch their early morning flight on Friday.  We had a great visit and were sad to see them leave!

I took a lot of pictures outside yesterday.  

Starting from the back yard, here's how the pool is looking.  

We drained the pool before C's party and filled it again.  But it's been hot and is getting green where the blue part covers the water, so we're about to put it away for the summer.

Here's the herb garden on the right hand side. 

Here's how it looked when I planted the herbs July 11.

And here's the garden on the left hand side.  All the herbs except the parsley have started flowering.  And you know what?  We never even used any herbs! (except maybe once..) 

First planted.

Here's the pumpkin patch. 

It made lots of flowers, but so far only this one tiny pumpkin! 

Here's looking over toward the playhouse. 

Back corner of the yard. 

Dad weeded the patio.  It looks nice and neat. 

The side yard with raspberries on the left.  We're starting to get some berries! 

Still no work done on moving the fence back. 

Toward the courtyard, which has become a boat yard. 

Look how much the Virginia Creeper has creeped! 

Left side of courtyard. 

Right side. 

Side view of creeper. 

Here it is at the end of May!

Right Side front garden on the right. 

Corner. 

Can you believe this is how it looked in May?

Left. 

Front of the house. 

Front garden, right. The hydrangeas are  kinda blooming, but they seem to be later than everyone else's.

 

Front garden, left. 

Beginnings of the circle drive.  It takes a lot of space for a car to turn a circle! 

Left side garden

Shed. 

Abandoned canoe. 

Trailer (and Lilly). 

My dad and FIL picked so many blueberries!  I am still sorting them! 

Also, a few more pics!  

C in the big chair at Scooter's Dairy Bar.

N at sailing camp (in yellow life jacket).

All the sailing boats in the Charlottetown harbour.

Today K and N have gone to a regatta in C'town.  

Have a great day! :-)