…thanks to Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge https://aliveandtrekking.com/2023/08/18/which-way-photo-challenge-august-18/
The Sand Dunes at Big Sand Bay overlooking Georgian Bay and beyond.
…taken at Big Sand Bay, Christian Is.
…as the sun was setting we set off for a walk along the beach
…it pretty much rained the entire weekend
For years I’ve wanted to put down a nice light coloured vinyl floor in the cottage. When the flooring went on sale I quickly snatched it up and started to put it down by myself a couple of weeks ago. I bought a very small amount to see how easily it would come together and decided that with a little bit of help it was a doable project. So, last week after coming back from the cottage I returned to the store and bought 10 more boxes.
After two solid days of work we managed to lay down all the flooring we had. It was hard work but very rewarding. I’m still recuperating two days later.
The other good thing that happened this weekend is that we purged a lot of items that were on an old handmade open cupboard that was meant to be temporary (kept it for over 30 years) and we cleaned out the old storage bins under the counters. We made room in the antique oak cupboard and filled it with some of the dishes from the old cupboard. The remaining items went into the new storage boxes for now. We took the old shelf outside. It looks so much better.
…this past weekend I went to the cottage
After an afternoon of sharing a meal with the neighbours and playing a long game of Crib Wars I went for a walk along the beach. It was a somewhat cloudy evening so there was no sunset to speak of but I enjoyed myself nonetheless.
….neighbour Mary was selected to be part of this year’s Long Branch Garden Tour
Mary was delighted to be part of this year’s garden tour in the neighbourhood. For years she put forth a plan for her perfect garden and in the final weeks before the tour she worked hard to put the finishing touches on it. I was happy to do my part and gave St. Francis at new coat of paint.
On Saturday the signs went up around the neighbourhood indicating which homes were part of the tour. There were five gardens within walking distance of my house and I checked them all out. Not only did I get some wonderful ideas for my own garden but I actually met the gardeners who were also neighbours. I can now put names to houses that opened their gardens for the tour.
The following photos are all from Mary’s garden:
…late due to internet connection problems
Mama Cormier 