Gardening

Back to work today.   Mardi was with me and spent a couple of hours cleaning and rewinding Passion Flowers in the greenhouse, while I worked outside.  'Twas a cold but sunny day.  Worked in a parka.

My routine these days, when the lawns don't need attention, will be to dig up and move a wagon load of sod from the tree line, and then work on the gardens.

That's what happened today.  And this is the garden that got the attention.  A wagon load of weeds, grass and debris removed, and two bags of mulch added.  The Day Lilies are coming along nicely.

More of the same planned for tomorrow.

Stay well.

Beautiful Scars

 I took the day off today.  Spent a sleepless night with nerve pain in my right arm and then got up to a cool, wet day.  So I vegged out for most of the day.

But not all of it.  Headed to the bank to pay the balance of my income tax and it was really amazing!  By the time the cashier had hit the entry button, Trudeau had already spent it.  Can't wait to get rid of that meathead!

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Tonight we headed to Theatre Aquarius to see Tom Wilson's musical, "Beautiful Scars".  Well worth seeing!

It's a moving recount of his search for identity after being adopted.  Well written and very well performed.  He eventually discovers his Mohawk ancestry and the mother who was forced to give him up.

I expected it to have a dark side, but it was well balanced and, in the end, positive.  Powerful music and excellent voices.

I bought a copy of his book before we left the theatre.

The show carries on until May 11.  Check it out.

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And we enjoyed a full moon on the ride home.  Sort of capped the night off properly.

Stay well.

Steaks and Sod

 For her birthday, Mardi and I enjoyed dinner at Chuck's Roadhouse last night.  Chose that spot because their steaks are the best tasting beef that I've had in years.  Worth checking out!

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Managed to put in three hours at the greenhouse today, but only one of those hours dealing with sod - the old body has its limits.  My agenda for this year includes a lot more sod removal, but I've got the rest of the summer to pick away at it.

And, if I complete the agenda, it will be another three or four years before it needs to be done again.  That's fortunate because, although I hate to admit it, this is probably the last year that I will be interested in digging and moving sod.   

Fortunately, there's lots of lawns, gardens and odd jobs to keep me busy.

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Back at it tomorrow.

Stay well.

 Tomorrow is Mardi's birthday.  It's hard to believe, but we've now been together for just over one quarter of her life (of course, she's still a spring chicken).

When I pointed out the above fact to her, Mardi said "it seems longer than that" 😕

We laugh together, make life easy for each other, and stay positive.

I'm a happy man!  Thanks my love!  Enjoy your day.

And thanks to Ed (the matchmaker).

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Gardening

Enjoyed some cake at the greenhouse to celebrate the birthday of Allison, one of David's young ladies, .  Her actual birthday is Sunday, which happens to also be the birthday of another famous lady, whom I happen to live with.  But you'll be hearing more about that later.

Then, I did some miscellaneous jobs at the greenhouse.  Took a cart wheel to Ace Tire for a new tube (Barbara and Jo-Anne, I had a nice chat with Gary while I waited for his guy to do the work).

Monica won't be happy to hear that I broke up a Cactus plant and created eight new ones.  Used thick gloves and a wrench to separate them so I didn't suffer Monica's thorn fate.  They'll be ready for next year's sales.  

And finally, went back to the sod moving project.  Once I get to the other side of the trees I'll be ready for the spent Tulip plants.

A later project will be moving the Daffodils when they are finished for the year.  They're slowly being surrounded as the pine trees spread, so I'll widen the gardens and move them out a foot or two.

That should last maybe four years before it needs to be repeated, which may not be my problem to worry about😴.

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If we can stay awake we'll watch the Blue Jays play in San Diego tonight.

Stay well.

Wings

 Dug sod for an hour or so before my body told me to give it up.  I'm giving the pine trees a bit more room to spread and also preparing for the chance that some tulip plants may expire before they sell.  Planted there, they'll make things look better next year.

The sod is being reused back of the rink to fill in some low spots.

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Tonight we headed to Teddy's in Grimsby to meet with Al and Liz, and Gary and Jill, for wings and things.  I was afraid to take a picture - I was sure that Al would break the camera.  Sorry about that.

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Nothing special planned for tomorrow.  I may take a day or so off from the blog.

Stay well.

A Day Off

 It's Matt's turn to celebrate old age today.  All the best my friend.   Your birthday hint will appear below.

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The day started out dreary, damp and breezy, so I dumped my gardening plans and took the day off.

Mardi and I had lunch with Joyce.  We tried Chuck's Roadhouse on Centennial Parkway.  

A nice visit, and the steaks were great.

We didn't try the ribs, but they have a rib special on Wednesdays.  A full rack for $15.99, the normal price of half a rack.  Go for it Matt.

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Blue Jays lost to the Yankees, but their home stand was great and they are starting to look like the team we expected.

Stay well.