July has begun with very dry weather, yesterday we had such a gust of wind, 88km! The wind gust only lasted a minute & we were in the sunporch when it happened & heard the sitting area hit the railing at the end of the sun deck! Wow, very gusty but no rain with it, thunder & lightning was all around us too but no rain.
It was our 33rd wedding anniversary yesterday & we took Bridget & Baxter for a ride to Village Blanchard on the northern Acadian coast to pick up my sewing machine that was being repaired.
Joel did repair it & informed me that the sewing machine industry is now keeping machine parts for 7 years in their inventory. This so reminds me of the computer industry that is evolving quicker all the time, with so much going into a landfill or worse & nothing is made to last, essential appliances included. Enough ranting on this reality...
On our way home, we stopped side at a vendor we always stop at each year to purchase his rustic birdhouses for our woods. And a few houses down was a new vendor selling fishing boats, it was perfect to commemorate our 33rd anniversary, the artesian signed & dated it for us.
The boat is 15" long & 5" wide with lots of fishing details on it.
The fishing boat now resides in the sunporch that faces the Miramichi Bay.
No two birdhouses are the same!
The new birdhouses are on the right & all the birdhouses will be installed in the woods by the new walkway that is being made.
OK, I know I told you we would walk down the new path, the mosquitoes are winning the battle right now & you run for cover into the house.
Here are some photos that I have gathered just outside the woods. Let us stroll without being bit!
Bill's shop now has the repaired & repainted window box of geraniums blooming again. The delphiniums & lilies are growing at a rapid pace & will soon be blooming with a strong beautiful fragrance from the flowers to fill the air in that area.
The large-flowers with a rustic flair look great at the edge of the woods.
They are enjoying the dry season right now.
This is a makeshift of a small bridge to go over to the firepit area from Bill's metal garden.
The pond has not dried up & that is good news for the hundreds of frogs that are just getting their back legs.
See the fallen branch to the right? That is where one of the cutout paths ended on the otherwise of the pond!
If you were here in person, you would be able to see the hundreds of baby blue dragonflies that are hovering above the pond.
The fire band is lifting & at the end of the month the Ontario kids will be here & we'll hopefully have a wonderful fire going in the firepit.
The Korean lilac bush is loving the new spot!
The cement hedgehog likes the dwarf Korean bush too!
The new culvert was installed in the spring & the ditch dug deeper to get the water out from the spring thaw. No issues now, everything is so dry here.
Blackberry bushes are being established this year.
Maybe even giving wee berries after the flowering is done?!
Wild strawberry bushes are popping up next to the house too! Year of the berry bushes!
Wow, this Anniversary garden has filled & will be thinned out next spring.
These violas are popping up everywhere, such a small happy flowering plant that came to us years ago from a Costco hanging basket.
The rose bush has flowered its Fushia red coloured flowers since this photo, everything changes almost daily!
I'm saving the lupin seeds to move them around the yard into the many gardens
I love lupin flowers!
The crocheted bumblebee suit went onto one of the geese & I pondered making a special outfit for the other...then I found a piece of vintage knit fabric that sparked the idea!
Remember that old song, you need to bee of a certain age, ''She wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini"
Here is my version!
Complete with a matching swim cap!
I also made her a sunbonnet that can be worn over the bathing cap!
These two are sporting summer, bumblebee's & swimsuits!
Looking at the photos... I need to design face masks for their beaks! Hmmm
This morning whilst making coffee something caught the attention of Rexton the Manx & Bridget the Boston terrier. Let us have a look!
Pigeons in the birdbath!
Pigeons on the dried up crunchy grass, yes, they are wild pigeons that have always been here but are loving the new set up of the birdbath this year!
A New Piece Of Furniture
We closed our Airbnb due to all the COVID rules & it is not wise to have so many travelling through our province stopping at the apartment with so many senior tenants residing there.
It was handy having it when the kids visited us & so we made one of our wishes come true with having a murphy bed, a furniture piece that was very costly until this sale at Costco, with home delivery!
The unit came in many boxes that Bill loaded into the home elevator to took up to the second storey.
He was upstairs in the stained glass room & replaced the antique St. John fireplace mantel with this Murphy Bed!
The unit that we ordered has a side storage unit with electricity for the kids to charge their phones & a lamp that will be put there.
We use to have a sofa bed there & it is still in that room with a new location on the far back wall near the double doors. This area is located next to the large window overlooking the Miramichi Bay & Bay du Vin Island.
As Bill showed me how easy it was to operate, I took photos!
I liked how the top finishing had crown moulding.
Once the bed was down, there was plenty of room around it.
Then we measured the depth of mattress needed, no thicker than 12", the Airbnb mattress was a pillow top mattress, too thick. Lucky for us the guest room mattress was 10.5"!
Perfect fit! The kids are arriving at the end of the month & now we are ready!
It really looks good as a closed unit or...
A queen-size bed when needed! And the sofa double-bed is still in the room too!
Rexton loves taking over any one of my seats, here she is at the table.
She also loves being on quilts & right now the strawberry quilt is one of her favourites!
I put my hooked rug down to see the small spot that needed to be finished & Baxter took it over.
Such a small area to finish, it is on my 'to-do list' this week.
I am so excited to have the fireplace mantel in my sewing room. This is the spot that it will occupy but I have to wait for the kids to arrive as it has to be lifted over the sewing desk.
The back wall is the width of the window & the room widens as you move to the front where the door is located. No two rooms are the same & this one is quite funky in shape.
There is so much storage under my desk & both my serger & sewing machine are located with just enough room for the chair.
I have until the end of the month to find the top of the desk. Organized Chaos!
I envy people that are so organized that their desktops & work areas are cleared to the bottom!
That is something I've always tried but as soon as ideas hit me to design, all that goes to the wayside.
I've been organizing some of the bookcases & the inventory of fabrics for future projects.
Sewing needs so many supplies & I need things that make me smile among those things. lol
Morning coffee on the back deck when the mosquitoes were not so bad was enjoyable.
And last night's sunset was pretty nice too!
I sure love where I live & enjoy sharing it with you & the things that I have been busy doing.
Thank you for stopping by & I hope this month started off well with your Canada Day.
Here are new things that I made this Canada Day & hung proudly!
This is the first time I ever made a hanging banner, I'm going to do more!
A front door greeting!
So glad you came in for a while for a virtual visit.
The potting shed is still a work in the making & is functioning quite well!
Thanks for stopping by! Come again.
Stay safe, happy, & healthy!
Cynthia
