What we've been up to...

I've  never neglected the blog this long. Its been crazy busy since March. Let's get to it:


Just before spring hit, we were inside removing acres of hideous 70's wallpaper:

Some unexpected messages:

Then spring arrived.

I had to go to Edmonton to do a talk:

And since we were so close to Yellowknife, we stopped for a week to visit with friends:


Well after midnight:

A couple walking home: Even in May the lake was still a viable way to get home for some though it was softening up quickly.

Then the Big Dig part II began: re-landscaping the backyard after the geothermal system was added.


An endless sea of weeds:

Then the sod truck arrived. This was one of many:

All flattened out:

The future pear alle

Then other friends of ours got a new puppy named Gauge:

I took some photos of other friends:

Then we had a 8 week drought: barely 5 mm's of rain in two months. We spent every waking hour watering the new lawn. Honestly, it was indescribably exhausting but it was either that or lose the lawn we had just put in. Its establishing nicely though. Thankfully, we didn't have to spend a penny on water since it all came from our well which taps in to the aqua duct that runs beneath the property. So we ran the sprinklers with abandon.


And now we're back inside the house repairing plaster walls and getting ready to paint in preparation for visitors in October which we're very much looking forward to.


More photos to come.


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