Weeping so bad that it is broken hearted

Hows this for a broken Weeping Willow tree?...Our tree...and was it even windy? No. The poor tree has had an ever enlarging split down the middle of the trunk for two or three years and getting worse with each winter. Emil lightened the tree considerably last year by removing tons of weight from exactly the opposite side to the one that broke. It prevented that side from breaking off, however, now we have this rather dangerous looking situation. What to do...what to do....


So if there are any arborists out there with a recommendation...just let us know what to do. We hate to chop the whole thing down...just too darn big and weeping beautiful.







"The Creator"

They made Front Page!

Just click on the pic to make it larger and then you may read the fine print. That is Lynn front and centre with Val not so far behind her. Lynn said the talk was excellent and she is just awaiting some answers to her gardening questions. The word has it that "Sheep manure is in"! How about deer manure? How about goose manure eh?eh?

"The Creator"

More R&R

As you can see, life is good in the new swing! Tonight when I arrived home from work, who was in the swing??? Emil! He beat me to it! I changed and joined him for a wine and I tell you, one could easily just fall asleep in there! It was a gorgeous day today... so beautiful that the ferry broke down so we could some extra hours at home this morning! How maddening!

After determining that it would be a long haul, I went back home for an hour, returned to find it still out of service and returned home again. i got my floors vacuumed, the laundry done, and the gopher trap reset, with a brand new carrot chunk in it!

Finally around 12:30,the ferry became repaired and once again operational.It was a broken Hydraulic which lifts the ramp.

I arrived at work at 1:30.

Carolyne had the case torn apart and was in the middle of redoing all of them. That project kept us busy for the whole day with still plenty for me to attend to, tomorrow morning...excluding my normal Monday cleaning! Whatever happened to a schedule????

Caro brought in many very cute new pieces of jewellery with many of them in Vermais. That is the name of our new product that has a an underbase of sterling silver. The exterior is a veneer of 18 karat gold. All in all, one has the contemporary look of silver, yet it is the colour of gold, but once again, reflects the prices of silver. I'll bring my camera in to work this week, and snap some photos of the new stuff and the rings.

so my eyes are dozing off...good night all...

"The Creator"

Pineapple coleslaw.

Looking for a fresh change-up to an old favourite?
Try this Pineapple coleslaw from Cooks.com next time you are cooking a ham. Anne made it for us when we went to dinner there a couple of weeks ago and so I made it for John and Ronda to go with our ham steaks.
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonaise
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 medium head of cabbage ( about 4 cups) or 4 cups of the preshredded coleslaw mix.
8 oz can of pineapple tidbits, drained.
Also ,one can add 1 c. miniature marshmellows. ( I didn't)

Mix up your dressing and slather over the cabbage, then add the drained pineappple tidbits. I used about a cup of tidbits...not quite the whole can. Mix it all up and serve...Tastes yummy!




"The Creator"

Various week-end photos

John and Ronda brought our swing set down for us, but of course it was "some assembly required". John and Emil spent a good deal of the windy afternoon doing trying to get it all figured out. Sorry the photos are out of order... but here they are putting the seat together. note how long it is...room on it for Emil, myself and Silk!





























Oops, having a little trouble with the canopy...
Next photo should have been first...well it could very well have been the other way around,because it required a bit of finesse to get it right.






















Here is our number one Mouser! Soleil nabbed herself not one, but two mice today...Emil says she is finally earning her keep. She brought mousie number one right up onto the balcony..and Mr. Mouse was still moving...aghhhhhhh... The photo is of mouse number two in her famous death grip...yah...just another damn mouse...




























Annette sent me this very pretty pic of Sonia before she went to a function last night...
Looking terrific darlin'!




















Back to the swing... Ronda and I did the enjoying of it, initially! I tell you, it is sooooo relaxing that one could crash in there and rock to sleep like a baby!



















Carrying it to its destination location!

The Creator"

All You See ( Alluc)

News at Alluc.
This is a website that offers many opportunities to view TV programs, movies, Cartoons, and Music Videos. When you get to the site, look at the sidebar on the left to choose what you'd like to look for. Once you click on a particular movie, click on "View Content" .Don't be sidetracked by the ads and the video to watch a skateboarder. Other than that, Annette says the links are better than Peekvid, so try them out.