Having to try to read this book slowly because it is the last available one to read for at least another full year, or possibly longer. I have read all of the previous seven books one right after the other, but now that I’ve caught up, I have to make a determined effort to apply the breaks in order to savour it. No matter, as I have some other great books to read after this one, but I am on my twelfth book for the year (which is great!) and now I’m not in a panic to achieve my reading goals for the year. Also pleased to note that I have grown rather fond of my glasses, and no longer refuse to utilize them to the betterment of my life, and my work. So there is that. What’s next actually getting hearing aids to help me listen better — utter madness. Nonsense. Don’t even mention it.
It’s a rainy Sunday in these parts of southern Ontario. I completed an hour or more of work to prep for Monday, and the kids cleaned up a fair bit around the house to make way for a play date. Laundry baskets are full, dish washer is filling up, floors have shed dog hairs, so Domestic Duties Monday is going to be a go once the dog walk, school drop off combo is completed. At least I know what’s on the schedule! Afterschool programs are just about all finished now until mid September. Taekwondo will be done as of the 27th. Then BAM! right into summer break 2026.
I actually did get around to straightening up the hedgerow in our back yard adding a few extra centimeters to our back seating area by pushing the cedar boughs back with the trimmer. I used the Feather Lite 8ft step ladder I bought recently to do it. Worked great! Just like I knew it would. Going to need several hours if I decide to straighten the top out though. That’s going to be a much more challenging endeavour. I cut six to eight feet off the top several years ago, but they came back stronger than ever. That’s going to be a real chore believe you me. I might just let them get twenty feet tall, I don’t care! The gate opening was trimmed back, and I opened up the airspace around the shed, as much as I could anyway. I could do more, but it’s not totally necessary. It becomes a vanity project after too much time & energy get dumped into it. The space is useable, and that’s all I care about anyway. Hopefully the ferns I stood on will perk up after today’s rain. Oops. Didn’t mean to kill them, or injured them but it was very hot, and I wasn’t keen on a prolonged hedge trimming session in the humidity. Sore butt from all that ladder climbing as it is.
To all my half asleep night time readers, I salute you! May reading bring you peace of mind, and a terrific night’s sleep. To our nooks!
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