A NEW BIRD?

ENJOYING BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY, I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED

LIKE A BIG SNOW BIRD. CAN YOU IDENTIFY IT?

BATHROOM COMPLETED!

LIGHT FIXTURE IN PLACE

THE VANITY WITH A NEW COAT OF PAINT.

INSTALLING THE CEILING TILES

CHOSE REGULAR FROSTED LIGHT BULBS

INSTALLING VINCLICK FLOORING

VANITY TOP & TAPS INSTALLED

THE TOILET IS BACK IN PLACE

CHOSE A FROSTED SHOWER. GLAD WE DID

NEW MIRROR IN PLACE.

WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE NEW LOOK IN THE BATHROOM.

IT IS BRIGHT!

THE WALLS ARE GREY CLOUD - IT HAS A HINT OF BLUE.

THE DOOR AND TRIM ARE PAINTED WHITE -

TO MATCH THE REST OF THE BASEMENT DOORS. 

RON ALSO PAINTED THE PANELING IN THE HALLWAY 

AS WELL AS THE LAUNDRY ROOM DOOR.

DOES THAT COMPLETE THE RENO ON OUR

1972 HOUSE? WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR

40 YEARS AND MADE MANY CHANGES.

MARCH 19

FOLLOWING ANOTHER MONDAY BLIZZARD WE ARE HEADING INTO SPRING!

VIEW FROM MY FRONT WINDOW. 

 MY ROSE BED. THESE ROSES ARE WELL PROTECTED!

AFTER CHECKING THE RECORDS I KEEP ABOUT THE BIRDS

AT MY FEEDER, I NOTICED THAT LAST YEAR'S MARCH 19TH HIGH

TEMPERATURE WAS +24  

WE WOKE UP TO -20 THIS MORNING 

SO HERE IS THE COMPARISON!!

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!  

 THIS WAS THE 2012 PICTURE. I WISH!

TODAY!

 

THE POND AND BRIDGE ARE UNDER THE SNOW SOMEWHERE??

THE POND ICE WAS MELTING LAST YEAR

AND A PICTURE OF OUR DECK - NOTICE THE GREENHOUSE UNDER A GREEN TARP?

 

 AND THE BARBECUE - HOW LONG TILL WE WILL USE THAT???

2012 OH I WISH! 

 AND WE HAD A WINTER HOLIDAY LAST YEAR. 

IT HAS BEEN A LONG WINTER 

NO END IN SIGHT!!

2012 ABOVE

ONE YEAR LATER

I WONDER HOW MUCH LONGER THIS WILL GO ON? 

RON HAS USED THIS MACHINE A LOT THIS YEAR.

A YEAR AGO I HEARD A ROBIN SINGING, MANY GEESE

WERE BACK AND I WAS IN FULL SWING WITH PLANTS!

MORE MARCH!

THIS EXPLAINS IT ALL!!

 TO LIVE IN THIS CLIMATE AND LOVE IT, YOU REALLY NEED ICE IN YOUR VEINS!

WE JOINED THE KIDS AT THEIR CHURCH LAST SUNDAY. 

THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A SMALL TOWN 

CHURCH DIFFERS A LITTLE FROM A CITY CHURCH.

 SNOW MACHINE (45 MINUTE RIDE) OR BIKE. 

THIS KIDS FROM IN TOWN!

 

THE GUYS HAD A GREAT DAY FOR A RIDE! 

GROOMED TRAILS ALL THE WAY!

 MEANWHILE OUR LITTLE MISSY WAS MAKING GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES. 

IT WAS A SOUP AND SANDWICH DAY.

AFTER LUNCH WE ALL HEADED TO THE LOCAL ARENA TO WATCH BOTH DECLAN AND JAYDEN CONTINUE THEIR PLAY OFF GAMES. 

IT WAS NOT THEIR DAY. BOTH BOYS WERE ON THE LOSING TEAMS 

BUT HARD.

BACK IN OUR BASEMENT - THE SHOWER WORK CONTINUES!

PEX PLUMBING IS BEING INTRODUCED TO OUR SYSTEM. 

NO SOLDERING!!

NEW DRAIN NEEDED

TAKING A SLEDGE TO THE FLOOR

AND A JACK HAMMER

FINALLY!

MOVE THE PIPE TO THE CORNER

FILL IN THE HOLE

A HAH 

WE HAVE A BASE WITH THE PIPE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

 NOW TO LEVEL THAT DARN THING! 

AND THE FLOOR IS NOT EVEN.

ONE SIDE UP

THE BACK AND 2 SIDE PANELS IN PLACE.

AND WE CONTINUE.

TIME TO CLEAN THE BASEMENT SO THE KIDS CAN HAVE

THE USE OF A PARTIAL BATHROOM.

DECLAN HAD A TOURNAMENT IN STEINBACH 

SO THEY HEADED INTO WINNIPEG FOR THE NIGHT.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER SNOWFALL WARNING 

TWO CLIPPERS BLAST THE PRAIRIES WITH HEAVY SNOW,

STRONG WINDS! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!

LOOKS LIKE A WINTER STORM IS TARGETING YOU GUYS IN KW AS WELL

HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLOW!

  

WE MADE A QUICK TRIP TO BOUNDARY TRAILS HOSPITAL IN WINKLER TO 

CHECK UP ON MY MOTHER. SHE HAD FALLEN ON FRIDAY AND BROKEN

HER PELVIS. AT 88 THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING. BUT SHE WAS IN GOOD

SPIRITS AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT A MINIMUM STAY OF 2 WEEKS!

WE'LL BE MAKING A FEW MORE TRIPS BUT HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER

WILL TURN TO SPRING SOON! 

RAPIDLY DETERIORATING

THANKFUL TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE CITY SAFELY! 

DO WE REALLY NEED MORE SNOW??

 WE ARE HEADING OUT TO MEET THE CAMPING GROUP TONIGHT FOR 

A GAMES NIGHT. A TIME TO RECONNECT WITH THE COUPLES

WE HAVE CAMPED WITH FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS.

I KEEP PUSHING IN THE PLANT DEPARTMENT.

HERE IS A SUCCULENT I HAVE HAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS 

-NO IDEA WHAT IT IS CALLED-

AND IT HAS DECIDED TO BLOOM THIS WINTER.

IT IS COVERED IN BUDS.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY COLOUR!      

BUT I DID FIND 10 NEW ONES WHEN I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING!

I COULD NOT RESIST AS I HAVE A LOT OF PLACES TO FILL IN. 

HERE ARE 2 SAMPLES.

I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THEY WERE ALL LABELLED WITH

THEIR COMMON NAME AS WELL AS THEIR GENUS NAMES.

TO KEEP THEM STRAIGHT I GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES OF

EACH AND WILL PLACE THEM INTO MY PLANT ALBUM.

AND WHEN I AM NOT PUTTERING WITH MY PLANTS,

I AM STILL INTO PUTTING ANOTHER PUZZLE TOGETHER.  

AND ANOTHER!

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

HOW MANY MORE SLEEPS TILL SPRING???? 

 

SMILE!

NICE WAY TO START THE MORNING ON A FROSTY MARCH SATURDAY! 

MICHAEL WAS MAKING HIS FAMOUS SCRAMBLED EGGS WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SMILEY FACE LOOKING UP AT HIM!  NEAT!

BACON, EGGS, HASH BROWNS, TOAST & COFFEE! UH HUH!!

 WITH MORE SNOW IN THE PAST WEEK, THIS IS OUR BACK YARD.

WE HAD 2 DAYS OF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. HAPPY TO JUST GET THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE STORM.

 MANY OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA SCHOOLS WERE 

CLOSED FOR MONDAY & TUESDAY. 

MIAMI (APTLY NAMED!!!) RECEIVED 56 CM. 

A RECORD ALL TIME SNOWFALL FOR THEM! 

WE HAD ABOUT 20 CM.

THIS IS THE VIEW FROM MY EASY CHAIR - NOT ANYWHERE NEAR PLANTING TIME FROM THE LOOK OF IT! 

ALSO, A BIT OF TIME TO SPEND INSIDE BEFORE WE CAN HEAD OUT 

TO FIX AND PAINT THE GAZEBO.

 THIS WAS AN INTERESTING SNOW FEATURE.

 IT LASTED ABOUT A DAY. AMAZING 

HOW THE SNOW CAN DRAPE SO BEAUTIFULLY!

SO WHILE WE WAIT FOR WARMER WEATHER 

TO MELT AWAY THE WHITE OUTSIDE, 

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE TACKLED INSIDE!

MY LAUNDRY ROOM IS HAVING THE CEILING REPLACED. 

WITH THE RENO OF THE BATHROOM, IT IS TIME TO REPLACE THE FAN AND HAVE IT EXHAUST TO THE OUTSIDE. 

NICE CHANGE! NEW LIGHT FIXTURE, HEATING VENT AND GRATE.

 NEW BULK HEAD COVERING THE PIPING!

WHAT A CHANGE! NICE JOB!

NOW ON TO THE BATHROOM. 

HAD OVER NIGHT VISITORS SO NEEDED THE SHOWER.

 WE HAVE 2 WEEKS TILL THE NEXT VISIT. 

THE NEW EXHAUST FAN IN PLACE.

NEXT WEEK ON TO FINISHING THE CEILING, THEN THE VANITY, MIRROR AND LIGHT UNIT. THE SHOWER IS STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGE. 

THE TOILET WAS NEW A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. 

THE FLOOR MAY OR MAY NOT BE AN ISSUE 

ONCE THE SHOWER DECISION IS MADE!

TIME WILL TELL.

NOT MUCH TIME NEEDED.
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER I HAD POSTED THE ABOVE. 
DEMOLITION IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
BEFORE PICTURES

AFTER PICTURES

I GUESS THAT MEANS A NEW SHOWER AND A NEW FLOOR!