From the Loops

Monday, June 11, 2007

Weekend Report

It was a busy weekend, but I'm not sure why. The past week was very hectic, as it was Environment Week with the City and I was part of the organizing committee. It was exhausting! But I got Tim-bits on Saturday after my ride, so it was all worth while!

When I was watering the plants (who were neglected the past week) I noticed that Ferdinand has a little sister! We don't have a name picked out yet - any suggestions? She isn't that big, the photo makes her look HUGE, she is about 1cm long, but growing everyday! Ferdinand is doing well too.

I did a minor kitchen reno - nothing too fancy, just painted the stainless steel boarder of our range hood to match the copper. There are a few before and after shots...and wide range shots of the kitchen (Chow is in them too!)

Wide angle before....

And after...(not much difference, but I had fun!)

Chow licking his nose! silly dog!

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Update of the Lawn

We've had 2 days of rain in the Loops - the upside is that I haven't had to water the new seed, and that they had sprouted as if on steroids!

Monday, June 04, 2007

Side by side...before and after

Before and After

Our front yard once the junipers were ripped out...

Side view...before (obviously!)

YAY! GRASS! Look at it grow! I can almost cut it!

Ok, pan out and you can see that it has grown some, but very splotchy. These were taken on Friday afternoon and since then, with the heat wave we've been having in the Loops, we have much more! It is so exciting!

A general shot of the front yard...very inviting!

And my climatis are blooming!

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Chow can not join the Coyotes

Last night on our evening walk in the grasslands Fletch and I heard in the not far off distance the yippin' and callin' of coyotes. This is not an uncommon sound for the Loops, or for our particular area of town as we often see them running in the fields at dusk and hear them all summer long. However, last night, they were a little too close for comfort. The Chow, in his usual friendly ways, wanted to go greet the other "dogs" and have them come over for a snack. I was terrified that a good looking she-yote would coax him into the forest area and then the pack would eat him - as is typical of coyotes. I quickly grabbed him and put the leash on him, he was not impressed as Fletch normally has free run on these evening walks. Better tied to mama than being some yote's supper!

Homecoming

My parents both return to the Loops today after being away for what seems like an eternity! I mean, jeez, they JUST moved here and then there they go, off gallivanting around the world! First it was Montreal for 10 days for a conference, they were home for 3 days when WHAMO, gone again. My dad was in Mongolia and my mom went back to Vancouver. And yes, that was Mongolia, and yes, he is suppose to be retired. I think these sorts of quick projects keep his brain active, and seeing as he is no longer killing brain cells by smoking (yay Papa!) he can reactivate them.

Coming soon: Photos of the garden and the very exciting news that our grass seed is SPROUTING!!

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Tia, Mighty Mower Hunter!

Ken & Hot Sauce

Congrat's Greg!

We went to Kelowna for an over-night visit to celebrate Greg's triumphant achievement of his Master's Degree in education. It was an awesome surprise party hosted by Shannon, with more food than you would believe!

Kelowna is a strange place...where the Easter bunny pro-creates in the off-season! I love to drive down Enterprise and look for bunnies, much to the shegrin of Daryl. But Fletcher gets a vote too, and he loves looking at bunnies, wishing that he could play tag...with his teeth!

Uncle Daryl was teaching Tia to drive...

Blake and Daryl flippin' out

The party was awesome, with lots of people, food and drinks. Of course I have no photos of anyone except the animals! For some the excitement was just too much!

Fletcher drank my drink and was WASTED! He is so cut-off!

On May 26 Kamloops officially opened the $30M Tournament Capital Centre. With over 55,000sf of sporting space it really is an amazing building! The Premier Gordon Campbell was there and announced that Kamloops will host the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games! woohoo!

Later that day, after 2 years of being tattered and torn, we decided it was time to replace our Canada fish wind-sock atop our home. No, Daryl did not do this during a thunder storm (although the clouds beg to differ). We weren't sure what to do with the old fish, as it is a Canadian flag...are you allowed to throw an old one away? Are we going to go to jail?