April 2020... Please tell us how your day is Going... April Showers bring May Flowers...

Good Morning Friends...
Well, we did lots on the property again yesterday, worked at it most of the day. The pool is up and running, and ready to go, just the water is a little chilly right now, sitting at 40... Suppose to rain tomorrow and Friday, so like to get some more stuff done around here... Have to clean up the shed, and the workshop again... Other than that everything is tiggy boo...

Well, Ladies and Gents, I hope YOU all have a wonderful day, Keep Safe... and God Bless YOU all...
 

Been busy moving flagstone, heavy work and I hope the heck it pays off in losing a few pounds. Neighbors walking by give me a shout and a thumbs up that my front yard is starting to look good so I am happy. Want to get my little statues out to set between if it does not rain today. If it does then I have an appointment with a paint brush.
 
Kind of a dirty type of day here, we had heavy rain all day yesterday first in about 6 weeks, and much needed. They forecast rain for all of this week, but when I got up this morning it was wall to wall sunshine.. :unsure:..now at mid-day..it's kinda cold.. and grey skies, and looking like we might get rain sometime today.
Fortunately we got all the garden beautifully done while we had all the sun..wishing you luck with your @Lee, because we just laid new concrete slabs too last week.....

Hubs is still decorating, which keep him happy while he's home .. because although he's technically working from home, there's only so much he can do here, and most of that is spent in conference meetings several days a week...

Hope you all have a decent day...and get well wishes to everyone who is feeling poorly... 🥰
 

Started my clean up in the backyard on Monday, was a beautiful day, made a lot of progress, i'm in my 4th year here, and every spring and fall i'm kind of in a annoyance, for the bags and bags of leaves in my yard. I don't have any trees or shrubs in my backyard, leaves are from the neighbours, would be nice if they would come over and take back their leaves.....Pipe Dream :cautious::cautious::cautious:. Had Rain on and off yesterday, the rain wasn't needed, but if helped settle freshened everything up. The saying goes.....April showers bring May flowers. So been it rained yesterday, was a good thinking and planning projects day. Back out in the yard today, continuing the process, love my time outside.
 
MickaC said:
Started my clean up in the backyard on Monday, was a beautiful day, made a lot of progress, i'm in my 4th year here, and every spring and fall i'm kind of in a annoyance, for the bags and bags of leaves in my yard. I don't have any trees or shrubs in my backyard, leaves are from the neighbours, would be nice if they would come over and take back their leaves.....Pipe Dream :cautious::cautious::cautious:. Had Rain on and off yesterday, the rain wasn't needed, but if helped settle freshened everything up. The saying goes.....April showers bring May flowers. So been it rained yesterday, was a good thinking and planning projects day. Back out in the yard today, continuing the process, love my time outside.
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Why don't you make mulch out of them? They make great compost and fertilizer too - just get a shredder and you'll be good to go:

https://www.thespruce.com/using-autumn-leaves-in-the-garden-2539787
 
Huge storm and heavy rain passed through this morning, 3-4 am. Now, clear and the air is fresh. Went out and hooked up the pool filter and lines. Tomorrow I'll work on pulling the slimy pool cover off and then, hook up the solar heaters. :) Got smart last year and put a large plastic tarp over the pool before the vinyl cover. The extra layer has kept the water much cleaner underneath. (y)

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@Liberty Great idea, Liberty, have done that all the years on the farm, there i had endless things in need of fertilizer, grass from the lawn mower bags were dumped and spread around shrubs, perennials, etc., to help retain moisture. Here in town i don't need mulch or natural fertilizer.
 
squatting dog said:
Huge storm and heavy rain passed through this morning, 3-4 am. Now, clear and the air is fresh. Went out and hooked up the pool filter and lines. Tomorrow I'll work on pulling the slimy pool cover off and then, hook up the solar heaters. :) Got smart last year and put a large plastic tarp over the pool before the vinyl cover. The extra layer has kept the water much cleaner underneath. (y)

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Hub uses a "non rip cover" and he gets two years out of it...no leakage problem or ucky spring water. He says to tell you he drains the water off the cover several times over the winter (doesn't let it stand on the cover for very long). When we take the cover off in the spring, the water is usually crystal clear and we're good to go. Put a solar cover over it and between that and the solar mats the temps come up fast. We're ready to dip right now!
 
Liberty said:
Hub uses a "non rip cover" and he gets two years out of it...no leakage problem or ucky spring water. He says to tell you he drains the water off the cover several times over the winter (doesn't let it stand on the cover for very long). When we take the cover off in the spring, the water is usually crystal clear and we're good to go. Put a solar cover over it and between that and the solar mats the temps come up fast. We're ready to dip right now!
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Thank you Liberty. Our top cover is the no rip kind also, but, no matter how much they told me it would fit tight, it didn't. when the wind is blowing real hard. (frequently ) :mad: Thus the extra ropes we had to string across to help hold it down. This being pollen time to boot, doesn't help any. :) We have had to siphon off the top water all winter yet, the water in my picture is just from the last 3 days of storms and rain.
We have a solar cover, and 2 long black solar heater pads, that we plumbed into the system and they work too well sometimes. Feels like I climbing into a bath tub. :ROFLMAO: Are your's similar?

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squatting dog said:
Thank you Liberty. Our top cover is the no rip kind also, but, no matter how much they told me it would fit tight, it didn't. when the wind is blowing real hard. (frequently ) :mad: Thus the extra ropes we had to string across to help hold it down. This being pollen time to boot, doesn't help any. :) We have had to siphon off the top water all winter yet, the water in my picture is just from the last 3 days of storms and rain.
We have a solar cover, and 2 long black solar heater pads, that we plumbed into the system and they work too well sometimes. Feels like I climbing into a bath tub. :ROFLMAO: Are your's similar?

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Hub says " the no rip cover has eyelets and comes with a cable that you can thread through and crank tight below the top rail and I add some "floaters" in the pool to keep the cover from going too deep because of the rain. I put 3 inter tubes and a big plastic ball in the center to keep the cover up better.
 
I had a wonderful time today. It was my granddaughters 10th Birthday. She doesn't live far from us but because of the Querantine we haven't gotten together. Today though we went to my daughters house and my Hubby and I stayed in our car in their driveway. We threw kisses to her and I made my daughter buy her birthday presents. Then a dozen or more cars drove past with Happy Birthday signs on them,playing songs and giving her presents. A local group in her area does this for children who are having their birthdays during this time.She was totally surprised and thrilled. It was a wonderful day.
 
Was another productive day in the yard, sunny, light breeze, +13. Some of my thought process from yesterday's rainy day got done today. Funny or odd, i don't know which, but in the house, when i have placed furniture, filled cupboards, etc, never ever change or move things around. Outside, if something is movable, i'll often move things for a changed look, so that's one thing off my bucket list for outside. Tomorrow supposed to be as nice as well, so hopefully a good day again.
 
Got here just before lunch, or I wouldn't be able to say Good Morning, Was up earlier but went back to bed... Just raining here, very damp, and experiencing pain which I haven't felt for a while...Like I said the pool is up and running, But I got some black piping from my late FIL.. about 400 feet in a coil, 2 inches diameter, wanna figure a way to hook it up to the pool to heat the water some... It's raining today and tomorrow, so I will look at it Saturday... Probably have to cut the grass come Saturday too...Today I am going to clean the pellet stove downstairs, I have a buyer for it, so I want to get it cleaned up!

Liberty said:
Why don't you make mulch out of them? They make great compost and fertilizer too - just get a shredder and you'll be good to go:

https://www.thespruce.com/using-autumn-leaves-in-the-garden-2539787
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Cedar mulch is one of the easiest ways to keep the Tick population down, they do not like Mulch... Pulled a tick off Carls's ear yesterday...

Well I hope YOU all have a GREAT day... and God Bless YOU all.. and keep Safe
 
Liberty said:
Hub says " the no rip cover has eyelets and comes with a cable that you can thread through and crank tight below the top rail and I add some "floaters" in the pool to keep the cover from going too deep because of the rain. I put 3 inter tubes and a big plastic ball in the center to keep the cover up better.
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:D I've got 2 huge backhoe tire tubes that will be next years floaters. (y) Pulled the 2 covers off and was pleasantly surprised to find no real debris in the pool. Already got the filter going, water is clear, ph is spot on, and the solar cover back on. Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'll hook up the solar water panels.
 
This morning my friend,Mary took me to Big Lots and $ store
I didn't have a lawn chair, would need it to sit outside when the weather gets nice. In the past,the tables&chairs were put out in our community garden for the residents to use by mid May I don't think they will be out this summer because of the virus. I don't know who would be responsible to wipe the tables/chairs every day since they stay out until mid Sept .I bought a sturdy chair which is comfortable,price was decent
At the $ store I bought writing tablets,get well cards,sunglasses
I was hoping to take my afternoon walk,but it was pouring outside,sun made an appearance about 1/2 hr ago
 
Pretty routine around here. I did my regular chores, some yardwork, sat with my 19 year old cat in the sunroom while she dictated which ear I should scratch, washed the sheets, made the bed, and paid a couple of bills. The dinner bell is about to ring, but I already knew that from the aroma coming up the stairs.

After dinner, I have a 24 minute walk coming which includes a couple of small hills.

Oh, and I did work in a long afternoon nap per Doctor's orders. If I don't, my evening is trashed.
 
Got a pretty good night sleep although I went to sleep early in the morning. I keep checking my bank account for the stimulus deposit--not there yet. Oh well, should be soon.

Did some cleaning as usual. I got these cordless blinds to put up but am not sure if they will fit. Thinking of asking the property manager's husband to try and put them up as the old ones (and I mean very old) are in really bad shape. I got black ones to block the sunlight out in the kitchen. The sun makes it so very hot in there in the summer. It would help to cool off the room plus the AC helps, too. Not sure what I will do.

Had a big avocado sandwich this morning that was very good. I've gotten my taste back for avocados. I got a bag of small ones and they are really very good. Also had a salad a while ago. Trying to decide what I want for dinner.

It's a lot cooler today than yesterday but at least it's not freezing. Hopefully doggie and I will have a nice walk today.
 
squatting dog said:
:D I've got 2 huge backhoe tire tubes that will be next years floaters. (y) Pulled the 2 covers off and was pleasantly surprised to find no real debris in the pool. Already got the filter going, water is clear, ph is spot on, and the solar cover back on. Tomorrow, weather permitting, I'll hook up the solar water panels.
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We "dipped" in 84° water temps in the pool today. Hub is a fussy guy when it comes to pool maintenance. Crystal clear blue water and perfect like everything. LOL. Never checks ph, just goes by the appearance and that vitamin c tablet if he has any questions - that answers it right away.

Glad you are doing great this year. It seems to take a while to learn, but like my Jewish friend used to say "we get too soon old and too late "smart".

LOL.
 
Liberty said:
We "dipped" in 84° water temps in the pool today. Hub is a fussy guy when it comes to pool maintenance. Crystal clear blue water and perfect like everything. LOL. Never checks ph, just goes by the appearance and that vitamin c tablet if he has any questions - that answers it right away.

Glad you are doing great this year. It seems to take a while to learn, but like my Jewish friend used to say "we get too soon old and too late "smart".

LOL.
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That's a wise old Jewish friend you've got there. :D Looks like we're running about 2 days behind you up here. Got the solar tubes connected and bringing the temp slowly up. At least the water is clear. Should be able to jump in soon and hook up the railing to the wedding cakes steps we have in the pool. (y)
 

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