tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964934044731723282024-02-19T07:44:00.748-08:00Tales from Haley StationThe life and times of my family and friends and (of course) my cats in and around the Ottawa Valley!Princess Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08802889598105044275noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-85129279005660435392015-11-01T06:58:00.000-08:002015-11-01T06:58:10.186-08:00Happy Halloween!!!Wow - November 1st!! already! This year seems to have gone fast - cant believe the last time I how long ago since I posted - will try to do better this year!<br />
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A rather disappointing Halloween in our area. In spite of pretty good weather, we only had 5 kiddies around. When we first moved out here we got upwards of 80 kids. And the whole townsite was lit up - almost everyone decorated their house. A lot of the rural kids would come here because the houses were close together. it was great! This year hardly anyone did more than put out a pumpkin. And I think over half just went out or turned out the lights. <br />
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Meanwhile - I have a bucket full of chocolate bars and a giant box of chips - oh whatever will I do with all those treats???? lol<br />
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But, we did have a lovely thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago - Jamie and Julie made it out and Kris and his girlfriend Melissa and her daughter came too. They brought their new puppy Zoe - who was as good as gold. We had and great dinner - I like preparing everything except the turkey the day before, so lots of time for visiting and having a glass or two of wine. <br />
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We have come to the conclusion that our cat, Buddy, isn't coming home. We put him out last Friday morning (a week ago) and have not seen him since. We've looked and looked - Rick's walked the bush a dozen times without a sign of him. There are some fisher trails in the swampy area and fishers can be nasty. It makes me worried for Lucy who does go out wandering all day- but the other 4 ladies rarely go more than 50 feet from the house, so they're probably okay. And Lucy's mean as a snake, so hopefully she can take care of herself.<br />
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Looking forward to this Friday, though - Phil and Janet are coming out to tuck away the Rialta for the winter. It'll be good to see them!<br />
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pictures of our cheesily decorated Halloween house! BOO!<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-84730396163966361652014-01-15T16:34:00.000-08:002014-01-15T16:34:20.568-08:00its been a whilewell, it's been literally MONTHS since I've blogged here - just got out of the habit I suppose. <br />
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nothing terribly new - still have all 6 cats - Tigger, Missy, Nibbles, Buddy, Lucy and Allie (Allie being our rescue from this time last winter) <br />
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Allie's really come a long way in a year. Once she got in the house last year, she really didn't go out until the warm weather and even now, she doesn't go far from the house or stay out long. One day this Fall, we left her outside and went out for the afternoon - when we got home, she was in a panic and she raced up to Kris' room and didn't come down until the next day. We haven't done that again!<br />
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Christmas was great - Jamie and Julie came up with some lovely gifts and we had a super day. Kris really surprised Rick with a very nice pellet rifle for Christmas - I never really like guns and ammunition at Christmas, but seems to have worked its way into the day. Everything's coming up camo, these days.<br />
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Jamie and Julie have acquired a new cat to be friends with Julie's elderly cat, Maggie. Apparently on Christmas Eve, Julie's parents (who have 8 cats - they're crazier than we are.....) found a cat in their carport - it was minus 25 or something and the poor thing was half frozen and starving. Of course, they brought her in and fed her and two days later took her into the vets for a checkup. She as frostbite in one ear and some other issues, but seems to be getting better and has taken up her new life in Jamie and Julie's apartment - lucky cat!!! <br />
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Real estate is picking up after a quiet December - I always say, we could practically shut our cell phones off in December (maybe one year we will!!!) but they're ringing once again - out showing a house today and listed several last week - so starting off to be a busy year.<br />
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Hope all is well with everyone and will try to update more often!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
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yes, we're still feeding the deer</div>
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-65550857932656502752013-03-30T15:51:00.000-07:002013-03-30T15:51:10.274-07:00feeding time at the zooSupper time with 6 cats can be a bit hectic - it is the busiest and noisiest time in the kitchen!!! <br />
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Here are (from left to right) Nibbles, Lucy and Allie eating supper in the kitchen (Tigger and Missy eat in separate rooms and Buddy eats whenever and wherever he pleases) I didn't notice until I took this picture, how well these three match my kitchen floor!!!<br />
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Grazing on dry food in the living room. That's Missy beside her basket house, Lucy with her face in the food bowl, Tigger sitting and Allie lieing down waiting her turn. Sometimes they get nasty, but mostly just hang out waiting for a go at the trough!! <br />
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I looked out the dining room window this evening and was quite surprised to this this pretty lady checking out the bird feeder. We had just put down out some feed for them, but I guess she was a bit braver than the others. Really neat to see her so close to the house.<br />
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Not much else new - Rick and I are keeping pretty busy - for this time of year anyway. Always a "good thing" in our line of work!<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-66256014537613765932013-03-01T07:11:00.000-08:002013-03-01T07:11:06.570-08:00lots of snowWell, to prove Spring ISN'T, in fact, just around the corner, we had lots and lots of heavy wet snow on Wednesday. Kris and I were outside around 11 on Wednesday night listening to the tree branches cracking under the weight of the snow. We have a few large branches that came down across the driveway that Rick and Kris will have to clean up on the weekend.<br />
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Fortunately on Wednesday we didn't have any driving to do and so we just took a snow day and stayed off the roads. <br />
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As for our 6 feline housemates, I would have to say they are all getting along amazingly well - especially since this is the winter where they are in most of the time. Lucy and Allie don't go out very often - I think they may still worry that they won't get back in!!! <br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-301121350716718242013-02-08T15:28:00.000-08:002013-02-08T15:28:07.505-08:00Spring around the corner????I don't pay a LOT of attention to the various varmint predictions about Spring - but I THOUGHT all gophers agreed this year that Spring was just around the corner!! hmmmm....doesn't really feel like that today! We have about 6 inches or so and still coming down.<br />
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We hadn't planned to go anywhere today but had to touch bases with a client who doesn't have a phone, so a quick trip into Renfrew. Roads weren't bad - not great, but not too bad - we took our time.<br />
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New family member Allie-cat is fitting quite well - no spats or problems with other cats - I'm actually surprised (pleasantly mind you, but still surprised). It isn't always easy introducing a mature cat to a household, but this went well. Allie kept to herself for a few days - she found a box in a closet off the laundry room with some old mitts and touques in it and that was her "safe" spot for a while, but now she's all over the house<br />
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It appears she has NOT been spayed (I guess it was wishful thinking on our part that she might have been spayed). We've never really had a cat this age that wasn't spayed, so a bit of a new experience. She's VERY friendly, just looking for a "special" friend..... Anyway, appointment made for this Monday with Dr. Witham (who we're seeing a lot of lately) who will take care of that little problem. <br />
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Lucy, who was just spayed last week is doing well and seems to be back to normal - she was pretty quiet for the first few days. (imagine - two spayings within two weeks!!!!!)<br />
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Real estate is remarkably busy for this time of year - I'm happy about it - but it's not usually like this in February! We're actually juggling our schedule to keep up with showings and meeting with clients. Not complaining!!!<br />
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Some pictures I snapped today<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-70047500029530605712013-01-29T15:48:00.000-08:002013-01-29T15:48:09.176-08:00Finally!!! a name!!We have all finally agreed upon a name for our newest feline member. Although I was opting for Buttons (not very original, I know), Kris came up with "Allie" - so Allie-cat, she is. She is still adapting and learning to get along with the other cats. Just like the other cats, she loves sitting on the back of the couch and looking out the window - but so far, if she's on the couch, no one else will join her.<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-44910807940676187252013-01-21T19:23:00.002-08:002013-01-21T19:23:18.794-08:00cold days!!!Well as the weatherman promised - it`s bloody cold out!!! And supposed to stay that way for a few days too. I`m pretty well avoiding going out if I don`t have to. Rick went out and showed a farm in Eganville this afternoon - I enjoyed the afternoon at home. Pellet stove is working very well.<br />
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As mentioned in a previous post, we have picked up (so to speak) another stray cat - the one that Kris had been feeding down at the shop, moved into our garage on Thursday night. We set up a nice heat lamp pointed down on a box for her to sleep in and she did quite well there.<br />
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But yesterday she went outside for a while and then left for parts unknown. Rick and Kris did several walk-abouts through the bush, but no sign of her. We thought maybe she went back to the shop. However, Kris checked the shop around 11 last nite - no cat. <br />
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So, we were all very concerned but not much to be done - we went to bed leaving the garage open and the heat lamp on. Kris however, didn`t go to bed, he suited up and went for midnight walk-about through the bush - and found her. He said she ran right to him - like she was just waiting for him to come and get her.<br />
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This morning, Rick and I decided to bring her inside (this is how it happens, you know......) So, she`s now even MORE comfortable in the laundry room off the kitchen. And even though we leave the door open to the rest of the house - she seems quite content to stay in there. She`s pretty cautious around the other cats - as they are around her. But so far no fireworks.<br />
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<span id="goog_812966806">Here are our two pretty tabby cats - Missy in the penthouse suite and Lucy looking up at her. Missy had been spending more time downstairs with us since we got this basket/house - she usually lies in the lower level and I think that makes her feel secure - she's always wary of the other cats.</span><br />
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Weather has been COLD!!! It was minus 27 last nite - very cold, indeed. And if you've been following my blog, you will remember I mentioned a stray cat that Kris was taking care of at his work. She just hangs out at the shop, sleeping under an old bus and Kris feeds her. Well, last nite, we decided she couldn't be left out in this cold - so.....you can probably guess where this is going....we sent Kris down to bring her home. sigh<br />
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For now we have set her up with a nice bed/box in the garage with a heat lamp over top which does a great job of keeping her little area very warm and let's her sort of settle in - the other cats freak her out and vice versa - so we'll take baby steps. At least she's warm and dry and appears to be quite content. We're in and out of the garage all the time, so she's got company too.<br />
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Meanwhile, we continue to try to find a home for her - she is an older cat, I'm sure - I'd say 5 or 6 years old - obviously someone's pet at one time - she immediately used the litter box, so she's house trained. Very friendly! <br />
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Tonite is supposed to be a bit warmer and then getting cold for about a week - brrrrrrr. <br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-16860766743316499952012-12-29T16:39:00.002-08:002012-12-29T16:39:55.224-08:00....and more snow....so - still getting quite a bit of snow - not as much as Ottawa, I guess, but more than we've had by this time of year for several years!<br />
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Had a good Christmas - Jame and Julie came out around noon and we had a nice time exchanging gifts and visting with them. We had lots of treats and as if we didn't have more than enough, Kris brought home a huge tray of cookies and squares from a gal he works with. We did manage to make a pretty good dint in them. Traditional turkey dinner with Rick's home made meat pie too. Lots of leftovers to send back with Jamie and Julie too - which hopefully they enjoyed.<br />
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We did hit a couple of stores on Boxing Day - I specifically wanted a purse at Mark's which was marked down from $39 to $16. I also wanted to get another set of Christmas dishes - I had picked up a set of 16 at Canadian Tire just before Christmas. I decided I liked them so much, I wanted to get 4 more place settings - but neither the Renfrew or Pembroke store had any more. I'll try again next year or just order some through Sears as they carry them to - much more expensive though!!!<br />
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So another Christmas in the books and soon another year gone by too - where does the time go????<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-90240226998017184912012-12-22T19:55:00.000-08:002012-12-22T19:55:10.067-08:00White Christmas and then some....Well, we got a big dump of snow over the last couple of days - ensuring that we will, after all, have a nice white Christmas! <br />
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We had our annual potluck lunch at the office yesterday - very nice - LOTS of good food and treats! There was a nice taco/rice concoction that I will have to get a recipe for! And to finish off a cranberry cheese cake! too much food - but all very good. <br />
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After our lunch, I drew up an offer on a house (yup, real estate still carries on) and then a quick stop at the grocery store for our turkey and a few last minute items. Drive home was nasty with heavy snow and slushy roads - but at least most drivers were adjusting their driving accordingly - we were able to take our time. In spite the weather and poor road conditions, I didn't hear of any accidents, so that's good.<br />
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We woke up last night around 2:30 to discover the power had gone off. It's funny, even asleep, we seem to be aware when the power goes off! The pellet stove needs power to run the auger and fans, so Rick had to shut it down - but it didn't get that cold and the electricity actually came back on in a couple of hours - so not at all an inconvenience. When I looked at the Hydro One website it showed lots of folks without power most still during the day, so we were very lucky to only lose it for a couple of hours during the night!<br />
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Kris and Rick took turns cleaning the laneway this morning - Rick also did the laneways for a couple of neighbours. He finds the job sooooo much easier with the Kubota tractor compared with the snow-blower he did it with for years. I just stay inside and watch! Here is Kris on the tractor<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-35749644690803684732012-12-02T19:36:00.000-08:002012-12-02T19:36:42.607-08:00decorating DONE!We spent most of the day setting up my Christmas village, the tree in the dining room and the "main" tree in the living room. Whew! As usual some of the strings of lights wouldn't work so off to Canadian Tire in Pembroke for some new lights and a few other Christmas-y things. I think we're done - except for the tidying up.<br />
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Had a great visit with our friends Pam and Terry Ellott - they came to town on Wednesday and stayed until Friday when they were off to Sudbury and then home to Elliott Lake. It's always wonderful to see them. Thursday evening Pam and I went out to dinner with some other gals who used to work at Timminco Metals - we do try to keep in touch with each other.<br />
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I'm now officially on Skype - nice to talk face to face with someone and its FREE too!<br />
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I'm shopping around for some hand-made Christmas cards - guess I left it a bit late - I've found several nice ones on ebay, but I doubt if they would arrive in time for me to address and mail out. I may try some local craft stores to see if I can track some down.<br />
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I'm also trying to find a home for a friendly female cat - mostly white with black and orange spots - she's another one of my son's strays that he is feeding at his work, but he is worried for her over the winter. We're up to 5 cats at the moment and we just don't think we can take in another, so I'm being a bit of a pest trying to find her a good home. I've even offered to have her spayed if someone will take her in! Hopefully somebody will step forward.<br />
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That's about all that's new - we are sort of busy this week - Rick and I are both taking some courses (we have to keep up our credits to keep our real estate licence) on Wednesday in Pembroke and a couple final inspections later in the week. I'm showing some houses tomorroe night - so we're busy enough for this time of year, I guess. Maybe I'll squeeze in some Christmas shopping too!<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-75854190772149410442012-11-28T13:25:00.002-08:002012-11-28T13:25:39.900-08:00Winter coolWell, we had some snow a few days ago and lo and behold - it stayed!!! Snow in November hasn't really stuck around for the past few years - maybe this year will be different! I guess the ground is frozen now.<br />
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I tried hanging out some laundry today, but it didn't really dry and wound up half way across the yard - that may be my last attempt at hanging my laundry out. Once we get serious snow, I can't really get to my clothesline anyway. Anyway, now that we have our pellet stove going, I can dry clothes on a rack in about 2 hours.<br />
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Had a couple of busy weeks in real estate - but things seem to have settled down. As usual inventory is low - Rick and I have sold many of our own listings, so our inventory is particularly low!! But little will happen until the new year - its always quiet this time of year. First hunting season, then Christmas!<br />
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We're looking forward to seeing our "ex" neighbours, Pam and Terry Ellott, who are stopping in for a couple of days on their way from Ottawa to Elliot Lake. We always look forward to seeing them!<br />
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We decided today to partially decorate the house - no trees or village yet - but we did go through some of our boxes and put out some things - makes it feel all Christmas-y.<br />
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Pictures today are of the living room - all "tarted" up with Christmas clutter (I like it) and the cats having a discussion as to who gets to sit on the back of the couch.<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-42072719952364392732012-11-04T14:30:00.000-08:002012-11-04T14:35:39.986-08:00Cold and DARK!!!A very cool day today and pretty DARK by 5 o'clock since we set the clocks back last night. Will take some getting used to - again! Can't say that I mind this time of year - I've always liked Fall, and now that we're not really getting snow much in November, I like it right through to December. In fact, I hung my laundry out today and it actually dried okay. I'll hang it out until I can't get through the snow to the clothesline.<br />
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Rick had a busy enough weekend - he went out to take a look at the Eganville Gun Club facilities yesterday morning and then was showing a farm out that way in the afternoon. I worked from home - with fax and email - and let Rick to the running around.<br />
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Well our NASCAR season is winding down and it looks like Jimmie Johnson is heading for the Championship - AGAIN!! We're all a little sick of Jimmie, I think. And we really don't find the races as exciting as they used to be a few years ago and don't really know why.<br />
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It is 3 weeks since my Carpal Tunnel surgery and my hand feels great - no more tingling, numbness or shooting pains - but I still have all my disolvable stitches - which don't seem to be disolving at all - Rick's offered to pull them out, but live in hope they will just go away. Guess at some point I'll have to take them out - they can't stay there forever - I just don't like pulling at them....<br />
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The back of our couch that the cats have "smooshed" down is a particular favorite spot as you can see by today's pictures.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">When Kris and Jamie were small, almost all the houses in the area were decorated for Halloween and handing out treats. A quick scan of the street tonite showed only about a third of the houses lit up. Funny how neighbourhoods "age". While there are still some younger couples with kids, many in the area are our age with grown children. We used to get 75-80 kids in an evening, now its under 30 at best. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Which doesn't stop us from buying enough candy for 80 kids - hahaha. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Our house is sort of "known" for having a good display at Halloween and Rick didn't disappoint! He hung the pumpkin lights outside, set up my giant inflatable pumkin (always a kid pleaser) and set out the requisite "enter at your own risk" door hanger and talking skull! We light ALL our candles in the house and just enjoy the evening handing out treats to the trick or treaters and eating more candy than we really should.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It was nice, too, that we got a break in the weather tonite - it rained all day and looks like it will tomorrow, too, but tonite was cool and dry! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Kira, our kitten, continues to grow like a bad weed - in fact, we got "the look" from our vet last week when she was in for her shots - she's a tad toooo big. She does like to push the other cats out of the way and eat their food - oddly enough they put up with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Pictures today are Kira annoying Tigger (that's Tigger's basket by the way) and pictures of our Halloween house</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia;"></span>princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-88246894544148338052012-10-21T12:28:00.001-07:002012-10-21T12:28:11.778-07:00getting wood!!!It's been a couple of years since we have taken wood out of our bush. But, this year with the slightly larger tractor to pull loads back, Kris and Rick have been getting some logs from the trees that have come down. Because it is a fairly mature bush with lots of oak and maple trees, every year a few trees blow down, which is about all we need for fireplace wood. Kris has really been enjoying working back there - he's on his second chain-saw chain now! pictured here is Kris bringing a trailer full of wood up to the house<br />
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Not much else is new - real estate continues steady, but financing continues to be a bit of a headache for many buyers which is slowing the market down a little bit - particularly in the lower priced homes.<br />
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Rick listed a fabulous farm on Mink Lake last week - comes complete with a sugar bush operation. I haven't been up to look at it yet - but Rick is very enthusiastic about it. I'll have to drive up and see it soon.<br />
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I finally had surgery on my wrist last Monday for Carpal Tunnel - seems to have gone well - it was only painful for about 12 hours after the surgery - since then its just be a bit of a hassle having my right hand bandaged - it is somewhat limiting. Tomorrow the packing and bandages come off and will be replaced with a light band-aid. Can't wait!!!<br />
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well, that's all for now, folks - I'll try do better at keeping up my blog!princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-66849531018812509952012-09-16T16:13:00.000-07:002012-09-16T16:13:27.453-07:00banner day!what a lovely day - weather wise!!! started out cool but warmed up nicely by mid-afternoon. Good laundry day!<br />
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Rick and Kris played lumberjack this morning and went into the bush behind the house to cut up some fallen trees. Most of the trees on our property are quite old and every now and then the wind will take one down. We don't burn a lot of wood in our fireplace, but this time of year is a nice time for the odd fire in the evening. They managed to get about a half cord of wood in a couple of hours. A few more sessions like today and we'll have enough for the winter. Kris did manage to get stung by a wasp - in his ear, which is quite painful, apparently - I wouldn't know - I've never had one sting me there<br />
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Quiet weekend for us for real estate - well, quiet in that we didn't have any showings for ourselves, but several showings booked on our properties for other agents. Last week we listed a very nice little bungalow on the edge of town that is generating a lot of activity. <br />
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Jamie just texted me that he was at the Gatineau Air show all day - and said it was AWESOME!!! They needed volunteers, so he offered and said he had a great day getting close to the planes. I think he would love to fly if he could.<br />
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The newest member of our feline family is settling in nicely - amazing how quickly and easily cats/kittens adapt to new surroundings. She keeps the other ones on their toes - her favorite amusement is chasing them around - this may NOT be their favorite game, though. She's out a lot during the day, but never goes far from the house - at least not yet! And, with the exception of one or two minor mishaps, she has the litter box thing down perfectly. <br />
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Today's picture is Kira (that's the name we finally settled on) waking up from a nap on a pillow that used to be Nibbles's pillow - she's very cute<br />
princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-56670006213523036672012-08-21T14:37:00.001-07:002012-08-21T14:37:11.585-07:00not sure quite how this happened.....Over the weekend Kris mentioned that there was a a stray kitten down at the shop. He had been taking it food, but, he was worried about it. So, then I started to worry about it and Sunday morning (while Rick was at the Gun Show in Eganville) Kris brought her up to the house.<br />
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I'm guessing she's about 7 weeks old. She's eating wet kitten food without any problems and appears to be quite healthy. The fact that she's comfortable around people and that she was all by herself makes us think she either got lost OR she got dropped off. And Kris might as well hang a sign around his neck saying "need a home? call Kris" <br />
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Anyway, she has settled in quite nicely (for those trying to keep count - this makes 5 cats) although the older cats are rather grumpy about the entire situation. They run away from her - which just makes her chase them more! Nibbles spent the morning sleeping in a tree. Missy is pretty good around her - but then Missy was the "put-upon" cat, so she seems to be a bit more sympathetic to "new cat syndrome". Buddy, on the other hand, feels that a serious mistake has been made and he's been sulking....a LOT.<br />
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To be honest we haven't actually named her yet. I started calling her Baby (for obvious reasons) which has sort of become B-B which Rick says is dumb. So, if anyone can think of a more appropriate name, feel free to pass it along. She's off to visit the vet tomorrow and it would be nice if she had a nice name.<br />
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As you can see, she a very cute little tabby cat - they just have the most beautiful faces, I think.<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-52594911117938618192012-08-13T18:12:00.001-07:002012-08-13T18:20:16.706-07:00Is it just me????Is it just me - or does this little leaf on our front lawn look exactly like a Ninja mouse....???? I see a mouse with his back arched and his nose pointing to the right..... but might just be me.....<br />
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Last night, we stayed up late watching the closing ceremonies for the Olympics - we were really looking foward to the Who's performance at the very end. However, at midnight, even though the ceremonies were still on-going, we found ourselves watching a dumb sitcom instead of the Who!!!!!! Bell had cut off the final few moments of the ceremonies - quite possibly the BEST PART!!! to run the sitcom as usual. How stupid was that???? </div>
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And, yet in a totally perverse switch-a-roo, earlier in the day, our friends, who have only a Bell Satellite dish, had to come over to our house to watch the NASCAR race with us, because the Olympics were on the channel they they usually watch the race on. Now, I'm NOT saying the NASCAR race was more important....but if Bell felt the Olympics were important enough to pre-empt a regular Sunday NASCAR race, surely the Olympics were important enough to pre-empt 10 minutes of a stupid midnite sitcom re-run!!!!!! idiots!</div>
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Back to the Olympic closing ceremonies that also featured the Spice girls - Rick quite cleverly has re-named them simply Old Spice - no matter HOW much cosmetic surgery they've collectively had, they ain't girls any longer......</div>
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-44982375453320659382012-08-06T11:21:00.002-07:002012-08-06T11:21:53.769-07:00break in the weatherwell, the hot weather has finally gone - for a while, hopefully. It was wonderful to turn off the a/c's last night and open the windows!!! Looks like it will be nice for the rest of the week - now, if we could only get a bit more rain..... the lawns are looking pretty brown. <br />
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We've been experiencing a rough patch with our Rogers internet connection. About 2 months ago, we noticed a bit of a drop in the speed, but several times now, it has been completely unusable - just hangs up. On Friday, I think I must have reset the hub and my lap top half a dozen times. Saturday night our neighbour called asking about our service - he has the same Rogers hub that we do and he said his service was awful. We also had a couple of "lost in cyber-space" texts lately. So, I called Rogers (again) and while, they couldn't offer a solution, they did say they would report a general problem in the Haley Station area - we'll see what happens. All, I can say is that after this past 3 days with Rogers, I'd be tempted to go back to dial up - slow, but reliable!!!<br />
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We've been pretty quiet this weekend - had a few showings arranged, but later cancelled - so just chilling for the weekend. Rick took advantage of the down-time to give the pellet stove a good cleaning - which involved disconnecting it and getting into the back of it. He also made a couple of "modifications" which should allow him better access for future cleanings. Disconnecting and pulling it out from the wall is a pretty big job.<br />
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We've been catching what we can of the Olympics - sort of hit and miss - it seems whenever I have time to watch, all I can find is soccer or basketball.<br />
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Today's picture is our cutie, Buddy - having a quick nap on the back of the couch.princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-72486788405774088022012-07-26T19:22:00.000-07:002012-07-26T19:22:09.060-07:00well....it's been a while....It HAS been a while since I posted here - just lazy I guess. Once I sort of get out of the routine, hard to get going again!<br />
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Anyway, summer is certainly moving right along! August is nearly here and hopefully will bring a bit more rain than July did. I don't think Rick has cut the lawn in a month!!! We've got a large patch of white wild flowers, that I have not cut either - I'm not sure the neighbouts approve - but they are much prettier than burnt, brown grass! We've also planted some trees in the front lawn this year - just ones we got from the bush, but I think they will do well. <br />
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We drove through the village of Calabogie today and heard lots of generators going. The damage from Monday's storm was quite evident with downed trees eveywhere. Many trees already cut and pushed off to the side of the road to be dealt with later but still lots leaning against the lines. Didn't see too much in property damage, but I'm sure there are lots of houses with some damage. Clean up will take a long time, I'm imagine. In the Ashdad area, there were still hydro poles down and lines lieing across the roads. Lots of clean up crews around.<br />
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We are keeping busy with real estate - our weekends are particularly busy. Don't think we have much on the go tomorrow, though, so might take a drive into Ottawa. We're running low on Costo "must-haves". Costco is the only store we have found that sells 1-ply toilet paper - which is what one should use when on a septic system. We are pretty selective with our purchases - easy to buy more than you need.<br />
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princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-60660434111209055032012-05-30T17:43:00.000-07:002012-05-30T17:43:01.541-07:00how does your garden grow??Kris is a bit late this year with his garden, but I picked up some starter veggie plants to inspire him and sure enough tonite he borrowed a roto-tiller from a friend and prepped the ground. I bought some different tomato plants to try - we'll experiment a bit. <br />
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A couple of deals appear to be coming together this week - which is nice after several fell apart last week. Interesting fact - for all that our government is promoting "green energy", CMHC won't approve a mortgage for a home with wood heat only. Interesting......<br />
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So far this week, the weather's been great - bit hot for my liking on Monday, but yesterday and today were great. I understand Ottawa had a big thunderstorm yesterday afternoon - missed us completely. Which seems to be the norm, lately. It is supposed to rain tonite, but then Environment Canada has been saying it's going to rain for several days. So far not a drop!<br />
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Rick is getting closer and closer to having his tractor back together (this is his "winter" tractor, so as soon as it is painted and re-assembled, it will get put away for the summer. Then he will probably start work on the that pellet mill we bought last year to make our own pellets. (I don't know why I keep saying "we", I'm probably not going to have anything to do with the mill.....Rick and Kris are the ones who are keen to try it) <br />
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We've been watching a three part series on the History Channel - "The Hatfields and the McCoys" and quite enjoying it. Part three is on tonite and we're really looking forward to it. I'm sure it will be re-run many, MANY times though, until we're thouroughly sick of it!<br />
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Todays picture - Kris manning the 'tiller with friend Jacob and Rick looking on. I still maintain, it might have been easier with turning over the dirt with a spade the way my dad used to do, but apparently a roto-tiller was required for the job!<br />
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<br />princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-89597233180620484862012-05-27T16:09:00.000-07:002012-05-27T16:09:02.140-07:00nice weekend!It's been a relatively quiet week - we had the air conditioners on a couple of times this past week. Mostly we turn them on around noon when it is hot and most nights we've been able to shut them down by the time we go to bed. I prefer to have the windows open, but some days are just too hot and humid.<br />
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Brother-in-law, John, mentioned in his blog today that he is waging war with "critters" in his house in Ottawa. In all the years we've lived here, we've only ever had one or two critters in the house - once was when Rick installed a new stove and didn't plug the hole in the floor under the stove where the electrical cord goes into the crawl space (I don't know what happens after that - I just know the cord goes into the crawl space....) anyway, he left a bit of a gap and almost instandly we had a mouse in the house! Cats cornered it - I grabbed a tupperware bowl with visions of putting it over the mouse and capturing it when it ran by, but wound up simply squealing and throwing the bowl at the poor mouse whenever it tried to escape - sad, really (me I mean)<br />
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And yesterday, Buddy brought a chipmunk home to show me - it was VERY much alive! Once again, much squealing ensued (me again) and Rick (thinking I was having a stroke or something) came running in to handle the situation. He was able to "herd" it out the front door (with Buddy hot on it's trail) whew! Y'know I love Alvin and the Chipmunks, but it seems when confronted with the real thing, I'm not so amused.<br />
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Rick, on the other hand, had showed a house in the morning that had rats in the basement (don't EVER tell me real estate agents don't work for their $$$$) so, he was having a rather rodent-filled day and the chipmunk probabley seemed rather cute after the rats!<br />
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The swallows trying to nest in our garage have moved on, thank goodness.<br />
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The picture today is just a lovely building in Arnprior- I think it might be the town hall - or at least was at one time.princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-71113923813523179632012-05-21T17:54:00.001-07:002012-05-21T17:54:52.598-07:00HOT!Last couple of days have been HOT! But, it should be noted NOT humid - so quite bearable. In spite of the heat, Rick's spent a lot of time in the garage tearing down and painting his tractor - big job, but he tells me it's nearly done. <br />
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Last week, we noticed that some very cute little sparrows were flying in and out of the garage. Unlike other birds that fly in by mistake and just fly around the rafters in a panic, these sparrows got in and out without an problem. In fact, completely ignoring Rick working away, they set up housekeeping in the rafters - obviously these were mis-directed barn swallows who thought our garage was a barn. And while they seemed quite friendly and were certainly entertainment for the cats, they do make a mess. After Kris checked to make sure their nest really hadn't progress very far, we kept the garage closed up for several days forcing them to find another likely spot to nest. <br />
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Kris had a rare two days off in a row - he pretty well works at least 5 1/2 days a week and often goes back in the evenings - I think he was almost a loss as to what to do for the two days. He wound up cleaning his car inside and out and puttering around the house, but he today loaded his dirt-bike into the truck and took off for the day - I'm sure he'll come home sun-burned and tired.<br />
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Jamie and Julie spent the long weekend at Julie's parents cottage in Aylmer - they used to spend a lot of time there, but now that they have a larger apartment, a good queen size bed (our old one) and two PC's for gaming, I think they almost prefer to stay home - still they had a lovely weekend to open the cottage up.<br />
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Real estate was quiet for Rick and myself - much is done from home anyway. I can draw up offers, fax documents, email clients etc. all from home - so even a "quiet" weekend usually means answering emails and phone calls. <br />
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Haven't been taking many pictures lately - but today I snapped one of Rick mowing the lawn - it's a tad on the dry side - we're supposed to get some rain tonite - we need it!<br />
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<br />princess pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340476492955617434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696493404473172328.post-4029538649738511332012-05-11T17:12:00.000-07:002012-05-11T17:15:21.955-07:00gorgeous day!!!Well after having to wear a jacket, sock and shoes yesterday, today was much nicer - back to "scandals"!!! nice!<br />
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Did a fair bit of running around - lots of back and forth from Renfrew to Douglas - but that's the way it goes. Last year I seemed to do lots of back and forth from Renfrew to Calabogie! <br />
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We got the Mustang out from storage last week. Tonight we had to run back into Renfrew - it was so nice out, we went in the Pony with the top down - wheeeeee.... <br />
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The cats are loving this nice weather - Buddy is out all day - the "girls" not so much, but they like to go out too. It seems their favorite time is after dark - which is when we're trying to get them in. They particularly like to play "chase me, chase me" all over the front lawn.<br />
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Black flies are out in force! I have trouble standing around outside when they are this bad - mozzies next I suppose - oh goodie.<br />
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Rick's up early tomorrow showing a bunch of houses and I'm heading into the office to deal with an offer. Home inspection on Sunday - and that pretty well takes care of the weekend.<br />
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What can I say about today's picture - other than - it's a Sphinx and it is on the top of my office! In fact is is one of a pair of Sphinx's my boss picked up from somewhere and has installed them on the office roof. Not sure what the connection is between fake Egyption artifacts and real estate - but, hey, sure catches everyone's eye. Maybe gives Renfrew a touch of "Vegas".....lol<br />
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