Page for photos, updates, and links to posts containing news and updates in, on, and around our home – Nuwa Fifth Wheel, Myrtle.
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August 21, 2024 – I had put out my flowers before the ramp was built, then they were all moved out of the way to make space. I repositioned them a couple of days ago and took some photos which I planned to post today, THEN we were at one of the neighborhood Amish stores and they had my favorite flowers – celosia – on sale for $7/pot! So I brought a couple home and had to rearrange them all again so they were still balanced and well-represented…and here is how Myrtle looks now with her “flower children” surrounding her!
Finally…after the ramp was put up we saw that the awning support was kind of low – about forehead height for us! So I put up a warning so people wouldn’t bump their heads as they ascended and descended. (Maisie is telling you that she doesn’t have to worry about it anyway…show off!)
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August 13, 2024 – Myrtle’s ramp was installed today! Though it was originally measured and designed and ordered for a completely different configuration from before she was moved, the installers were BRILLIANT and made it all work! We are SO SO HAPPY with it!
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August 9, 2024 – I actually recorded this yesterday because I thought it was Friday all day, but it was, apparently, a faux Friday. When I discovered that last night, I saved the video to upload today! Now that Myrtle is moved, the garden has been undergoing some rearranging!
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August 7, 2024 – Things have been up in the air around here for over a week, with multiple problems and issues. I have put together a post that shares video and photos that share this time, culminating in Myrtle being moved a couple of days ago. You can visit that post HERE.
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I can’t believe I did that! On Wednesday I couldn’t WAIT for Friday to share the changes in Myrtle’s Garden with you…same on Thursday…then Friday came and went and I didn’t even think of it! Yesterday (Saturday) I remembered very briefly but the thought was gone within a split second. Today, when I wasn’t even home, I remembered! So that’s the first think I did when I got home. So here is Myrtle’s Garden, a couple of days late. So here is the update from July 26th today, the 28th!
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THIS IS A LONG ONE! In addition to this week’s garden update I decided to take a stroll down to show the feed lot that our helpers and grands planted for the wildlife last week! And then a little wandering around…losing Maisie a few times (not really! she just likes to follow her nose but always stays on the property)…and whatever else came to mind.
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This was taken with my new camera sunglasses. In fact it is the first video that I made (though my grandson had tried them out already). This original audio was loud and distorted but I was able to improve on it with my editing software (kdenlive). But this isn’t about me. It is about Myrtle’s Garden, it has changed SO MUCH since last week! I’m excited to get out there tomorrow and work more on cleaning it up after a week of forced neglect…next week’s update should show a much tidier spot!
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June 28, 2024
Last Friday I wasn’t able to do an update, don’t remember if it was the excessive heat or the excessive rain but here is this week’s update on Myrtle’s Garden, and yard, and a few changes – as well as some news about an upcoming BIG CHANGE!
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June 14, 2024 – As promised, checking on changes in the garden since we had such a warm and sunny week after last weekend’s rains.
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June 10,2024 – Took another stroll around the yard, checking out the plants and changes since all the rain we had over the weekend.
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June 7, 2024 – I took a meander through Myrtle’s garden today…
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It’s been just over a week since I last shared photos of the garden…so I think it’s about time! These are from just a couple of hours ago :).
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May 22, 2024 – I won’t be sharing garden pictures EVERY day…I don’t think 😉…but I was surprised at the changes just from yesterday so I took a few more photos to share…
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May 21, 2024 – We had nasty storms last night with heavy rain and high winds that bent the trees that surround Myrtle. It was dark so I couldn’t see outside but I was anxious about my little baby plants that we worked so hard on yesterday! This morning when I got up one of the first things I did was go out and check on them – and of course I took photos to share here:
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May 20, 2024 – A BUSY day in Myrtle’s garden! “We” (Jared and Emma and I but they did most of the work!) planted and potted and arranged for a couple of hours this afternoon, and I’m SO EXCITED about the results! When I first went out the door I scanned around the yard; then I went around and took individual photos of everything – what we’ve done previously, and what was done today. Enjoy!
The photos below aren’t in any particular order; there may be duplicates and there may be some less-than-stellar shots. There are pots where the seeds haven’t poked through the soil yet. I’m sharing them all with you. (Open the view in another page by clicking the little square-within-a-square to the upper right of the photo and they will look better as you scroll through them.) Enjoy!
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May 18, 2024 – Let’s check in on what’s new in Myrtle’s garden, shall we?
J&E and I went to Elm Creek over in Farwell (MI) so that I could pick up some more vegetable plants (got mostly herbs) and a ton of flowers! I got annuals since I know I will likely change my mind about what I want to grow next year anyway. I also picked up some purple long bean seeds. I brought them home, and we’ll get them repotted/planted hopefully on Monday when J&E are here. I tried to choose a lot of flowers and plants that mosquitoes don’t like. (BTW you can click on the photos to see them open up as their larger selves!) All of the plants you see in the wagon are the ones we bought that day; and there are updates to what I shared on the 6th.
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May 6, 2024 – PLANTING DAY! Though there is still more to come, with J&E’s help we got some flower and vegetable seeds planted and/or started – it was a great, fun time too, I’d been looking forward to it all winter!
And Myrtle’s tulips have been becoming even more beautiful over the week too!
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April 30, 2024 – Myrtle got her first flower of the year today! One of the tulip bulbs we planted last fall burst into a real bloom!
Click on the photos to open the original images.
We (well, Emma) did some rearranging here. The big ottoman that used to be opposite Pete’s recliner is now next to the birds, having swapped places with my sewing machine. And then we (well, Emma) had to swap the PoiBoiz’ places too. Because Elliot, who used to be on the left, HATES Maisie, who likes to sleep on that ottoman. So now Maxwell will be next to the ottoman and Elliot will be next to the coffee station. They are still adjusting, but will be fine with their new spots. Eventually. Parrots, as a rule, don’t like changes… BUT this was necessary because Pete will be having a knee replacement surgery soon, and he needs the space for getting in and out of his chair, with his walker. And so it goes…
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