Good evening…
Here’s where we can sit in the “park-like” setting among the trees which are for sale. Since this picture was taken, I received a load of “bare-root” trees… several dozen lilacs, fruit trees, and flowering shrubs. I have finally finished getting those into pots; they are shipped without soil and just out of cold storage, so for a few days/weeks they don’t look too inspiring. Eventually they leaf out and look beautiful, and can be offered for sale at a lower cost than the potted nursery stock with the associated high freight. I can’t remember if I told you about this already in my blog and am too tired to look.
While Gary was away last weekend, I put the new dog kennel together. I was pretty proud of myself and thought I was saving him some work, but he offered to “level” the run, and ended up doing a great deal of work. It was more difficult than if I’d waited and we had done more “preparation” in the first place. It ended up looking quite tidy and professional, didn’t it? Of course we finished adding mulch after I took this picture. I can hardly wait to add some Virginia Creeper around the perimeter to make shade for the doggy guests.
We had 14 boarding dogs last weekend (I was by myself, but things were under control!), and I’ve had some dogs to groom every day since. This weekend it is more quiet… just six dogs boarding, with two going home tomorrow and two coming in on Sunday. I didn’t schedule any grooming this weekend; I still love the work and all of the pets, but am feeling a bit worn out.
You might have heard about a lot of flooding along points of the Fraser River and streams that feed into it. Our acreage is only a couple hundred feet from the Fraser, but we are “high and dry” and we haven’t heard of anyone locally who needs our help. We have dog runs for canines, and spare bedrooms for the humans, if others are evacuated, though we think the worst has passed. I might try to get away for a little tour of the country, and take some pictures, tomorrow.
Can’t keep my eyes open any longer. Hope you are all well, my friends. ~ Ann
