Preparing for the demolition

Sierra never wastes a sun-puddle.

It was a sunny, cool day today. Much like most Autumn days albeit a little early for us. We still have a few days of summer but the trees on our property say different. They are beginning to change colour now.

The old log building has been stripped of all the barn board and insulbrick and tomorrow the roof comes off. The inside will also be emptied and swept out. The roof especially will be a bit awkward to work with so a bit of co-ordinating was done today to make this all happen tomorrow.

Down to the logs and they look pretty good.

Monday morning the loader will arrive to take the logs down. They will be carefully piled up and waiting to become the new log building that I so desire to see. It will also be built in a different spot; just in front of the apple trees. That will not be done, though, until next Spring. We have a much bigger project to complete before then. More on that soon.

Kane was a bit tired from all the commotion and his walk about the perimeter of the property made him a little sleepy. He is fourteen, after-all.

After a bit of chow and some fresh water he went back to the car and snoozed the afternoon away.

We look a bit dirty but that's to be expected. Couldn't leave without a selfie. ;-)

I'll be out tomorrow with my camera again for those who find this interesting and want to follow along.

Have a great weekend,

hugs, Deb

kitty-clients and a manicure, too.

It was a rather quiet few days for cat-sitting but I did get to care for three very sweet kitties.
Little Angel is a darling cat and she lives with big boy Jewel. Their personalities are very different. She is timid and shy and he is in your face and a bit of a bruiser. I really enjoyed caring for them. I had extra time to pamper them this week. Jewel ran from the camera but Angel obliged. Jewel is a big, orange, tabby boy. Maybe I'll capture his lion pose next time.

                                                 Angel

And then there is darling Petra. Isn't she a doll? She was all alone at home and was so happy to see me arrive. She loved to be brushed and we sat and talked and solved all the world's problems.
She spent much of her days sitting on her comfy cat-tree and watching the neighbours go by.



These last few days I have been busy with other projects as cat-sitting has come to a halt for a week. It's not very often that I don't have any cats that need care so I use this time to finish up some loose ends around home. And believe me, there are lots of those. There is also the project with the log building and a few more things I will fill you in on soon. *smile*

Looks like starting next week I'll be back at it and have some gorgeous felines to show you. October is filling up.

Audrey has had lots of 'me time' lately and we even managed a nail-trimming today. Wasn't that fun, sweetie? Your little paws look so pampered and delicate now.

                    "NOT FUNNY!"


hugs, Deb

Staying alert & cleaning out the coop.

While Gwyneth visits nan's house

Audrey stays awake and alert to see where the hands might be at all times.
She's no dummy!
Gwynn is walking now so ....."Look out, Audrey." Don't worry, I'll save you."

We spent a good part of this day out at the property removing all the barn-board and 100 year old straw and dirt from inside the chicken coop. As I said before, and some of you might be getting tired of this, we are taking down the coop to rebuild it stronger and off the lot line.
The loft was cleaned out of all the raccoon poop and squirrel nests. The barn-board was removed and placed carefully in the loft for now. Next it will be the logs that will be taken down and piled for reconstruction in the Spring of 2015.

It was a perfect day for working outside again. The sun showed it's face for a short time but most of the day was cloudy but warm.

I have hung this little bird feeder in a Maple close to the road for the local birds to enjoy.  Today the wasps seemed to find it first. Can you spot Kane to the right? He's just strolling around the property. :)

Here's a few photos from our day.

This is going to be some project but I am really looking forward to it.

We have so many projects going on right now it is mind-boggling. But, while the weather is good, the outdoor ones come first. We'll be back again this weekend. More to come.
hugs, Deb

Doughnuts for fuel, right?

Pumpkin doughnuts are everywhere right now.

And who can resist, I ask?

So we did partake, with some steaming hot coffee, but first we earned them big-time.

This wood from another lot was driven to our lot and needed to be piled for drying.

This is where the above doughnuts worked as fuel. ;-b

Phew! Well, of course the retired-guy helped. I couldn't even lift some of these logs. But I did get in a good work-out and expect that while the wood dries this pile will house a few rodents as the weather cools.

My dear Aunt Francis, my mom's little sister, dropped by with family to have a walk around the property and chat about her memories on the farm. We had a good laugh about some of the silliness that her and my mom would get into as kids.  She walked around the old chicken coop and told me that at one time her grandpa and dad kept 2 work horses inside the log building while they were moving a barn and building the little clap-board house. She has such vivid memories of her childhood.

Here you can see where the rotting vines have been removed now. The building is completely log under the barn board .

It was so nice to see them all. We talked about our plans to take down the old chicken coop because of rotting wood and carefully rebuild it in the near future. Right now you cannot enter it safely.
It will be off the lot line and moved to a better place but it will remain the same as much as possible. Aunt Francis felt better knowing that we are saving all the wood and she looks forward to seeing it rebuilt and usable again. For what?, you may ask. Well, if the retired-guy gets his way it will be housing chickens again someday.  Maybe....

                "Oh ya...bring on the chickens. Yummy...yum"

     "Behave, Audrey. They would be laying hens and that's that."

                                                                                    (source)
hugs, Deb

More 'Favorite Fall Photos' from the past.

First wood fire of 2011.

Lily

Fun pumpkin - 2011

Kane and his ball -  2009

One of my favorite shots. 2009

Our neighbourhood cat paying a visit. 

 2013 

and going waaaaaay back...

My three kids...Allie, Jess & John. How I got them to sit still for this photo I'll never know. Taken in October, 1988 on our property.

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful Fall day. The sun is shining and I'm heading out for a walk.

hugs, Deb

Some Favorite Fall Photos

Our front entrance

taken in 2013

Pumpkin-carving

2013

Nana & Riley

taken in 2012

Canada Geese enjoying a sunny, Fall day in Appleton, Ontario.

taken in 2011

A favorite tea-cup

taken in 2010

Me and my dog, Kane

taken in 2009

Do you have some favorite Fall photos?

I'd love to see them.

hugs, Deb

                                                                   

Autumn colours

Annie's Autumn Photo.

It brings out her 'peachiness'.

She is such a wonderful cat.

Isn't this a beautiful front entrance dressed for Fall?

It's not mine. I just wish it was.

Aren't the Fall colours amazing.

They just can't be beat.

Kane is always part of my Fall decorating.

Here he is in 2010.

And four years later, I'll be including him in a photo again.

Yesterday there was more clean-up at our property.

We piled wood for drying and began some work on the old log building.

Busy hands are happy hands.

And I don't have one bit of guilt over that scrumpdillyishus pumpkin doughnut.

Have a good week, everyone.

I'm off to cat-sit a ginger boy, a calico and a tuxedo girl. =^..^=

hugs, Deb