All the old bricks have been removed. Moisture had started to seep behind the bricks above our back door and along the side and back walls. Fortunately it had not infiltrated the interior of the building. Continue reading →

The demo crew arrived this morning at 7 am sharp with a dumpster and a Teletruk. Our windows were boarderd up and then the pounding began. By 3 pm, 1/3 of the bricks were removed. Continue reading →

Today construction workers from Technobrique Inc, a CAA recommended company, installed scaffolding around the building, signaling the start of major brickwork on the house. They will be removing all the bricks from the rear and side of the house, installing insulation and then new clay bricks. We bought the house knowing that “some” work to … Continue reading →

We’re going to try one last time at growing sunflowers. We dug a new bed in the backyard and planted a few sunflower seeds along with three squash plants. The peonies are in full bloom, their massive petals set the whole backyard on fire. Continue reading →

Using some of the rocks we found buried around the lilac bush, we’ve created a small rock garden. Continue reading →

My mother suggested this organic solution to our lilac bush problem. We dumped a 2 kg bag of course salt on top of the expose roots and hacked up branches. It will rain later this evening and tomorrow, which will help the salt pour into the wounds. Continue reading →

My mother suggested this organic solution to our lilac bush problem. We dumped a 2 kg bag of course salt on top of the expose roots and hacked up branches. It will rain later this evening and tomorrow, which will help the salt pour into the wounds. Continue reading →

Claire and I are on vacation and we have a long to-do list of renos. Today’s task was to remove the two apple trees and a lilac bush. The apple trees, planted by the previous owner, were too close to the house and to each other. They were very young trees, with poorly established root … Continue reading →

Our crocus have declared the end of another long winter at 9379. Continue reading →

We accumulate our organic waste in a 2 litre plastic container, then empty it out in the compost bin once it’s full, usually once a week. Finally after 2 weeks of not making a trip out to the bin because of the high snow accumulation, I decided to don my snowshoes. It was more fun … Continue reading →