{"id":21008,"date":"2014-06-10T19:17:51","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T00:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=21008"},"modified":"2016-11-03T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T16:49:52","slug":"promenade-interruptus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/promenade-interruptus\/","title":{"rendered":"Promenade Interruptus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was heading out for an evening stroll before getting cracking on my last file of the day, when I stopped dead in my tracks upon seeing C&amp;C&#8217;s flatbed trailer parked in front of my property. That could mean only one thing, an invitation to load it up with the huge amount of branches leftover from <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/timber\/\">Charles cutting down my trees this spring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I spent, oh, maybe a half hour hauling all the branches to the trailer and filling it. Of course, the biggest and heaviest branches were under the little ones, so I filled the trailer in reverse logical order. I hope nothing falls off, but at least the trailer is just going around the block!<\/p>\n<p>This is perfect timing because I am going to Regina on Friday (hence why I am again burning the midnight oil; I am trying to get ahead in my work queue). I aim to come back with a lawn mower, weed whacker, and tree limb lopper so that I can make an attempt at taming Haven&#8217;s badly neglected eastern perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Charles, wonderful neighbour that he is, mowed my lawn last night with his tractor, but it&#8217;s high time for me to be self-sufficient about that! I was going to get a reel (push) mower, but may talk myself into a gas model. It&#8217;ll depend on prices, features, and what&#8217;s on sale.<\/p>\n<p>The RM emailed today to ask if I still wanted more gravel this year, stemming back from an early winter discussion. I am impressed with their powers of retention and\/or note taking system! I was going to get gravel to put under the buildings, but it&#8217;s too late for that. I did order a load (25 cubic yards) to go from the front of the RV pad to as close to the sidewalk as possible.<\/p>\n<p>I requested the cheap stuff that&#8217;s mostly sand and stone, since the last load has turned out to be much more satisfactory than expected. For one thing, it&#8217;s not muddy even in heavy rain!<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know when the load will be delivered, but I do hope my neighbour will be again available to spread it out, otherwise I will have a lot of shoveling to do before my friend L gets here in just a couple of weeks!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21008 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7914.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7914-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21009\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21009'>\n\t\t\t\tTrailer full of branches.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7915.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7915-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21010\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21010'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat a mess!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7916.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7916-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21011\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21011'>\n\t\t\t\tThe guest RV pad will be a nicer place once all of this is trimmed back.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7917.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMGP7917-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21012'>\n\t\t\t\tI want to extend the gravel out to the sidewalk.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Haven is just that these days, a lovely, idyllic place where the soundtrack of my day is the melodious call of the mourning dove.<\/p>\n<p>I love having a reasonably weather tight building in which to store things, meaning my yard looks neat. And I might have lost my winter view of the hills, but I&#8217;ve gained the amusing sight of a gopher circus.<\/p>\n<p>Summer is already racing ahead much, much, much too quickly, and I look forward to L&#8217;s arrival and my second wagon train vacation, days that will hopefully slow down time just a little.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was heading out for an evening stroll before getting cracking on my last file of the day, when I stopped dead in my tracks upon seeing C&amp;C&#8217;s flatbed trailer parked in front of my property. 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