Then it was my Birthday

My great friend Janet came over from Halifax and visited with us. We used to work on projects when I lived in Springhill many years ago. We haven't been very good at keeping in constant contact, but we pick up where we left off when we see each other. Thank you Janet for coming over, it was great to see you.  

She took this of me while we talked and looked through old books and cauht up on life.

 Self portrait on my 46th birthday

I didn't know he was gong to do this, but David mailed the big framed photograph of my great-great-grandfather Dan Munn to me. I had mentioned one time that I'd like to have it at the house. It was hanging in Nebraska. I have had this framed picture for 30 years. I had the picture blown up and was hanging first in my bedroom in Elmsdale when I was 16.

My Dad 

Lillies 

Dad is always working on clearing the trees along the line 

Mom and Dad took me to Brehaut's for dinner and then we drove around all the dirt back roads in the area. We walked through the Murray River Pioneet Cemetery.  

Then we had a look at the new dam 

Dad and I painted the shelf brackets for the kitchen. Hopefully they will be installed soon.

This is the pld pantry cabinet that we ripped out of the wall when we were tearing the house apart. Dad took it apart, repaired, sanded and painted it, and it was installed just this past weekend in the basement bathroom. More to come. 

 

More Trip Photographs

Mom, Dad and I took a drive out to Cape Bear on the 24th, and we visited the lighthouse. The bank eroded quite a lot since we were there last year. The lighthouse is now dangerously close to the edge.

We then took a drive along the shore and stoped in at Rossignol Winery, my forst time ever. We got some rhubarb strawberry wine and it was pretty great.

We then went out to Wood Islands. They are doing a lot of work at the harbour opening. We saw that the little lighthouses were missing, but they have been moved up by the old lighthouse and repaired. I suppose they will stay here and new lights on poles will be placed at the harbour mouth.

The next day was the Fisheries Festival parade through the River. It was raining all day, and they thought it was going to be cancelled, but it stopped raining just long enough for the parade. In the 38 years of the parade it has never been canceled, and the record still holds.

 Here it comes!

 I love a Galaxie. Nelson Moore, Johnny's grandson,  was driving.

 Murray River's new fire truck

 Elba MacLeod, Mary and Garnet

Nice day. Now back to the house to eat!

Just Photographs of the Place

I took these July 22nd. No particular reason other than to record the state of the house and land. When I'm homesick I look at pictures like these and see how far we have come.

After 2 years of trying to get the trim in the peaks painted, finally Dad found someone to do it. Looks great, and the outside looks complete.

Poor old garage is still there

These are the apple trees that David gave me for my birthday last year. We have apples!

The outhouse is leaning. I have to address that in the near future. I want to put a new foundation under it and reshingle it in cedar, roof and all. It will be the best little outhouse on PEI

I like taking pictures early in the morning. The shadows are long and the ground is covered in dew.

The lillies are really happy

The corner garden is filling in nicely

The new Peonie bushes. Each are a different color. This will eventually fill in as a hedge. We will install the old pump at the end as yard art.

The old front porch door served as the step platform from this door, but it fell apart, so I took some more chimney bricks from the pile and put this temporary walk there. I plan on building a wooden deck, 8 feet wide, that will wrap around the corner.

The dining room table is beautiful. Thanks again Jim.

All for now. More to come.