April 5 Weekend

• Al stuck on island, had to row back
• 3 ducks on pond
• Hawk attacked ducks
• Sap cloudy/milky
• Boiling until 5 a.m.
• Ralph brought golf clubs
• Dirty truck
• Cooked smoked bone-in ham on boiler/stove
• Piper got the ham bone
  
• Kevin squealing tires/brakes on Merrill Road
• Truck almost stuck
• Pond overflowed
• Slept over Sunday
• Karen clean-up of Roseneath
• Kevin problems with well
• Kevin shoulder injury
• Almost out of wood
• Snow in April
• 9 bottles of unfiltered syrup
• maple syrup in coffee
  

Weekend of September 19

• Tiff and Sam Friday night
• Vapor trails at night
• Moon rising
• Planes only going one direction
• Wheatear birds
• Ford and Iris Saturday
• Ralph broken chain on ATV, replacement Sunday morning, 3 hours
• Apple tree fell down
• Hollow tree
• Picked apples and pears
• Tiff cut on leg
• Movies on ATV with Jarrah and Joel
• Horses rolling on their back
• Gave pumpkin to Iris and Ford for girls
• Dorothy zucchini cake
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Labor Day weekend

• Sue and Dave--Friday night
  
• Led Zeppelin CDs
• Fuzzy black caterpillar
• Hummingbird
• Zucchini loaf
• Fight at beach--Maggie Smoke and Bob Sunday
• Hummingbird in barn
• Trooper
• Tiny wood frog
• Lots of ripe tomatoes
• Paula with lasagne
• Feet in pond--warm
• Big spider on metal shelf
• Snapping turtles
  

Weekend of August 25

• Ralph's birthday weekend
• Hummingbird in Jewelweed
• Butterflies in garden flying in formation
• Craig/Brian etc. at beach with inflatable boat
• Big crowd
• Christine and Buzz
• Mike and Linda
• Cheryl and Rob
• Sam and Mike
• 3 dogs: Kailee, Mystery and Tara
• Red Smirnoff glass from Linda
• 3 yellow planes flying overhead
• Gibsons with Ginger ale (Mike)
• Stayed till Monday
• Cleaned up stream
• Sam with his new phone
• Big yellow cucumbers
• Picked up 08S
• Brought frog home to pond
• Stihl trimmer attachment/weed whacker
  

Weekend of August 11

• Arrive late
• Something in Ralph's trailer making a noise
• Pizza, Cesar salad
• Huge zucchini
• pumpkins starting
• Goldfinch enjoying thistle flower in garden
• Watermelons
  
• Praying mantis in melon patch
• Lots of rain
• Clean out kitchen
• Return empties over $100
• Kingfisher
• Horned tomato caterpillars
• Picked pin cherries to make wine
• Left Monday morning
• Pink mist on sky during sunrise
• Tiny blue butterflies next to moth mullein
• Creek high

July 26-August 4 Vacation

Dates/events approximate

July 26

• Picked up Polaris manual/toolkit from mailbox at Spoiled Sports
• Husqvarna belts from Doug's Small Engines
• Pig Roast at Grant/Denise
• Wine in a bucket with a ladle
• Grant's son, Jim, wife Brenda and son Sawyer
• Karen and Jason from Leeds
  Moved to Roseneath, bought Sandercock's resort, just sold it, now taking a year off
  4 kids
• Denise's stepdad--Joe
• Nancy--Bernie's mom, married to John
• Al and Bill to Island

July 27

• Stream very high
• 2-foot snapping turtle
  
• Slept in till 11:30
• Dorothy/Ralph left early for Robbie's race
• Robbie placed 3rd--Trophy and $200 check
• Great spangled fritillary
• Husqvarna belts not fit
• Zucchini/Squash/Pumpkin flowers
• Field sparrow
• Sam/Tiff arrive
  
• Sam brought Johnny Walker Black
• Sam, Tiff, Marc to bed 4:30 a.m.
  

July 28

• Duff bikini
• Rose-breasted grosbeaks
• Goldenrod spider near creek
  
• Nuthatches near creek
• Wood frog in creek
• Hurt finger
• Dead carp at beach
• Cedar waxwings in elderberry bush
• Hummingbird near barn
• Ugly Stik hats from Sam/Tiff
• Ospreys
• Lightning storm inside cloud over Kevin's house
• Pink lightning storm/heavy rain
• Blue heron in pond
• Red Admiral in vegetable garden
• Green beans
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Beets
• Early night before 12:00
  

July 29

• Fly swatting on Scotch, video with phone
• Cat gets named Minou, French
  
• Hastings grocery shopping
• $9 bacon
• Elm tree near barn dead, others seem sick
• Dandelion wine finished
• Big puddles
• Red Milkweed beetle
• Tiny treefrog near pond
• Dormer added on barn roof--Sam/Marc
  
• Thin legged wolf spider on big spot light in kitchen

July 30/31

• Seeds in film canister on beach
• Ospreys on beach
• Man cleaning weeds on beach from nearby cottage
• Peppers ripening
• Al and Merick

August 1

• Ospreys out of nest, flying overhead
• Yellow-rumped warbler near creek
• Chipmunk under sink
• Exchanged Husqvarna belts at Doug's
• Doug/Bob (at store)
  
• Churchkey samples: Premium, Holy Smoke
• Empire cheese coop
  
• World's Finest Chocolate factory--Fill a bag for $20
• Campbellford Tourism--pretty girl
• Giant toonie
• Mom, Liora, Nikki
• Husqvarna lawn tractor fixed
• Sam/Tiff leave
• Joel came over--roasted marshmallows for Bobba
  
• Liora, Nikki in camper van
  

August 2

• Randy--Muskie Bay, trailers for $1000 each
• Rob/Cheryl
• Shane/Melissa
• Brian
• Huge bubble wand--Dawn soap works better
• Rob/Cheryl tent trailer--partied there at night, not firepit
• Shane--found dead bird and hornet's nest in broken tent trailer
• Mean dog, British family at beach
• Trooper (dog) swims, chases stick
  
• Rock Star beverages--non alcoholic with added vodka
• Mickey, Nikki smoking (Dorothy's croc charm)
• Margarita mix/tequila
• Linda and Mike
• Cheryl calls Bobba "sweetheart", loves Bobba, sits on lap, hugs
  

August 3

• Jaw with teeth on beach
• Wings, watermelon, flowers--Cheryl
• Marc sold van
• Bobba insists Robbie to get married
• Robbie, Cheryl, Ralph go fishing at 8 a.m.
• Ralph's "fishing derby"--gets prizes, Robbie wins
• Fishing in the afternoon--also at boat launch
• 40+ fishes added to pond
  Perch, Catfish, Sunfish
• Chainsaw stuck in tree
• Cleome flowering
• Tiff and Sam--2 water jugs and extra bag
• A New Earth (book)--Tiff
• Horses ate pears off tree
• Cheeky robin
• Lots of flies
• Drank homemade "shabbos" wine
• Liora on bass, drums

August 4

• Harvest potatoes, cabbage, beets, onions for home
• Little broccoli starting
• Cooked casserole with vegetables, meatballs

Weekend of July 21

• Friday-Monday
• Tom Jr. & Sr.
• Scrapple
• Mom, Scott & Liora
• Hersch & Aria
• Bought Stihl Kombi weed whacker
• Trimmed all around pond
• Baby robin
  
• Saw baby painted turtle in pond
• Saw 2-ft. snapping turtle in pond
• Picked blackberries to make wine
• Ralph new cap, bong, vest with multiple pockets
• Gets him name "Pockets" Ditchburn
• Al and Marc in boat to Al's island--can't make it.
• Flowers on zucchini plants
• Potatoes from field in roast beef
• New propane tank
• Marc hurts back throwing beer cap
• Dead fish on beach
• Bats feeding inside of barn during dinner
• Bat outside of roof during the day--heat?
• Pandora Sphinx moth
• Dropped chainsaw off to be serviced
• Blood-red moon
• Moth mullein
• Jam with Hersch, drums set up
• Spring we dug is dry
• Small animal skull