Project on Project 2009

Some months ago I gave up my blog that I was writing but kept this one... Normally when things happened in the family it was posted on the Melanson News ... I think it is this time of the year that I will miss it... so this is a special add on to Project 2009....

Every year I usually take the time to make wreaths for the love ones that have passed on before us... and then place them at their graves before the winter comes... but this year things were different... first off Roger my brother went up North for a week leaving my sister Pat and myself holding down the fort... (of he is going to love that one... and I know he will say ... see I told you that it takes two to replace this trained profession but the truth is I am usually there all the time... he he) so we decided to get mom and dad involved with the making of the wreaths....

The only thing is after all the work we did... I didn't take a minute to take a photo of the wreaths that we did make but I am sure from here to Christmas there will be a few other special add ons... and no I didn't forget the photos that I am suppose to be doing...

We got dad some wired hangers and gave him the job of making the holders of the wreaths taping them in Christmas colors green and red... I took the puppies up with me today... which is a rare thing because I usually don't allow them in my car... and Mr. Kodak jumped up on him and torn the skin on his hand... but it didn't stop him from doing his job....

Mom on the other hand was having fun with the bare wreaths... she is so funny at times...

We assigned mom to picking up the decorations and bows to put on the wreaths.. and as you can see while I was messing around with the camera Pat was busy trying the first of five wreaths...

Pat crowning mom the Wreath Queen he he...

Some times I think I am way too old to learn something new but today that was different... Pat using mom's figures made a bow... something I never seen before... very cool...

Finished product...

And when all was done and picked up though we still have one more to make... Pat got into making dinner for themselves... while I packed up some things to head home with the puppies...

I took this picture to show Roget that Pat is doing her job he he...

I will be back this week... with some other photos but it is late and I have an early morning so they will have to wait....

Have a great one all... Joanne

It took Me Not As Long This Time

To start off Danie it is the Chaleur Mall that is being torn down....

Well it only took me 10 days this time to get these photos up... not bad in my book... We had a little bit of snow today but nothing to talk about which is good because my older sister invited me up for dinner this evening and I always enjoy her cooking also it means that I don't have to figure out what I am going to make for myself tonight... that is a plus...

October 28, 2009

I noticed this one the way up to town and was surprised that I had not noticed it before because I have only been driving this road for the last 11 years more but that is how long I have been behind the wheel... this little place is behind a house along my road... and you all know how much I love old buildings... I wonder if someone actually lived in this one... I was tempted to stop and ask the lady that was outside watching me snap the photos I took of it but of course I didn't... but it actually looks like it has a little garage attached to it...

October 29, 2009
The men were in to put in a new electrical panel in the house so I took mom down to the house to help make some homemade chicken soup... then invited Pat to join us... we are sitting around waiting for slow poke to show up for lunch... that is Dad if you didn't know...

October 30, 2009
The bears came a calling this summer and really made a mess of my feeders so I had not put any feed out for the rest of the season... then I noticed some moose birds (gray jays as Carl calls them) hanging around and thought since there was plenty of seeds in the house I should fill the winter feeder up... and low and behold what came a calling and have been showing up in the morning and at dinner time are the blue Jays...

October 31, 2009

All the other trees have lost their beautiful colors and only the oak tree in the yard is still dressed showing off what it still has..

November 01, 2009
We had one heck of a wind and rain storm Saturday night... and were the old Noranda Building is the tree split almost in half....

November 02, 2009

We have such a hard time to get photos of the woodpeckers through out the summer but on this day it was sitting in the middle of the seeds having a grand time throw out the seeds that had already been eating looking for some full ones... it sat there for about 10 minutes until a blue jay came looking for its turn.....

November 03, 2009

You can always tell when I didn't get a photo for the day when I drive into my yard... there is one of the plants, trees or the clouds.... today it is the clouds... but I was trying to get the sun rays coming through the thick clouds but it didn't come out really good on this picture... will have to try again...

November 04, 2009

And then there are those days that I walk out of the house leaving the camera sitting on the computer desk or in its case and come home to realize that I didn't take one photo that day... and that is usually when Miss Maggie and Mr. Kodak comes into play... Maggie spends a lot of time watching me as I click away at the computer while Kodak has this on never mind what she is doing attitude... after about 5 minutes or so they are both in la la land nothing caring what I do as long as I don't get off the chair... lol

November 05, 2009

I went back in the Dollar Store to get popcorn for the ducks so I can get some photos of them but instead I got more sea gulls then ducks... going to go get some cracked corn if I want just the ducks....

November 06, 2009

Well thought I would let everyone know that Mom and Dad decided to move... the house is getting to big for them, they are rarely upstairs and they really can't keep up with it especially when none of their children want to help out... so this is their new place....

just big enough for a bed LOL.... actually it is where the generator for power outs is going to be... thought I would do a funny.... he he

Well that is it for now... see you next time... and have a good one...