It's coming along - day 2

Dusty progress today:

Walkway is looking good! Blue stone set in place.

Stone edge in place. Otherwise a mess!

My poor dusty pachysandra!

Summer project: Front walk

Our front walkway was crumbling away so we had to get it fixed. The work started today and of course I've decided to capture the day-by-day progress for no reason other than I'm usually blog-material starved, which is probably not a surprise to reader(s).


Here's how it originally looked (2006):

And here's how it looks after one day of men working:

They've extended the width and messed up our lawn.

They found stone to match the house. Don inspecting.

They removed the railway ties and added stone to steps.

Tomorrow "the craftsman" arrives to lay the blue stone. 

My mom's birthday

Me, Mom & Dad

Our main reason for going to Ontario a few weekends ago was to celebrate my Mom's birthday! She had one of those "special" birthdays. It was great to be able to be together to celebrate! However, we were not our usual diligent Fraser selves, recording every moment with a group shot. This is the best photo we have, taken by Bryan's cell, but it does show the beautiful birthday girl in front of her cake! The sparkler had just finished its sparkle as this picture was taken. But mom is still sparkling, as always! We love you so much, Mom! Cheers to many more birthdays! xoxo