Sunday, August 10, 2025

August 10, 2025 ~ Tidbits

 



Thank you all for the lovely and kind comments 
about our cat Pepper's 
recent passing...

Chester has been keeping us amused with his antics...
he is a chunky boy and surprised us by jumping up 3 feet from the ledge to the top of the cupboards.

(Pepper used to do this too.)

I am so grateful to have pictures of Pepper and wonderful memories.


Our Humble Bungalow Garden is full of limelight hydrangeas in full bloom.
They are like trees!!
The garden is slowly winding down for a rest...
outside today while hand watering I noticed some of the fading flowers and plants.
There are tomatoes coming along, and a handful of green beans and cukes to harvest.
Inside the greenhouse a watermelon and a cantaloupe.


I've been keeping fairly quiet,
 choosing a few activities that provide peace and solace.
I love daily rituals...
my morning coffee is sacred.


My BFF loves this body serum so naturally I had to try it...
it is made in Alberta and it is very emollient and smells lovely.

I've got crepey skin on my 70 year old arms...
the lotion seems to diminish the scaly look and softens the dryness.
I am using it after my morning showers and I feel like it lasts all day long.

The fragrance is not overpowering...
apparently it comes in a variety of scents.


I met up with my sister...
if you have been following me for awhile then you might remember that she is an accomplished equestrian who teaches riding.
I've heard her called "the horse whisperer"
She's had quite a few horses over the years...
as she started riding when she was about 12 years old.

As luck would have it she helped me to tick off one of the things on my bucket list...
(drive a vintage tractor)


We harrowed a paddock...
this tractor pulled a harrowing attachment which basically rakes and levels out the sand 
in the riding ring.


When I drove it I went slow (1st gear)
she was more experienced and went faster...it still took awhile to get the job done.

My recent tractor ride coincides with a thrift shop find...
pristine LEVI'S


Jeans are very stiff...
I need to wash them a few times and wear them in...
perhaps beat them on some rocks?
(isn't that what they do when they stonewash jeans?)


I'll never make a farmer or even a farmhand :-))
(I am much more suited as a gardener)


Met up with friends for a coffee and a chat...
so relaxing sitting in the sun sipping coffee and nibbling a cookie.
It was a lovely meet up!


The Miriam sweater is progressing well...
knitting the yoke now and then will bind off and pick up stitches along the front.
There is garter stitch edging that matches the hem of the sleeves and body.
 
Using the vintage Baycrest Aran yarn that our daughter found at the thrift shop.
($10.00)

I found two new pieces for my vintage 1930's tea set last week...
a cup and saucer and a large plate.


~ Royal Albert Canterbury pattern ~

Pieces are hard to find locally so I felt like I had won the lottery!!
I have ordered some online but they are much more expensive due to shipping and the rarity and availability of this pattern.

NEXT
I need to have some friends pop over for a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

Well I didn't think I would be posting a new blogpost
quite so soon but I guess I am ready...

Thank you for popping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~

Monday, August 4, 2025

Pepper has passed....


~ Darling Pepper ~

The past few days have been very emotional and unbelievably seriously sad days... 

I've been living as if I was in a walking Coma.

Our darling and beloved Pepper was losing weight for the past few months. We had a full work up at the vets but nothing showed up so we put her on medication in case it was arthritis...

We have been catering to her every need, but on Tuesday she decided she was not going to eat anything more which was heartbreaking.

We have been down this road before with other pets so we knew it was time...


She was such a sweet girl....


So soft but she had her quirks...
she chirruped, drank water from the faucet and was a keener when it came to food.


Pepper LOVED butter!!!
If we had a dish on the counter she'd jump up and lick it.

She could smell it and was able to leap up onto the counter...
we had many a fiasco when we had guests for dinner!!!


She was the BOSS...
Chester was the "Pester"
She groomed him and kept him in line...
They spent many hours cat napping on our bed.


Pepper was curious, she was loving and she was a great cat.

I am so sad that she has passed on and I will miss her everyday.
We will keep her memory close to our hearts and cheer up Chester...
He's a wee bit out of sorts.
As we all are.


I hope that Pepper is resting comfortably....

She was a great cat.

I've been feeling much more grief these past few days...
and I knew that she was ill but it has sidelined me.
SO
I may be silent for a bit.

In the meantime...

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~