~Framboise Manor~: thank you gorgeous may 18th!

Thursday, May 18, 2017

thank you gorgeous may 18th!

who knew that may 18th was such a historical day?!?!?!? you can read about it here.

but may 18th is historical at Framboise Manor as that is when we see our first hummingbirds.

my friend R (who has since passed) told me years ago that the hummingbirds never show up until may 20th. but jambaloney has been tracking them for 3 years - and ours show up on may 18th. but our friend R did live about half a kilometre away so maybe the hummingbirds stopped here first - bahahah!

hey kids - guess how many potatoes got planted? 200 potatoes are in the ground. oh joy!

and we also got 150 peas planted!

we are using a new bio-mulch from vessey's this year and if it works we'll let you know.

you know who is working on his contract while we "take a break" from planting. he's always working kids and the canoe isn't even down at the river yet.

looks like i am going to strap it onto my back and get it down there. then strap him on my back and make him go fishing.

but if that's what it takes - i'll do it!

hoping you are all enjoying may 18th too!

11 comments:

FionaMay 18, 2017 at 3:02 PM
nothing like a determined mermaid!
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Toirdhealbheach BeucailMay 18, 2017 at 8:30 PM
I always enjoy watching the hummingbirds flit around.
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AnonymousMay 18, 2017 at 10:47 PM
If it stupid and it works it ain't stupid! OMG the tires and and the plants that can be added. I bet you could try a 3 sisters bed in one or 2 of those tires. Squash beans and Heirloom corn. Pop corn or dent corn varieties.
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hoboMay 19, 2017 at 12:30 PM
Lovely day! Our hummingbirds arrived this week, too... Monday to be exact! They loudly let us know that the feeder needed to be dusted off and filled as they buzzed us hanging up laundry. No need to have my nose pierced so I promptly got the feeder out!

Duct that workaholic to the canoe and drag them both down to the river with tractordura! No need to strain your back - you got the equipment to do it! hahahah

love to you both!
~hobo
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Harry FlashmanMay 19, 2017 at 3:42 PM
Well, it's certain you won't be running short of potatoes. J is working too hard, you two need to be down at the beach getting that sun! If you were here you could sure get it, hotter than hades and humid to boot.
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EdMay 20, 2017 at 9:50 PM
I'm guessing our hummingbirds are still somewhere up north!
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AnonymousMay 21, 2017 at 12:26 AM
I'm back baby!
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Rain May 22, 2017 at 1:51 PM
Hi Kymber! :) Your weather looks so nice, I hope it's still like that! It's pouring rain here, oh well! Oh, I got my potato seeds from Vesseys! Now I just have to wait a little for the 10 degree weather to ease up. I can't wait to have a yard of tires like you do. I don't see to many hummingbirds here. They do love the lilac tree though so as soon as that blooms, they'll be around for a week or two! I hope you got J to go fishing, we haven't been able to go yet this season! I hope soon. xx
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SolMay 23, 2017 at 9:33 AM
tyres look good! I would love to see hummingbirds in real life
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Harry FlashmanMay 26, 2017 at 2:52 PM
Kymber, found your comment. I also missed one from Alissa. Sorry about that, I appreciate your letting me know.
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Mike YukonJune 2, 2017 at 4:30 AM
Planted 200 potatoes? Get ready to harvest 800-1,000 or more. Good for you, keep it up and you'll be able to feed the entire island. :-)
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)