Showing posts with label habitat for humanity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label habitat for humanity. Show all posts

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

♪♫ ♬ It's beginning to look...

like winter! A dusting of snow in Carleton Place yesterday.
Decorations are out everywhere.
I have decorated the window of my friend's room in long-term care. It is a simple thing, that shows someone is loved. Her vision is very bad, but she can see the colours.
 While staff tell family members, "She could rally." I am giving her mouthcare and other comfort measures (putting lotion on her hands) as much as I can. The PSWs do not have time for each client. They haul her out of bed when she would rather be resting. She is bored and loves brief visitors.
Back home, the goldfish pond is frozen, covered with chicken wire as the kittens seems to like walking on frozen water.


Indoors, Buster is bored. Here he is sitting on the top of the fish tank, hoping to liberate a fishie. He is channelling the late Oliver!

I decided to take him outdoors. I had promised my volunteer agency some pine cones for a gift craft for the bereavement group.

I often take him for walkies in the forest. He loves it. He's part dog, methinks.

My buddy was very helpful in pointing out the 200-year-old pine trees, still producing pine cones, underneath I found the desired treasure. They are camouflaged, hidden by the leaves, but I found several dozen. He did some climbing, good exercise!
Back indoors, the cats play in the sunshine.

 Indoors, the kittens are cuddling in a shoe box for warmth.

They decided to harass their brother and play in the sunlight.

 My fuschia is blooming in the low rays of the sun. A delightful spot of colour.

Whilst in town to visit the dentist, I visited the newest Habitat NCR build in Carleton Place. It is coming along, with flooring in most rooms, the kitchen cabinets will be next. Check out our blog for more photos! I have been taking regular photos since the ground breaking, here are the latest of the kitchen.

The most exciting time was when they brought in the prefab sections by truck and crane! It was a first for Habitat.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Habitat for Humanity Muskoka

I love watching these homes shape up from donated time and materials. I live 430 km away from my old Bala home, where I blogged the Bala build in 2010. I've kept up with my old cottage region, we cottaged there from 1960 - 2010, full time in the last 4 years. My Muskoka blog & cyberfriends post many beautiful photos to remind me of my old haunts. I created a list of them in 2009.
How much wood does it take? A lot
In the meantime, Emily has posted some more Habitat photos. She has put in 450 sweat equity hours, and anticipates moving in within the next month. For reasons I cannot go into, I am not permitted to post her photos on the official Habitat blog. Here they are, from her Facebook account. She is a terrific photographer, and I love seeing them.

The basement walls

The basement

The cement blocks are heavy!



 All those details:




cutting out for the sink!
Early December, 2011









December 20, 2011

Many volunteers give their time to a build

donated lunch!
Many companies donate the time of employees, as well as goods and services. Here are some photos!

Volunteers are required to wear hard hats and steel-toed work boots. Habitat keeps volunteer equipment for loaners!

Alex

Betty, Emily's daughter

Ken & Betty

Dave

Dorothy

Duncan & BIll

Duncan, Emily, Fred
George & Fred

Janice & Tom

Larry

Larry, Emily, Vince

Mary our lunch lady!

'Monkey' George
Katimavik crew

Oliver's staff: yay, coffee!

Peter

Royal Bank volunteers

Steve

Steve & Ken