03 Tuesday Nov 2026
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on Sunday I put out the poppy that is actually either a bird bath or bird seed container…
yearly, it lives on the rail from November 1st until mid-day on the 11th…
usually it is located in the garden over the summer, and in one of the pots with the big plants in the house over the winter…
but I like how it looks at the front entrance…
02 Monday Nov 2026
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when I had my annual physical last week, the doctor was not pleased with my blood pressure numbers…
so, we booked another appointment in a few weeks and I have to take my bp regularly between now and then…
I’ve added it to my calendar to be sure I remember to take it daily… I’m also taking it at different times of the day… so far it has been in range😊…
01 Sunday Nov 2026
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art, big girl pants, blessed, family, haphazardly, moments, project, towels, widow
the current project is about 90% complete, sigh…
today I spent time filling a couple of drawers…
the first one included emptying a shelf in the corner cupboard and moving “paper towels” and kitchen towels into a new drawer… this will make it much easier to find what I need as it had been stacked haphazardly in the cupboard, lol…
now to think about what should go in that empty space🤪…
the second one was great fun as I moved art supplies from a number of places into one space… now to keep it tidy…
fun times. lol…
31 Saturday Oct 2026
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30 Friday Oct 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, condo, dark, digs, family, garden, goldfish, koi, moments, pond, weather, widow
recently we started bringing the fish into their winter condo…
the first time we did our fishing, it was at night and raining, and we needed flashlights to see… that evening we collected fourteen fish…
after a while in the pail, they made their way into their winter digs…
the next night it was still light as we searched for more fish…
so far we have seventeen fish in the tanks… I think there are probably a few more for us (I mean my housemate) to catch, lol…
29 Thursday Oct 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, daughter, family, flight, making art, moments, The Leaf, volunteering, widow
we ended our visit at The Leaf…
my daughter wandered around while I worked my volunteer shift…
besides enjoying the biomes she spent time making art;-)…
when my shift was over we enjoyed a meal at Gather and then I drove her to the airport for her flight home…
so happy to have had this time with her🤗…
28 Wednesday Oct 2026
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the surprise of my daughter’s visit was delightful…
she had booked a pedicure for us once she arrived home and we had a lovely time at one of our favourite haunts…
dark blue and mauve toes ended our visit there…
27 Tuesday Oct 2026
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art, big girl pants, blessed, bookbinding, caked, daughter, deadly chocolate mousse cake, family, food, moments, treat, widow
a picture came up on my photo frame… it was of my daughter and housemate in front of Baked Expectations a few days ago…
she’s been in the city attending a bookbinding workshop…
this picture came up in my memories from Oct. 22, 2025… almost always when she comes home there is deadly chocolate mousse from Baked Expectations…
this trip she had cake when she arrived in the city, but was staying with a friend and was all caked out by the time she arrived here, lol…
she did bring her art supplies with her…
what a wonderful gift to have her here at home for a few days…
26 Monday Oct 2026
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25 Sunday Oct 2026
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application, Belgian Alliance, big girl pants, credit card, credit union, helpful, moments, Technology, widow
while preparing for my trip and dealing with the concern that my credit card had been compromised, I had contacted my credit union to get information on amounts that could be charged using debit… they were very helpful in providing what I needed to know and also said they could produce a card through their system… for years, I’ve only had one card which is used for all purchases… so an issue like this was a fairly big deal, lol…
once home from my trip, I contacted the credit union and applied for one of their credit cards…
the person on the phone filled out all the required paperwork and advised within a few hours that I’d been approved for the card…
they were so helpful, easy to talk to, and described things clearly…
what a gift😊…
