22 Wednesday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, cookie, moments, paw, Technology, thanking, volunteer week, widow
got a lovely thank you from APC in a note this week thanking us for being volunteers;-)…
then, on our shift, we discovered these delightful cookies in the fridge;-)… the paw is so cute…
21 Tuesday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, birthday treat, blessed, blizzard, chilled, Dairy Queen, delicious, family, food, gloves, grandson, moments, weather, widow
was treated to a blizzard to celebrate my birthday…
was kind of funny, because I was cold after getting chilled in an air conditioned restaurant…
so I sat there eating the blizzard in my winter coat, with the seat warmer going, and gloves on…
but it was a wonderful treat… and half of it did go into the freezer for another day, lol…
20 Monday Apr 2026
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beef tartare, big girl pants, birthday eve dinner, blessed, brioche, delicious, dinner, family, food, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, happy, moments, new menu, The Leaf, widow
had dinner at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar on Friday after my volunteer shift to celebrate my birthday eve…
the new menu looks great and we enjoyed everything we had…
we shared the brioche with butter and honey… the bread was warm and the butter soft… delicious… the look on my grandson’s face reminded me of the cartoon dog Snuffles, that rose into the air after eating something tasty…
then we had the potato paillassons, which were also delicious… yum…
I had the beef tartare… really enjoyed it with the bread…
my grandson had the grilled octopus, with paella rice, saffron aioli, and chervil, and noted how nicely it was cooked…
every bite was delightful… and I am looking forward to the next visit to try some of the other items…
19 Sunday Apr 2026
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75, barbecue, big girl pants, birthday, blessed, family, flowers, Glowy, happy, moments, steak and lobster, treats, widow
yesterday I turned 75… amazing, lol…
there were phone calls, texts, cards, singing, plants, and hugs…
I was treated to lunch out and enjoyed our last PTE play of the season…
when I arrived home after the play, the groceries had been purchased, put away, and supper was underway…
we had steak and lobster, with potatoes, mushrooms, and onions in foil… all done on Glowy…
my birthday present from my family…
I am blessed…
18 Saturday Apr 2026
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barbecue, Barbie, big girl pants, birthday request, blessed, BTU, family, Glowy, hot enough, rusted, smallish, widow
for my birthday, I requested a new barbecue…
my housemate began doing research to find something smallish that would fit in the garage and have enough BTU to sear a steak…
we drove out to Selkirk to the Home Hardware where we saw the barbecue in the store…
it was perfect and exactly what we wanted… with the help of store staff, and a borrowed screwdriver, it got taken apart, which involved taking off the side tables, and separating the legs from the burner portion…
then it was time to move it into the car, and with a little finagling all the bits fit…
once we got home, the pieces were reunited;-)… her name is Glowy… she is a Dyna Glo…
and she is a gift from my family;-)…
Barbie has been in the family since 2017… not really that long, considering she lived in the garage except when she was working;-)… the back had rusted or burnt out completely…
she made it out to the lane where someone will be sure to pick her up for scrap…
17 Friday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, bruise, deck, Dynacare, garden, moments, nature, supposed, Technology, weather, widow
was hoping to sit on the deck Wednesday morning while I was waiting for Dynacare to turn up… the weather was supposed to be warm and sunny…
the sun did shine on and off, but the wind was chilly, so I didn’t sit out for long, lol…
the Dynacare technician arrived and took some blood for my next doctor’s appointment… they had trouble getting into the vein and told me I would have a bruise…
and I do…
16 Thursday Apr 2026
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was able to get to the Volunteer Resources Centre at the Zoo… so excited to have earned my fleece jacket which required 200 hours… I’ve done 211 hours in just under a year… woohoo…
it took a few tries, but in the end we were able to find one that fit me nicely…
I took it to the tailor to get the sleeves shortened, but the rest fits beautifully…
contemplating having my name embroidered on the right side… need to find a place around here that does that… hmmm…
15 Wednesday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, birthday treat, blessed, daughter, family, gift certificate, Julia, moments, paraffin, pedicure, purple, Technology, Total Wrapture Spa, widow
decided that the first treat of my birthday week was a pedicure at Total Wrapture…
I’ve been going there for many years, but haven’t been for months…
when I arrived, I was handed a gift card… my daughter had called and paid for my pedicure…
what a lovely surprise…
Julia did a wonderful job… she was very gentle and her foot and leg massage was excellent… I also had a paraffin wax treatment before the colour was put on;-)…
and guess what colour I chose, lol…
14 Tuesday Apr 2026
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13 Monday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, chairs, cushions, deck, frozen, garden, moments, nature, rainy, weather, widow, windy, yank
well, had a surprise Sunday morning…
I opened the patio door to feel the temperature, and realized it had rained during the night…
and apparently there had been a strong wind as I discovered that one of the chairs on the deck had blown over and down the steps on the far side… the footstool was the only thing still on the deck…
went out and brought up the chair… had to yank one of the cushions out of the snow…
brought the cushions into the house, as well as the footstool, to dry out, sigh…
didn’t put the cover back on the chair… don’t want it to fly off the deck, lol…
pleased that I dealt with this early, as the next time I looked out it was raining;-)…
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