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;-)…
12 Sunday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, widow, moments, butterflies, bag, craft sale, crossbody
went to a craft show the other day…
found a crossbody bag which will be excellent for a fall trip that is in the planning stages…
I think it will be perfect for a small water bottle, my camera, and maybe a scarf or sarong…
next I found a beautiful purple plant pot… haven’t quite decided what plant is going to go into it… it is bottom heavy so it won’t tip over and has drainage holes in it…
finally, ordered a cute purple duck tape wallet…
what a fun time;-)…
11 Saturday Apr 2026
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cleaning the pumps in the fishtanks is not one of my favourite things to do… my beloved took care of this job… then for a number of years, my son-in-law looked after the task, lol…
now, it is up to me…
once I get started it isn’t that big a deal and doesn’t really take that long…
and to top it off this week, I scrubbed the algae from the glass front…
always happy when all the cleaning is complete…
and I think the fish like it as well;-)…
10 Friday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, crazy, friends, moments, people, The Leaf, time, volunteering, widow
it’s been nearly a year since I began volunteering at The Leaf…
since that time I have only come across four people that I know 🤪…
the first person was in the summer, not long after I’d started…
since then I hadn’t seen anyone I know until last week when I met a friend I hadn’t seen for a very long time… luckily I was able to do a quick catch up with them…
then today, I came across two people I knew…
one was early on in my shift and the other as I was moving from one spot to another…
how crazy is that and a great treat 😊…
09 Thursday Apr 2026
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this is how the day went yesterday…
woke up, looked out the bedroom window, and went back to bed…
took this photo at 8:17 am…
took this one at 12:03 pm…
and finally, this one at 2:48 pm…
happily most of the snow vanished by the end of the day…
07 Tuesday Apr 2026
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06 Monday Apr 2026
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barbecued steak, big girl pants, blessed, dinner, Easter-y, family, grandsons, moments, widow
for Easter dinner this year, we had barbecued steak, twice-stuffed potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, and caesar salad…
I’d had great fun the day before, setting the table and adding a few Easter-y details…
dinner was delicious and we had carrot cake to finish it off…
wonderful to have a houseful of young people, lol… and between them the table was cleared and the kitchen cleaned up…
what a treat….
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