performance…

02 Monday Feb 2026

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on Saturday afternoon, we went to our PTE play, Big Stuff…

as we park underground we always leave our coats in the car which makes sitting in the theatre more comfortable…

as we entered the theatre we were given a card with a pencil in it… most people did respond and the actors collected all of them and dumped them into a couple of boxes…

throughout the performance they connected with some of the people who had responded on the cards…

it was quite delightful and one of our favourite shows;-)…

sugarcane…

01 Sunday Feb 2026

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had lunch out on our way to the theatre the other day…

went to Pho Hoang, which was one of our favourites when we used to go to aquasize at Cindy Klassen pool during our working days, lol…

as always, it was delicious;-)…

I had shrimp salad rolls and sugarcane shrimp…

driven…

31 Saturday Jan 2026

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I don’t think I’ve driven at all this winter…

since the snow started, I have been relying on my housemate and Uber to get me where I need to go… and my adventure buddy who always does the driving (yay to her!)…

my newest process is to volunteer at The Leaf from three until six… that way I can Uber there and my housemate can pick me up… seems to be working quite well…

recently I had a ride in a Tesla, which had the entire roof made of glass… I knew how to get in, from a previous encounter, although the driver automatically opened the door, but it took a while to figure out how to open the door from the inside to exit at my destination, lol……

I was thinking how cool it would be to drive out of the city and watch the stars or the aurora in comfort from the back seat without having to leave the vehicle, lol…

check-up…

30 Friday Jan 2026

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this morning I had an appointment with my doctor for my regular blood pressure check-up, as well as hearing my A1C results…

as we went into the exam room he mentioned to his staff person that I always wear purple, lol…

he started out asking if I had been to Fleurs de Villes and we chatted about that for a few minutes… I wondered why he had asked and finally realized I was wearing one of my Fleurs de Villes t-shirts, lol…

he had to take my blood pressure a few times to get a good reading… I mentioned that my housemate was waiting for me and I was worried he wouldn’t get to work on time, lol…

my A1C had gone down and has been trending downward which made me happy as I feel I am eating in a more normal fashion… he was pleased with that…

we also discussed that those numbers could go as high as 8.1 before it would be a problem as I age… of course, neither one of us plan to let that happen…

on the way home we picked up a favourite breakfast as a treat;-)…

way to go me😊…

charged…

28 Wednesday Jan 2026

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the front doorbell and the garden cameras both needed to be charged at the same time…

it was easy to bring in the front one but not so easy for the other one, lol…

I had to make a path to the garden camera as that area was a part of the snow pile from shovelling… took a while, but I got it;-)…

the cameras are now both charged and the garden one has been put by the garage door for the rest of the winter…

much easier to get to, lol…🤪

cleaner…

27 Tuesday Jan 2026

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spent some time with the fish recently, cleaning the front glass on the three tanks…

the sunlight causes algae to grow along the front of the tanks, so every now and then they need to be cleaned…

the fish often think they are getting a treat as the mag-float cleaner moves along the front, lol…

the good news was that we’ve had a good deal of sunshine lately;-)…

locations…

26 Monday Jan 2026

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moved a couple of the bigger plants this morning…

swapped the hibiscus and the mandevilla… the mandevilla has been looking very sad, possibly because of the cold air coming in when the front door opens…

took a few moments to shake off the dead leaves, and then sweep them all up…

the hibiscus didn’t really want to move, even though it is on a rolling platform…

the mandevilla rolled across the floor without any problems…

fingers crossed that both of them will be happy in their new locations…

pace…

25 Sunday Jan 2026

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the weather has been crazy cold and I’ve been hibernating in the house… so I finally finished the first dishcloth…

it ended up being a bit on the large size, lol…

so now I’ve started on the next one, which I am making smaller…

my fingers get a bit uncomfortable if I work on it too long, so I am having to pace myself…

feeling very crafty 😊…

Fleurs de Villes WONDER…

24 Saturday Jan 2026

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Fleurs de Villes WONDER… what a delight;-)…

since January 15th I have done three volunteer shifts, visited four times with friends, and once on my own…

every time I went through the displays, I spotted more interesting details;-)…

we are so blessed to be one of the locations that Fleurs de Villes chooses to display at…

each year has been different than the previous one… it is also such a great opportunity for our truly talented Manitoba artists…

it was interesting to hear what visitors enjoyed the most on their visits, and how many felt it was nearly impossible to pick a favourite, as they were all special…

hope that we get the opportunity again next year…

I felt connected to three pieces immediately and by the end of my eight visits, I had voted for all of the three…

truly a gift;-)…