12 Saturday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, cream, food, moments, mushroom soup, Pinterest, widow
made cream of mushroom soup on Saturday…
had some mushrooms that needed to be used up, so I searched Pinterest for a recipe…
the one I tried was simple and turned out delicious…
made me happy because I no longer use canned soups and now I may make some recipes that call for them…
11 Friday Nov 2022
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woke up to a winter wonderland…
there was so much snow on the window ledges that the cameras couldn’t see out… found some boxes and raised them up, lol…
not long after I got up, my neighbour came by with his snowblower and cleared the main part of the sidewalk and he shovelled the front steps as well…
a bit later I went and finished the front portion of the sidewalk where the snowblower can’t go…
hard to see the section I shovelled… it is always much narrower, due to the railway ties along that edge, lol…
I think that winter is here;-)…
10 Thursday Nov 2022
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aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, exercise, friends, moments, Pan Am, pool, registering, Technology, water, widow
this morning my adventure buddy and I went back to aquasize for the first time in about three years…
we’d been going to Cindy Klassen at that time… currently that pool is closed for repairs, so our excursion today was to the Pan Am pool…
we hadn’t been there previously and weren’t sure of the situation with Covid, so we were a bit nervous…
registering for the class online had been complicated, but we got it done… and the great news is that we can use our Healthy Living Access card from now on… no more fighting with the online registration system;-)…
the space was clean, there were ample lockers, the other participants were friendly, music was excellent and the teacher was tremendous…
and we appreciated the assistance of the staff as they answered all our questions;-)…
we had a great experience and are looking forward to the next time… especially now we can use our Access cards, lol…
had a two hour nap when I got home…
wonder how I will feel tomorrow…
09 Wednesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, confused, moments, ready, Technology, widow
last week the cleaning company got a little confused and they came on Friday instead of Wednesday…
it always takes a bit of time to be sure everything is tidy for their arrival… when they didn’t arrive on Wednesday at the designated time, I called and left a message, but didn’t hear back…
Thursday I called and left a second message, but again didn’t hear back… this is not the norm with this company so I was starting to worry about them…
Friday, first thing in the morning I got a call… due to a few strange happenings, both of my calls had been missed and their scheduling app had a few hiccups, so they now had me scheduled for noon…
I ran around and did a final tidy and they arrived a few minutes early… they did a great job of making the place nice and shiny…
the bed always looks fancy after they’ve been, lol… very nice for an afternoon nap;-)…
08 Tuesday Nov 2022
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act, Audrey May Robinson, big girl pants, blessed, dad, door, Earl Walter Chase, front door, memories, mom, poppy, remembering, widow
I put a poppy on the front door…
had to search through the containers at the front door to find it as I haven’t been out anywhere recently where I could get a few…
I did this last year as well…
because I am not going out much there isn’t anywhere to wear it… seems like a small act, but the best I can do…
and I made an online donation to the mypoppy.ca campaign…
apparently I chose my mom when I did the same thing a few years ago… made me giggle because I first thought of doing one for my dad, lol… they both served during World War II…
the above information comes from Then and Now, The History of La Salle, Manitoba…
so, I went ahead and made a second donation in his honour;-)…
have to be fair, lol…
07 Monday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, camera, happy, impressed, iPhone, iPhone 14, moments, nature, night, photos, pictures, snow, Technology, weather, widow
really impressed with the photos this iPhone takes…
yesterday it snowed for most of the day and I took these photos…
this one was out the front of the house at 6:35 pm… sadly, it was dark out there…
and this one was out the back a few minutes later…
great night shots…
06 Sunday Nov 2022
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. soup, big girl pants, blessed, chicken, moments, weather, widow, zucchini, zucchini basil
cooling off again, so it appears I need to make soup…
recently, it was zucchini basil, with the basil I got in my grocery order…
came out nicely… I added a bit of poached chicken to finish this cup off…
four containers filled and ready for the fridge and freezer…
wonder what kind I will make next…
05 Saturday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, happy, moments, nature, outstanding, photos, sky, sunrise, sunset, Technology, treat, tree, weather, widow
the past week the sky has been outstanding…
Monday the sunset was a deep red… and within minutes changed to a lovely pink…
Tuesday morning was another stunner…
Wednesday evening, the blues and pinks were lovely…
and Thursday the deep reds were back…
Friday I was a touch late getting a photo, but caught the last little bit of light before the sun went down…
so pleased to have enjoyed all of these views of the sun…
04 Friday Nov 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, craving, family, food, French fries, fries, memories, moments, neighbour, smell, treat, widow
a while ago, as I was sitting on the deck reading, I smelled hot oil…
my neighbour was making French fries for his family… he makes them in the garage so the house doesn’t get all smelly…
it reminded me of my beloved… one of his specialties was homemade French fries…
I really wanted some, and finally made a batch of frozen ones… not nearly as delicious as his, lol… but helped with the craving…
interesting how quickly a scent can take you somewhere…
03 Thursday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, birds, birdwatching, blessed, cooking, family, fire pit, food, grandkids, homemade, moments, nature, portion, spaghetti sauce, supper, widow
had a great day on Tuesday…
worked on homemade spaghetti sauce for a good portion of the day…
watched chickadees, nuthatches, and squirrels out the front window…
set the table for supper with the kids and tidied the house in preparation for the cleaners…
finished getting the rest of supper ready and had a great visit over the meal…
and they fixed the fire pit…
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