16 Wednesday Mar 2022
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I love the perfume that hyacinths produce, but it is very strong…
recently, I had company and knew that strong scents were difficult for them…
so I bagged both of the hyacinth plants to help dissipate the smell, lol…
they looked a bit funny but are now back in in the open and delighting me with the scent;-)…
15 Tuesday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, melted, moments, nature, pictures, snow, squirrel, sunflower seeds, watched, weather, widow
had a fun few minutes this morning as I watched this red squirrel…
some of the snow has melted away and the squirrels have uncovered the sunflower seeds…
every now and then this one would stick its head under the snow and bring up a snack…
I checked whenever I was in the kitchen, but missed any more sightings, lol…
14 Monday Mar 2022
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a few fun surprises today…
when I looked out the window first thing this morning the sky seemed fluffy as it was filled with cute little clouds…
a bit later, as I was walking around the living and dining rooms, I spotted this tiny morning glory;-)…
and the purple hyacinths have started to scent the air… I get the lovely perfume as I walk into the kitchen or living room…
all very lovely as it was overcast and not very energizing…
and it snowed again, sigh…
13 Sunday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, goldfish, iPhone, moments, online class, Photography, tricks, widow
I’ve been taking an online iPhone photography course…
it has been excellent so far and I have enjoyed practising a few of the things I’ve learned… and I even got some pretty good pictures of the fish today…
happily, I’ve also realized that I already know many of the tricks of the trade…
12 Saturday Mar 2022
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11 Friday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, in-person, moments, nature, Piccola Cucina, purple, sidewalk, Tea, treats, tulips, weather, widow
what a delightful afternoon…
a friend was coming over so I went out and did a quick shovel of the snow… there wasn’t really much out there, although the wind was a bit chilly… it was nice to be outdoors for a few minutes…
when she arrived we had tea in the living room and a great visit… multiple topics were covered as we discussed life and the odd times we are living in…
it was so lovely to have an in-person conversation…
she brought me a lemon loaf and also picked up some tulips and hyacinth at my request…
after she left, I had a fun time filling vases with tulips and distributing them in every room in the house…
there might still be huge amounts of snow outside, but in here it is Spring;-)…
10 Thursday Mar 2022
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this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…
I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…
reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…
the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…
it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…
it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…
09 Wednesday Mar 2022
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enough snow has melted on the table on the deck so that the squirrels have been able to find the sunflower seeds again…
this little guy was busy snacking away…
the snow is going down very slowly… this is a picture taken February 20th…
and this photo shows the back corner of the yard last night… for the first time the solar dragonflies were lit…
encouraging to see a tiny bit of melting…
08 Tuesday Mar 2022
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yesterday I drove the car… woohoo… it has been four months since I was last in it… I see the doctor every three or four months and that is the only time I am out and about on my own…
the drive was fine, although the corners were difficult to maneuver with so much snow making it hard to see if other vehicles were coming…
in the afternoon I also drove to the eye doctor’s office to have my glasses tightened… been a very long time since I’ve been in a store… they had excellent procedures in place which made it feel safe… and the great news is that now my glasses don’t fall off my face when I bend over, lol…
seems like everywhere I went there were big trucks that were being filled with snow on street corners…
spring is coming… there were puddles right next to huge banks of snow…
and then, my grandson arrived and off went the car;-)…
07 Monday Mar 2022
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I am so happy…
over the last week more and more of my Google Home products have gone offline…
at first it was 2 tp- link plugs, then a switch, then more of the plugs and finally my Geeni cameras… made me crazy…
and then the printer stopped because it couldn’t find the wifi…
my grandson got the printer going… yay…
the suggestion was that I should delete and then add all of the products back in… I did not want to do that… my plan was to call my provider to see if there was an issue with my internet…
was waiting for another call so didn’t get around to contacting the provider…
just for fun, I went in and turned off my wifi and then turned it back on…
getting ready for bed, I went to turn one of the plugs off manually only to discover that its light was blue, not the orange that meant it wasn’t connected…
checked all the others and they were fine too…
yay 😀…
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