13 Saturday Jun 2026
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alterations, big girl pants, long dress, moments, pants, pockets, thrilled, widow
made it to Vicki’s Alterations with a pair of pants I bought from a friend… they needed about 6 inches taken up, lol…
I also took in one of my favourite long dresses which didn’t have pockets so they could add some to it, woohoo…
they were quite busy, so I got them about a week later… so happy…
the pants are perfect and I am thrilled with the pockets as I really like wearing this particular dress;-)…
09 Tuesday Jun 2026
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bbq, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, garden, Glowy, grandson, hamburgers, lobster, moments, pre-made, sear, widow
since our new bbq – Glowy – arrived in April, we (my housemate!) have been barbecuing much more often…
recently we had hamburgers which were delicious… I’ve gotten a bit more lazy and have been buying premade patties, but they are much tastier than previous versions…
this bbq has extra btu, so it is easy to get good heat for searing and lovely grill marks;-)…
we’ve also done chicken, steak, lobster, sausage, and lamb, as well as zucchini, potatoes, and onions…
wondering what we might try next;-)…
08 Monday Jun 2026
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air conditioner, big girl pants, blessed, family, fixed, garden, happy, moments, old, repaired, splits, Technology, virginia creeper, weather, widow
great anticipation and excitement on Saturday…
we’ve been looking into air conditioner splits, as well as a new air conditioner for a while now…
the current air conditioner hasn’t worked for at least three years, and maybe even five… I can’t remember…
when I had someone in to look at it, they said it was leaking freon and couldn’t be repaired… it has sometimes been very hot upstairs but I managed with a tower fan…
last year I’d been quoted around $5,000 to replace it and that just seemed too much, particularly as the cold air never really made it upstairs, lol…
we had an HVAC person in the other day and the splits just weren’t going to work here… before moving forward with a new air conditioner, they suggested trying to get the old one working… they came back on Saturday to see if they could get the old one going…
they were here for a couple of hours and got it working😁😆😄…
the problem was the virginia creeper which had wound its way around the motor… I guess the other company was just wanting me to purchase a new air conditioner…
it is recording 13 something and the optimum is 20, so that sounds quite wonderful to me…
my housemate is going to be exceedingly happy…
07 Sunday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, elumen, haircut, personable, walkable, widow
went to a new place to get my hair cut on Friday… the place I’d been going to for years closed recently… I was disappointed because it was close and a nice walk to get there, and there was lots of parking if I had to drive…
today I went to Top End Studio Inc. it is one block up and three streets over, so even closer;-)…
had a lovely experience… the owner is very personable and did a great job cutting my hair…
I am excited that they use elumen and have an appointment scheduled for August to get purpled again, woohoo…
05 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, French toast, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, moments, mushroom toast, toast, widow
had a lovely lunch at Gather with my adventure buddy… our server, Nicky, was very helpful…
I had the French toast, with a side of bacon…
my buddy enjoyed the mushroom toast…
she also enjoyed the Basque Cheescake
with Strawberry, mint, delivered by Brian, the new GM…
after the delicious lunch, we had a wander through the Gardens at The Leaf…
always happy to find another view of The Leaf;-)…
31 Sunday May 2026
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after my shift at The Leaf on Friday, I headed over to the zoo to go to the Volunteer Centre…
it was very hot out and it had been hot in The Leaf as well… the car was boiling, lol…
I was excited to get my one year as a volunteer pin;-)…
I now have four pins, one for working at The Leaf, one for being a volunteer, and one to let visitors know that I’m trained to assist those with Hidden Disabilities… that last one is a bright yellow sunflower…
and now the one year as a volunteer pin;-)…
28 Thursday May 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, buddies, clothes, fit, friends, garden, in the garden, moments, shopping, success, widow
recently I went clothes shopping with one of my buddies…
it started in the garden when our group gathered for our first outdoor visit of the season…
she had purchased some items and had taken them home to try on and discovered they didn’t fit… I fell in love with a top and pants, tried them on, and bought them from her on the spot…
then I went with her to the store so she could return others and we both had a lovely time…
she found a few things she’d been searching for, and I picked up two pairs of shorts and two very nice summer tops…
excellent day;-)…
27 Wednesday May 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, family, fewer, garden, grandson, moments, petunias, plant shopping, plants, variety, widow
Monday morning it was warm and sunny, so we went plant shopping…
two different places and many plants purchased…
this year I’ve decided to go with fewer varieties, but more of them…
in the end I chose petunias, salvia, and fuchsia…
added a few creeping phlox to go with what I already have, as well as three different varieties of hostas…
finished up with a few vegetables…
pleased that I was able to stick to the plan…
now, they are all laid out in the spots where they will go and will be planted before too long…
25 Monday May 2026
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applications, big girl pants, clover, dandelion-free, disappointed, garden, moments, nature, weed and feed, widow
I was using Lawnman (not loving the name, lol) to keep the grass fertilized and dandelion free…
have used them for a number of years and they have been excellent…
recently received a letter in the mail advising they’d been taken over by Eco Green…
they called a few days ago to advise they were coming to apply fertilizer and weed control… which they provide as a liquid mix… but the weed control they use will destroy clover…
as we are mixing clover with the grass in the backyard, it means we can’t have this put down as it will kill clover…
the previous company did feeding and weed control as two separate applications…
so I asked about a lower price as they would only be doing the front yard now…
I was advised that I had only being charged for the front yard previously, which was news to me as they had been doing the fertilizing in the backyard all along… not impressed:-(…
so, I guess this will be the last year for that service…
23 Saturday May 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, friend, greenery, happy, items, moments, Park Cafe, update, widow
walked to and from the Park for lunch on Thursday…
happy to see the new design and menu items and so pleased to meet up with a wonderful friend and spend some quality time together;-)…
the place looks great, with more greenery and comfortable chairs that move much easier… the space seems more open… didn’t even realize that the kitchen was no longer visible…
the menu looked much classier than the previous version and my falafel plate was excellent, as always…
my friend had the eggs Benedict which was also tasty…
the fried potatoes with onions was not a favourite…
we watched adult geese wander the paths with their numerous babies as we enjoyed our meal…
I took this photo as I was crossing the bridge;-)…
lovely…
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