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16 Saturday Aug 2025

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went to the grocery store first thing on Friday… good time to go as it wasn’t busy and I got my shopping done in less than thirty minutes…

once home and everything was put away, I set out the cushions and spent a lovely time reading…

received a call from a friend driving through and invited them for supper… then I spent the next while preparing my world famous, (well family and friends anyway), macaroni and cheese;-)…

once that was done, I went back to my book…

my company arrived, we had a short visit in the garden, ate the delicious mac and cheese, and off they went… all inside an hour;-)…

had a plan to take a photo of the finished pot, but forgot, lol… did remember to take a picture of my plate… packed up the leftovers for another day;-)…

tidied up and enjoyed the garden as I read outside until it got dark…

lovely treat;-)…

sliding…

08 Friday Aug 2025

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the red squirrels have been able to fit inside the frame that is supposed to protect the squirrels from getting to the seeds…

I wasn’t particularly worried about them sliding into the feeder until I looked at the feeder today, sigh…

they have eaten through the plastic and pretty much destroyed the feeder…

so, the next feeder needs to be only made of metal and glass, because plastic cannot win against squirrel…

sunk…

06 Wednesday Aug 2025

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our most recent project was fixing the back gate… one end had sunk down and it was dragging on the ground, making it difficult to open and close…

day one, session one, involved removing it from the fence and cutting a portion off the bottom… at the end of the day we put the garbage and recycling bins in the opening so it didn’t feel so open, lol…

session two was removing nails and finding a board to go from corner to corner to help keep the gate from sagging as well as one to go along the bottom… and purchasing screws and a gate wheel…

day two, session one, involved figuring out the angle of the cross board and reattaching all the pieces… and purchasing an impact drill…

we aren’t going to talk about how someone gave away the first one, sigh…

session two involved reattaching the gate to the fence and making sure the wheel was in the correct spot… sounds easier than it actually was, lol…

and job done…

this will make taking out and returning the bins much easier in summer and winter;-)…

sprint…

26 Saturday Jul 2025

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had a lovely time on this warm day…

started with an early morning F1 sprint race… it was too funny, because I slept in till seven which is quite unusual and the race started at 4:30, but I had PVRed it, lol…

I was outside for a good portion of the day and enjoyed the fish and morning glories…

later in the afternoon I watched diving, including some outdoors from twenty metres… yikes…

it is so high that they enter the water feet-first with their arms at their sides…

I do enjoy watching various sports;-)…

designed…

25 Friday Jul 2025

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spent time with old photos today as I was searching for some particular pictures…

a neighbour was having a party and had signs on the lawn which made me think of the business we had for a number of years…

we designed and produced (well my beloved did the making, lol) different signs and words and snuck into yards to set them up for special occasions…

it was fun and at the time no one else was doing that…

going through photos to find a few of the ones we’d set up was enjoyable and a reminder of some amazing times in our lives;-)… some of those albums were kind of dusty…

mango…

24 Thursday Jul 2025

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had fun in the Tropical Biome today checking on all the fruit…

saw cacao pods just beginning to grow…

also spotted jackfruit, star fruit, two bunches of bananas, and many breadfruit…

also spotted flowers on the mango, but a gardener advised the tree is too young to produce fruit, so likely they will die off…

I learn something new every time I am in the space;-)…

beans…

22 Tuesday Jul 2025

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made it to the Wolseley Farmers Market today…

on the walk from the car to the market, spotted this sweet bumblebee on some purple flowers;-)…

I was so happy to find little cucumbers and green beans… and we got some lamb chops and bacon…

as soon as we arrived home I prepared half of the beans and then cooked and ate them…

my housemate was happy for me to have them all, lol…

what a treat…

professionals…

17 Thursday Jul 2025

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had a lovely few minutes in the Tropical Biome watching one of the animal care professionals feeding the koi ;-)…

they check on the fish a few times each day to feed, as well as count, them and do a quick overview to make sure they are all doing well…

it is always great to spend a few minutes and learn something new at each opportunity;-)…

fields…

16 Wednesday Jul 2025

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this morning we drove to Miss Millie’s Flower Farm and had a lovely time in the fields…

my adventure buddy gathered flowers, and I gathered photographs with my Nikon… great fun for both of us…

of the 125 photos I took, I was very pleased with about 75…

the weather was perfect, overcast and cool, and there were few bugs… we had been there in August of 2022 and the mosquitoes had been voracious at that time…

the fields were not as far along due to the weather but it is a beautiful place to spend time in… so happy I remembered that taking pictures was more fun for me than gathering flowers;-)… and nice to get the camera out for a change;-)…

I also brought home some fresh eggs and a new tea mug (Sugar & Spice Pottery);-)…

farmers…

13 Sunday Jul 2025

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finally made it to a farmers market today… when I worked we would often get to the market which was either beside, or in, the Hydro building…

this is just a small one, located in the parking lot of a fairly close grocery store…

so excited to get peas, yay… and carrots, radishes, green and regular onions, garlic, asparagus, baby potatoes (both white and red), and dill…

so far I’ve had peas with my lunch and supper, lol…

next up will be potatoes with peas, carrots, asparagus, and dill… yum…