06 Friday Dec 2024
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went to take out the last sleeve of crackers and thought it had already been opened because it was so low in the box…
it wasn’t, and I was shocked when I measured the sleeve alongside the box…
it was way shorter…
maybe the price hasn’t changed much, but there are way less crackers in it…
05 Thursday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, moments, remotes, right-handed, Shaw, Technology, tv, widow
we’ve had Shaw since the middle of September and I am slowly getting used to it…
one of the things I’ve noticed is how stiff all the buttons are on the remotes…
the one I use in the bedroom is stiff but works fine…
the one in the den appears to be made for a right-handed person…
no matter what I do it only turns on when I use my right hand, and even then, it doesn’t always work…
kind of frustrating;-(…
01 Sunday Dec 2024
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Advent calendars, big girl pants, blessed, boxes, daughter, family, magnets, moments, purple, treat, various, widow
going through my Facebook memories on December first is a great reminder of the various Advent Calendars I’ve had over the years…
they started a number of years ago, when I received 24 decorated magnets that went on 2 muffin tins… the items to go into them were provided and a colleague filled them;-)…
since then I have received fancy chocolate calendars, a repurposed frame with purple inserts that my daughter made, and individual boxes that have been refilled numerous times…
I’ve also received handmade cards with daily readings…
this year a Walker’s Shortbread calendar was delivered;-)…
I am blessed…
29 Friday Nov 2024
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28 Thursday Nov 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bruschetta, Christmas, donate, dove, food, friends, heart, holly, lumch, moments, ornaments, porcelain, Shelmerdine, special, widow
visited Shelmerdine to pick up their special ornament for this year…
in previous years I had got a beautiful porcelain dove and one year I got the beautiful heart for some of my friends;-)…
the one for this year is holly leaves and berries in silver metal…
a friend had picked me up to go and afterwards we went out for lunch… I had bruschetta and it was very tasty…
then it was home for a nap, lol…
such a lovely treat…
24 Sunday Nov 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, F1, freedom, Las Vegas, late night, moments, race, time, widow
last night I stayed up late to watch the F1 Las Vegas race…
I was thinking how lucky I am to have the freedom to do that… there was nothing special on today… and basically, every day is Saturday for me;-)…
it was a great race and I enjoyed it…
even slept in a bit this morning, lol…
22 Friday Nov 2024
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big girl pants, black, blessed, construction, entertained, fence, moments, truck, weather, widow
have been entertained over the last few days as a fence was being constructed across the street…
it took a while to figure out which house it belongs to…
the crew of two arrived before nine yesterday and worked until about four… they took many breaks to sit in their truck and warm up, lol… it was chilly…
they had an interesting machine which pounded the metal poles into the ground… there were two heights… then they built the frames and covered the tall section with black strips… at that point I realized the fence belonged to the house directly across from me, the fence on the other side of their property is also black…
after they cleaned everything up they ended their day, and I assumed the job, lol…
I thought it was interesting that the front section was just chain link, but maybe it would let the snow blow through…
then, this morning the truck was back and they added the black strips to the short section of the fence…
now I think it is really done, lol…
21 Thursday Nov 2024
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Advent, big girl pants, blessed, calendar, family, food, friends, moments, shortbread, Technology, treat, Walker’s, widow, yummy
I was surprised when the doorbell rang as I wasn’t expecting anything, but after the recent surprise of my daughter at the door, I hurried to see who or what was there…
it was a parcel with my name on it;-)…
opened it to discover a Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar, woohoo…
the kids in Ottawa had sent it and I was very excited to receive it…
I’d never seen an advent calendar by them before and just recently my friends and I had been discussing how much we all liked their shortbread cookies…
I can hardly wait for December 1st when I can open the first flap on the calendar;-)…
what a delightful treat…
I was thinking about what a world we live in where you can see something, buy it online, and have it sent directly to someone in another city;-)…
19 Tuesday Nov 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, books, collection, family, Fern Michaels, JD Robb, moments, reading, widow
on Sunday I finished the last of a large collection of books by Fern Michaels…
I had received the first of two boxes and a bag full of them at the beginning of August…
I have enjoyed every single one of the fifty-four and was a bit sad that I’ve finished them all… I can’t even think of how many hours I’ve spent in the garden and the living room devouring them, lol…
not half an hour later, the next book by JD Robb was delivered, woohoo;-)…
excited to read this and all the other books that have been on the sidelines since I started the Fern Michaels collection;-)…
18 Monday Nov 2024
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bath, big girl pants, blessed, family, grandson, moments, motorcycle, oil, preparing, shed, stabilizer, tires, weather, widow
on Saturday the motorcycle made its way into the shed for the winter, as this year it is staying with us;-)…
the oil was changed, the gas tank filled, and some fuel stabilizer added to keep it fluid…
it went for a bath and was ready to be put away…
there was just enough space to fit it into the shed…
now there is plenty of room in the garage for Indy, who just a few days ago got her not-so-pretty winter tires put on;-)…
we are ready…
