23 Tuesday Apr 2024
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this morning I had some fun with the bouquet I purchased last Wednesday for my birthday…
I divided it into five small containers…
they went into the bathroom, kitchen, den, and bedroom…
it is always such fun to be able to make new arrangements and then take photos of them;-)…
21 Sunday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, casting, family, moments, pattern, presents, solar lights, Technology, widow
On Friday morning I turned the switch on one of the new solar lights that are currently hanging in the dining room…
later in the day it was lit for just a few minutes which was amazing as there hadn’t really been much sunshine…
when I looked into the living/dining area after dark, it was on again…
and casting a beautiful pattern on the floor…
on Saturday, I hung up two in the dining room and switched all on… then I put one outside by the backdoor…
lovely patterns everywhere…
20 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, few, flowers, food, groceries, moments, plants, Safeway, seniors, shopping, treat, widow
on Wednesday we went for a quick visit to Safeway to pick up a few items…
I got flowers and a plant with two types of hyacinth, tulips am daffodils…
seemed like a lovely birthday treat;-)…
and it was seniors’ day so the saving was the same amount as the bouquet…
that was a treat…
the few items did end up filling two bags, lol…
18 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, bliss, cards, dinner, family, flowers, food, friends, happy, hot tub, moments, nature, pedicure, Technology, treats, weather, widow
what a lovely day…
had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…
received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…
enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…
treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…
dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…
and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…
a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…
ended the night with a hot tub…
I am truly blessed…
17 Wednesday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, elm, equipment, moments, nature, Technology, thumping, Timberland Tree Service, tree, tree removal, widow
woke up to a light dusting of snow on the ground and then spent a good portion of the morning at various windows watching the elm tree two doors down being removed…
the gentle thumping of the equipment was like background noise, lol…
there were at least five trucks, plus a small tracker and quite a few workers…
they used a machine I haven’t seen before… it was run from the ground and had a claw that grabbed the branch or trunk and cut through it… then it lowered it to the ground where the tractor picked it up and put the end into the chipper, where another worker turned it on and filled up a truck with the wood chips…
seemed like it was all very safe for those working…
as you drive down the street, it is hard to even tell where they were working…
16 Tuesday Apr 2024
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beaver, big girl pants, blessed, mallards, moments, nature, nests, Pokémon, puddle, startle, Technology, trees, walk, weather, widow
on Monday’s walk I focussed on checking out the trees as on Sunday I watched a webinar on bird nests and eggs…
this is down by the creek and if you look closely at the bottom of the trees, you can see where the beaver has been busy…
was excited to discover a mallard couple in a puddle in a field…
wasn’t able to get too close because I didn’t want to startle them but had a lovely few minutes watching them;-)…
also collected many Pokémon items…
13 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, bird feeder, birds, blessed, connector, dropped, moments, nature, squirrels, widow
as I was sitting in the living room watching the new bird feeding station to see if any birds have found it yet, and if the baffle will really stop the squirrels, one of the feeders dropped…
I ran out only to discover that the piece holding the wire to the lid had given way… I looked around but couldn’t find the piece, so now the feeder is sitting in the house as we consider how best to add something to the bottom of the wire, lol…
hope the other one doesn’t do the same thing…
12 Friday Apr 2024
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it appears that Thursday is our order-in/treat night…
sometimes it is frozen pizza, other times something gets picked up or ordered in;-)…
yesterday’s treat was wonton soup from Alfy’s…
it was tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today…
we also got some tempura shrimp and veggie spring rolls…
I like treat night;-)…
11 Thursday Apr 2024
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baffle, big girl pants, bird feeder station, birthday, blessed, Costco, deluge, gift, grandson, happy, moments, nature, present, rain, shopping, squirrels, treat, weather, widow
on Tuesday we made a trip to Costco for a few things, and came home with a birthday present for me…
I was treated to a very cool bird feeding station…
there were two tall feeders, plus a suet holder, with spots for two additional feeders…
it also has a baffle to keep the squirrels from getting up into the feeders… lol, we will see about that…
not sure the people who design these squirrel-free feeders have met Canadian squirrels…
today we put it together and went out to plant it in the front yard, at which point it started to rain… we made it in just before the deluge hit…
it was a bit crooked and not all the way into the ground, but when the sun came back out it got fixed and the filled feeders were added…
looks great;-)… what a lovely treat…
09 Tuesday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, clouds, eclipse, friends, garden, iPhone, moments, moon, nature, phenomenon, sky, sun, weather, widow
reorganized the chairs on the deck on Monday to face the sun…
then I brought out blankets for each one so we would be comfortable while we had our eyes to the sky…
everyone brought their eclipse glasses from October, when we saw nothing due to clouds…
coffee was ready, snacks were brought out and my friends arrived an hour early for our regular Monday gathering…
at first the clouds covered the activity but eventually we got to see some of the eclipse…
this was one of the two photos I took… I held the glasses over my iPhone’s lens and one of my friends pushed the button, lol…
it was fun to be together and enjoy this phenomenon…
another great experience with these wonderful women, one who was on FaceTime, lol…
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