18 Wednesday Oct 2023
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took two walks Tuesday, lol…
first one was my little circle tour… on the way home I had to walk partway down a different street to admire a very large Halloween display, across from a school…
the second was to go to Silver Heights IDA for my covid and flu shots… had to wait a few minutes while others were looked after, but then in a flash, it was done and I was on my way home…
15 Sunday Oct 2023
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went for a walk on Friday… it was lovely out…
first stop was the Little Library I usually stop at… when I was last there, there were only a few books, so I went through some of mine and filled a backpack to drop off…
I also included a couple of the extra bookmarks I made last Christmas…
from there I walked to the Post Office to drop a package in the mail and on my way back stopped into Ultracuts for a haircut…
since my last visit, I may have taken the scissors to my hair a few times, lol… didn’t take long, or really that much hair being snipped, to look tidy again…
as I walked home, I stopped and collected some morning glory seeds from the outside of a fence… these flowers are a lighter purple…
I’ve been watching them for a while, waiting for the pods to be ready for picking;-)…
got lots done;-)…
12 Thursday Oct 2023
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October 14th there will be a solar eclipse…
I was able to purchase some eclipse glasses from Manitoba Museum and have them mailed to me…
since then I’ve given some to my BS buddies…
we are thinking about an eclipse party on the 14th, although the weather may not cooperate…
looking forward to the day…
11 Wednesday Oct 2023
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just spent a delightful hour with Dr. Jane Goodall…
well, she was on stage at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada, and I was on the couch in the living room;-)…
she is a wonderful story teller and kept the audience, and me, enchanted…
from her earliest years, with a mother who supported her desire to know everything about animals, to her building of the Jane Goodall Institute, her life has been filled with spirit and a thirst to know more…
she has focused on chimpanzees, people and the environment…
so happy that I came upon this talk as I was scrolling through IG today…
people, there is hope, but we need to work at it, together;-)…
08 Sunday Oct 2023
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Friday, it was getting chilly in the house and I was wearing a vest and had a blanket on when I read, lol…
Saturday morning, the temperature was down to 17 so I gave in and turned on the heat…
I went outside to fill the bird feeders and when I returned to the house it already felt warm, woohoo…
not a good sign about the weather on the whole;-(…
07 Saturday Oct 2023
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had a great time on Monday, when I met with my BS buddies at the Park Cafe for a celebration lunch…
it was amazing because it was the birthday person’s birthday, lol… we don’t often have the celebration on their actual day…
we were there for a few hours…
the restaurant wasn’t too full, we had a lovely waitperson, the meal with very tasty, and we had lots of laughs and conversation (as always)…
these women have been my lifeline for over thirty-five years…
04 Wednesday Oct 2023
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today I had another wonderful example of great use of technology…
I always think of how privileged I am that I am able to have someone come and clean for me…
the two cleaners arrived right on time and asked me to wait when I started to speak to them about what needed to be done… I was told “no English”…
once they had all their equipment inside, one of them got out their phone and went to Google Translate… then they spoke, I read, I spoke, they read…
how cool is that… they were a husband and wife who came here from Ukraine, where they had been accountants…
it was lovely that we could communicate so well…
01 Sunday Oct 2023
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well, we made it…
this Dahlia Fringed ‘Tsuki Yori’ bloomed at last, happily before the frost arrived…
I bought the plant in early May when we visited Lily Stone Cafe for High Tea and then checked out Lily Stone Gardens…
it was planted on the deck as soon as the risk of frost had passed, but has been slow growing since… there is another bud on it;-)…
very pleased it has opened as it is rather lovely…
29 Friday Sep 2023
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ordered a second arch a week or so ago when I noticed it was on sale for half price…
it arrived a few days ago and sat there staring at me, lol…
Wednesday afternoon, as the weather was nice, I finally spent the time to put it together… feel like a pro now, after the springtime attempt to put it together;-)…
my grandson managed to set it in place right next to the other one…
next year I will focus on beans, cucumbers, and peas, as well as a ton of morning glories to grow right over it;-)…
28 Thursday Sep 2023
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finally made it all the way to the English and Leo Mol Gardens…
it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out and about enjoying the amazing fall day…
as I walked along the path through the trees, I came upon a birder, (he had a camera with a very long lens hanging around his neck) who was feeding chickadees and nuthatches from his hand… he had shelled and unshelled sunflower seeds so they could have a treat right away, but also something to take away and stash, lol…
I stood and watched for a few moments;-)…
here are a few other things that caught my eye;-)…
the gardens look lovely with all the fall blooms and colours…
while I was there, I did collect some Poké balls, lol…
what a delightful walk;-).
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