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23 Tuesday Sep 2025

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so, we thought the problem with the electricity had been solved with the replacement of the two fuses last week…

apparently, not so…

Saturday and Monday it happened again and lasted for two hours the last time… we weren’t able to get in touch with the electrician so called Hydro… of course we couldn’t get to a real person but left a power outage message… not long after, a real person did call and advised a technician would be out in the next while…

they arrived around dusk, and of course, the power had come back on, lol… that makes it much more difficult for them to figure out the problem…

after checking the recently replaced fuses, which were working properly, they checked the wires on the outside and discovered a connector that was hot and shouldn’t have been…

power was turned off (on purpose!), the connector was replaced, and the power turned back on…

hoping this has actually fixed the problem…

wearing…

21 Sunday Sep 2025

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when I went to the Park Cafe for brunch on Thursday, I stopped to check out the memory stones that the Ottawa kids had purchased for me;-)…

I’ve visited them enough that it is easy to find them…

sadly, much of the wording on the stones is wearing away…

swag…

20 Saturday Sep 2025

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I’ve been enjoying taking any training that I can to learn more about the Leaf and Zoo…

spent an hour Thursday morning to see how volunteering at the front of the zoo works…

afterwards I went to Volunteer Services and collected all the swag I have earned over the last four months…

what a haul;-)…

I was also able to purchase a volunteer hoodie which is going to be well used as the weather gets colder…

I’m thinking the entrance area will be chilly with the doors opening and closing all day…

lunch out, and then a shift at The Leaf…

it was a rather full day…

fuses…

19 Friday Sep 2025

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the power has gone off a few times over the last few days… only for a few seconds, and only in some parts of the house…

the only way to know for sure was the stove and microwave both flashing or showing 0…

many years ago we had an electrician tell us that there are two fuses that cover half the house each, but I couldn’t remember where they were, lol… my beloved had always dealt with those issues…

we called an electrician and he turned up early in the evening…

he knew right where those fuses were located (in a big gray box!) and then had to search online for where to find them as the electrical supply stores were already closed… so happy he found them and was able to pick them up and change them…

apparently this is an old way of putting electricity into houses, lol…

of course our house would have it, 🤪…

magnolia…

17 Wednesday Sep 2025

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this magnolia seems to be blooming one or two buds at a time…

saw some beautiful trees filled with magnolia blooms in Courtenay, BC, more than fifteen years ago and I still remember how amazing the scent was…

unfortunately, this tree is too high up to be able to enjoy the scent, but it is lovely to spot new blooms…

compare…

15 Monday Sep 2025

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been working on my list of needed JD Robb books…

my daughter found a bunch in a used bookstore on a walk in Ottawa…

that meant I had to find, and compare, my list with the titles she sent me… found the list, phew, and sent her four that I could use…

this morning my housemate helped me double check the books on the shelf with the list, and I forwarded that list to my daughter… she found another four…

so, now that the comparison has taken place, it appears that I only need ten to complete my collection;-)…

woohoo…

heated…

14 Sunday Sep 2025

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had breakfast with my adventure buddy at the Park Cafe on Friday… I hadn’t been for awhile, but it was lovely to be recognized by the waitstaff…

enjoyed the classic eggs Benedict with tomatoes instead of hash browns…

then we had a short walk through the English Gardens and a quick look at the water lily pond in the Leo Mol Garden…

the flowers were stunning and we were drawn to all the beautiful dahlias and and roses…

as always the water lilies were blooming in the heated pond…

the frogs do enjoy the warm water, lol…

lovely time;-)…

Enchanted…

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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spent time at The Leaf Thursday afternoon letting guests know that the biomes were closed until Friday…

happy to spot a gorgeous flower on the tall magnolia;-)…

there were two of us, so we had opportunities to take turns checking out how the work on the Enchanted Forest display was going… the gardeners were moving at warp speed to finish up…

I also had a lovely chat with one of the people from the Bonsai Winnipeg group as they waited to place their tree in the new display…

then, in the evening, my grandson and I attended a members-only viewing of the display… I was especially excited because I was able to bring a buddy… as everyone who knows me knows, I don’t like to do things on my own;-(…

what fun…

waitstaff…

12 Friday Sep 2025

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at last I ordered the carrots (roasted carrot, buttermilk dressing, grilled kale, salsa macha, fresh dill) at Gather…

they were very tasty, the sauce was delicious, and it took two of us to get them all eaten, lol… I’ve heard that this is one of the most popular items on the menu…

then I tried the saffron gnocchi, with white wine beurre blanc, asparagus, mint, hazelnut, lemon vinaigrette, rosemary oil, and added shrimp… also very tasty…

my grandson had the burger with some tasty regular fries…

it was busy and the waitstaff were all efficient and seemed happy going about their work;-)…

I also like that you can reserve a spot online, lol…