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01 Saturday Jan 2022

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had a lovely New Year’s day…

I watched the Rose Parade which was something we’ve done with my parents for years…

dear friends stopped by to first-foot me… and brought the usual coal, orange, cookies, alcohol, with a beautiful card… and a gorgeous bouquet of orchids and allium… my bouquet from last week is just on its last legs so the timing was perfect…

orchids are one of my favourites and allium was one of my beloved’s…

after that, I made a delicious steak and lobster meal for my lunch… it is usually the meal for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day dinner…

I decided on lunch so the day would be easier… and to broil instead of barbecue as it was so cold out…

it turned out delicious and then I spent the day watching movies…

and carrying the flowers from room to room, lol…

extreme…

31 Friday Dec 2021

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this morning there was an extreme cold warning, so I put on two pairs of pants, a vest, my purple Canada Goose jacket, mitts, and headed to the end of the sidewalk…

last night the snow plows cleaned the street so there was quite a pile of snow left at the street end of the sidewalk…

it must have been about two feet deep and two feet across… I was thrilled to discover that it wasn’t full of ice chunks and had not frozen into a solid clump…

once again, they did a great job of the driveway… it didn’t need any touching up at all…

only took ten minutes and I was rather proud of my work…

hoping the mail carrier would bring me some fun mail;-)…

and should there be anyone first footing tomorrow, the sidewalk will be clear;-)…

comforter…

28 Tuesday Dec 2021

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two of my presents were new Benji sheets and a comforter set…

washed the sheets and then put them and the comforter on the bed…

it looks great and then I had a short rest while watching some tv…

I even matched, lol…

the sheets were beautifully soft and comfortable…

yay… wonderful presents…

search…

26 Sunday Dec 2021

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so happy to finally have an amaryllis…

I’ve had my grandson on the search for some for weeks…

he finally came across one and dropped it off…

it has a pot and soil, but I decided to put it in water and set it inside the snowflake…

looking forward to watching it grow…

dragged…

24 Friday Dec 2021

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a few days ago I shovelled a path to the garage and then moved a chair and table inside it… also put cushions on a few chairs in the space…

a bit later I dragged the propane fire pit from the deck, down the steps, across the lower deck, and into the garage…

took a few minutes to get the flames going, but eventually I figured it out…

just before my friend arrived, I took out a few blankets and got the fire started…

we had a lovely visit, distanced, masked and fairly warm… eventually my feet got cold – no socks – and she headed off…

she brought me an amazing bouquet of flowers that isn’t just beautiful, it smells delightful…

I had been thinking that we wouldn’t be able to visit, as I am not having anyone in the house for the next few weeks, so it made it a particularly special time…

celebrate…

20 Monday Dec 2021

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had a wonderful time with my BS buddies to celebrate Christmas, even after the decision to stop gathering in person…

this morning a charcuterie board arrived from DeLuca’s and I divided it into five along with a veggie tray, crackers and pistachios… there was ranch dip with it and I made some fresh hummus to go along with all the other goodies…

a couple of elves fetched gifts and then dropped them off at other locations with the boxes of food…

shortly after that we gathered by Skype and enjoyed our meal… there was lots of conversation and laughter… eventually we went around the rectangle and opened gifts…

lots of thought had gone into each offering… there were cozy things, handmade goodies, items for the kitchen, donations and love;-)…

we slid back into Skyping without a hitch… we had only been meeting in person since the end of July…

these are some of the most special people in my life…

I am blessed…

lockdown…

19 Sunday Dec 2021

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yesterday I made the decision to go into my own personal lockdown…

it was a very hard decision at this time of year, but I have been struggling with the worry of getting sick after all these months of taking such care…

so, my Monday/Tuesday group will meet by Skype tomorrow for our Christmas celebration… I’d ordered a charcuterie board and I will divide it up with some veggies… two of my friends will pick up gifts and then drop off the snack packages before our call…

lunch and goodies via Skype… just like we’ve done before, lol…

and I won’t be having my grandson over for lunch on Christmas Day, although possibly he will stop by for a short visit in the garage… or go to my daughter’s for Christmas dinner…

presents will be picked up, phone and video calls made…

I have all the things I need in the freezer (I think) to make a lovely chicken dinner on Saturday…

another solo Christmas, and although I will miss everyone, I feel I will be safe…

and at this point that seems the most important thing;-)…

booster…

16 Thursday Dec 2021

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got a great surprise today;-)…

I’ve had a booster shot scheduled for the second week of January at my doctor’s office and had checked with a nearby drugstore to see if I could get one sooner as the rules recently changed… unfortunately there were no appointments left at the moment…

got a call this morning from a friend as one of them wasn’t able to get the vaccine today and they offered me the spot, after checking with the pharmacy…

left home at 10:30, wearing my KN95 mask and was back, all boosted, by 10:50;-)…

just last night I heard that this mask is currently the best protection…

very relieved to have all 3 shots as there are plans for a small gathering on Christmas…

what a great feeling…

bins…

14 Tuesday Dec 2021

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brought in the garbage and recycling bins yesterday afternoon…

while I was in the yard I changed out the broken bird feeder with a purple one that was in the garage…

I also filled all the feeders…

then I took a few photos of the new planter that is now sitting at the front door;-)…

it looks great…

embroidering…

13 Monday Dec 2021

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while I was setting out decorations for Christmas I came across snowflake cards that I’ve saved over the years…

I decided to put them up on the bathroom door and they looked pretty good…

today, I was doing a little crafting – embroidering a couple of gift tags that were part of my Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers envelope…

once I finished that, I felt inspired to put a frame around the snowflake cards… used some of the washi tape that my daughter has sent me over the years…

might have been better with a wider frame, but there wasn’t enough of the tape…

fun to do a bit of work with my hands…