21 Friday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
band, big girl pants, blessed, candles, concert, family, moments, music, Planetarium, quartet, queen, Technology, widow
the other night we went to a Candlelight Concert at the Planetarium… fun to get out…
a string quartet played music from Queen as well as a few opera pieces…
it was lovely and we enjoyed it…
we also decided we’d like to attend one of the actual planetarium shows, lol…
16 Sunday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, birthday gift, blessed, construction, flower subscription, flowers, Kenaston, moments, nature, Sweet Petals Farm, traffic, widow
Thursday I picked up the second flower bouquet from my Sweet Petals Farm subscription…
it is at the same place where I went last year…
unfortunately, it involves Kenaston Avenue, yikes… the construction that is going on will likely take place all summer, so I need to find the best method of getting there and back without being stuck in a very long parking lot…
most recently, I crossed Kenaston and travelled along Corydon to Moray and that worked well…
I think that will be the route for the next while…
15 Saturday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, food, health, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, family, food, grandson, grilled cheese, learning, moments, raspberries, Technology, treat, waffle maker, waffles, widow
on Thursday we made waffles…
we had to get milk, raspberries, and whipping cream… although, not being clear, I was presented with a can of already whipped cream, lol… we chose raspberries instead of strawberries, as they are both of our favourites…
the recipe calls for separating the eggs, beating them, and folding the whites in at the end…
the most complicated piece was figuring out which bowls to use…
they came out great and we even froze a few to try reheating in the toaster…
next up will be grilled cheese;-)…
11 Tuesday Jul 2023
Posted in family, garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
air conditioner, big girl pants, blessed, cleaned, family, garden, gate, growing, handier, moments, nature, trim, virginia creeper, widow
we got a few of the projects off the list on Saturday…
the Virginia creeper had a haircut, thankfully, as when our neighbour came through the gate with his little guy, he had to duck under it, lol…
looks much tidier now…
we cleaned out the area around the air conditioner and attached the hose connectors on the side of the gate…
I think it is going to be much handier in the new spot…
10 Monday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, technology, travel, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, cottage, fireflies, moments, nature, night, shooting stars, sky, stars, Technology, trees, weather, widow
as I was sitting in the hot tub on Saturday night and watching the few stars that I am able to see from there, I was reminded of a Saturday night we spent at the lake…
we went out, with blankets and warm clothes, and laid on the couch on the cliff deck and watched the stars through the tree canopy…
it was a beautiful night with few bugs and the sky was spectacular…
we saw satellites, constellations, and shooting stars… even some fireflies;-)…
and I even got a few photos with my iPhone…
08 Saturday Jul 2023
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, family, favourite, garden, happy, home, moments, nature, pond, rug, weather, widow
pleased to get back to my usual schedule…
my daughter had been staying with friends and my grandson was working so I’ve had the house all to myself…
finally got everything put away from the trip and was able to set up the new chair cushions and the cute little rug I picked up…
I am loving how the garden is looking and have been spending as much time as possible in this, my favourite space…
04 Tuesday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, food, life, moments, nature, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, biomes, blessed, cacao trees, Diversity Gardens, family, flowers, garden, gather, happy, lilies, moments, nature, plants, The Leaf, thrilled, water, weather, widow
on Friday, before my daughter left to return home to Ottawa, we went one last time to The Leaf…
we walked through the Diversity Gardens in the daylight and were happy we went early, because the temperature was rising quickly…
we checked out the Water area and were thrilled to discover water lily blooms…
then it was on to the Tropical Biome to visit the cacao trees… while there, she provided a little education for a few visitors;-)…
some of us stayed in that spot, and the rest of us checked out the other areas… we weren’t able to see the Butterfly Garden or walk on the skywalk as they were closed for the day, but it was fun to check out both biomes…
we had an early lunch at Gather, one last visit to the cacao trees and then home to nap and finish packing for the flight…
02 Sunday Jul 2023
Posted in business, family, health, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, dentist, family, filling, fixed, graduation, moments, nervous, smiles, smiling, stained, tooth, widow
in May I had a filling repaired that was really stained since it had been done…
no matter how often I go to the dentist I am always nervous and worried that it will hurt me, sigh…
made it through the process and was happy with how the tooth looked as it was one of the front ones;-)…
on Wednesday, while I was eating my supper, a piece of the tooth slid off and it felt rough and odd…
my daughter, the dental assistant, insisted that I call and leave a message at the office and they returned the call on Thursday morning… they were able to fit me in after the big graduation, during which I didn’t have any substantial smiles, lol…
I was very stressed and even more so when the dentist advised they weren’t going to freeze the area… it didn’t take long, but after what seemed like hours (likely minutes) the job was done…
it looks good, but I am concerned about biting anything with my front teeth now, but smiling isn’t a problem anymore;-)…
01 Saturday Jul 2023
Posted in family, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, deck, family, garden, home, hot tub, moments, plants, tomato, watering, weather, widow
we had a wonderful time away, but it is always lovely to return home;-)…
after everything was unloaded, the first thing I did was check out the garden… it looked good, other than the veggie patch in the side garden… it may have got missed in the watering schedule, lol… both of the tomato plants looked dead…
got out the hose and gave everything a good drink, and then I sat on the deck with a cold drink and my book… sigh…
although the tomatoes looked dead, the water revived them and they look 100% better…
had a hot tub and sat outside reading until it was too dark to see;-)…
glad to be home;-)…
30 Friday Jun 2023
Posted in family, life, moments, nature, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, birds, blessed, eating, family, flight, manoeuvre, moments, nature, pelicans, time, vacation, weather, widow
during our last day at the cottage, we spent time on the cliff deck watching the waves and the pelicans…
we have enjoyed the pelicans since we arrived and early on we would get very excited every time we spotted one flying over the cottage, in the water close to the beach, taking off and landing in the water, and all the times they spent with the fisher…
over the last day or so, while we were there, it seemed a bit ho hum, lol…
what we never managed to see was them catching fish… it was clear that they got something from the fisher after they brought up the final piece of the net…
we did discover that a group of them could be called a number of things, but we liked pod and squadron best;-)…
such fun to watch them over the week…
herbiggirlpants 