21 Sunday Nov 2021
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my grandson brought over some items he had picked up for me and stayed for dinner…
we had fresh spaghetti (which we picked up last week) and meatballs with a tomato sauce I made last week…
our meal was finished off with garlic bread and a salad…
a lovely visit and Christmas wishes discussed;-)…
hard to believe that there are only 34 days until the big day…
15 Monday Nov 2021
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the garden looked so beautiful after the snow on Friday…
of course it always looks beautiful as long as you don’t have to go out into it, lol…
I had taken out the garbage bin on Thursday, even though the pickup day had moved because of Remembrance Day… I didn’t want to struggle with the snow that was coming…
good thing I did that… a lot of snow came down… the pickup ended up being on Saturday, but I didn’t have my grandson bring it in while he was here shovelling…
this morning I went out and shovelled my way to the back gate so I could bring the bin back in…
shovelling was easier and I left the garbage bin just under the cedars so it won’t get too much snow on it… I followed the path that the bunnies had made so that there should be less drifting… except I ended up with my head in the branches…
had a snow hat for a few minutes…
13 Saturday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, grandson, heavy, Indi, moments, purple, rims, shovelling, snow, tires, weather, widow, winter tires
this morning my grandson came over to put on the snow tires…
to get the car into the garage he first had to shovel the driveway…
I had made a narrow path from the house to the garage door so that I could take down the table and move things so he could do the work inside the garage…
tires got changed although he ended up only putting Indi in halfway for the front and back wheels… I had to take a photo with both the pretty summer rims and sad winter tires on at the same time, lol…
there was a lot of snow and it was wet and heavy, but he got it done, including the sidewalk and paths… I was pleased that he came in a few times to rest and visit a bit…
just as he finished, it started to snow again…
and off he went with proper winter tires on, which made me happy…
11 Thursday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, poppy, remembering, time, widow
many in my family have served… both my parents, my father-in-law, uncles and my son-in-law… as I watched the service on Parliament Hill, as I have done for many years, I was remembering the sacrifices made by Canadians to make my life safe…
last year I put my poppy on the door as I didn’t leave the house at all…
this year I’ve worn it a few times when I’ve been outside…
then I put it back on the door…
I should have made a larger one for the door…
a moment to remember…
17 Sunday Oct 2021
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I’ve been thinking about generosity quite a bit lately…
recently a friend treated me to dinner and another one to lunch… such a gift;-)…
when I think of generosity, I think of generosity of spirit, kindness, and sharing the wealth as much as possible…
I think of my dad, who taught me to be kind and treat people nicely… he would have given anyone the shirt off his back…
I remember whenever he or my mom were sick and in hospital, it would be my job to fetch nuts and chocolates from Morden’s to share with the staff… that was something we did to thank individuals and groups for their help…
many years ago a colleague suggested that I did nice things for others to get attention and compliments… they were not able to understand that this generosity habit was part of who I am…
thanking those around me just seems to be ingrained in me…
for many years I would treat colleagues to flowers, chocolate and/or nuts, or something else I made, to celebrate special events… often my anniversaries or birthday… it was always great to see their enjoyment of whatever the treat happened to be…
it also brings much happiness and always reminds me of my dad…
nowadays, I am working toward sharing with others in as many ways as I can…
what makes you generous;-)…
16 Saturday Oct 2021
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I have spent a good portion of the day working on the fish tank… it was always my beloved’s domain…
the rocks have been removed… and there were a lot of them…
before supper, there was just a little bit of water in the bottom and I finally got that soaked up… it is empty;-)…
I fried pickerel for my dinner and found two or three bones in it, which made me think of my beloved again…
if there were any bones at all, they would be in his fish, lol…
and he would have made the world’s best French fries to go with it;-)…
funny that I would make fish after working on the tank all day, lol…
14 Thursday Oct 2021
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cooked a very large turkey for our Thanksgiving supper… worked out well, as it meant there were lots of leftovers to have… the kids even brought containers to put them into, lol…
I roasted the turkey in my parents’ WearEver roaster which hasn’t been used for many years as we haven’t had a large bird…
it brought back many wonderful memories of meals with my family…
after dinner I started soup in the roaster because there were so many bones, lol…
finished it up with vegetables, barley, and more turkey… got the soup into containers and they are in the fridge ready for the kids to pick up… they enjoy homemade soup;-)…
since then I’ve had many meals from that dinner, including turkey and dumplings with my mom’s dumpling recipe;-)…
13 Wednesday Oct 2021
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brought the firepit onto the deck and have used it a couple of times already…
on Monday we sat around it before and after our dinner… even the dog enjoyed it…
Tuesday, my regular group sat around it in the afternoon as we met on the deck… we also had blankets if required as the temperature was around plus 10 Celsius… but it warmed us up a little and made us feel cozy… I enjoyed it as I awaited their arrival…
I’ve left it on the deck and think I might use it more there… will see how it goes when the rain stops, lol…
27 Monday Sep 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, dishes, family, family time, friends, memories, moments, visiting, wash, washing up, widow
I’ve been thinking about the opportunities I’ve had to visit and spend time with family and friends…
one of the things I always do is wash up after meals… it started when I would visit my daughter wherever she lived… she has never liked doing dishes so it was a simple thing to do in appreciation for my time there…
whenever I have been camping with the kids, particularly when the boys were little, I would wash and have one of them dry… it was a great way to have one-on-one time and also get the job done quickly…
now, if I am visiting with friends at their cottages, it is one thing that I can do to be helpful…
one of my grandsons took this photo while we were camping this summer;-)…
22 Wednesday Sep 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, construction, family, filing, filing cabinet, garden, help, moments, planter, widow
recently I’ve been on a roll with construction… yesterday I spent time in the garage working on the new filing cabinet raised planter…
I saw something on social media where someone used old filing cabinets to make raised flower beds… seemed like a great idea and I had a four drawer filing cabinet in the basement that needed to be cleaned out…
last week my grandson and his friend removed the drawers – which I still have to empty – and took the cabinet outside…
they put a number of holes in the new bottom to provide drainage… the metal was really thick and it took a while to produce the holes…
it was a very sad brown colour, so he spray painted it a lovely shade of gray and set it inside the garage to cure…
yesterday I dug out various bits and pieces of insulation which I cut to size and put all around the inside… and I knew where all the things I needed were, lol…
now it needs one more coat of paint before moving into the shade garden and getting filled with soil so it will be ready for spring planting…
the space in the garden is all ready… the guys had already removed the old leaking pond and filled that spot in with wood and dirt…
I am blessed…
