19 Monday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, deck, family, garden, moments, nature, repair, rotten, son-in-law, steps, visit, widow
what a treat… my son-in-law stopped by this afternoon…
he checked out the rotten wood on the step and we figured out what is needed to make the needed repair…
of course we also looked at a few other problem areas…
then we had a cup of tea and a chat together on the deck… it was chilly and I wore gloves, but the sun was shining…
nice to have a visitor…
18 Sunday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, dinner, family, flowers, friends, fun, grateful, moments, nature, orchids, purple, seventy, surprises, Technology, weather, widow
today I turned seventy…
I have spent the last month planning how I would mark this special event, so there were, and will be, a few surprises for others…
I’ve been hearing about birthday weeks, so to start that off, on Monday I ordered Chinese food… it was lovely as I haven’t had any for a long time and I had leftovers for the next two days, which was a wonderful treat…
a number of parcels and envelopes arrived in the mail, which had to be set aside until today… this morning there were sparklers and singing;-)…
had a lovely gift opening time with the kids and received some delightful presents… paintbrushes, paint, a cool pad to make art pictures with, and a gorgeous window bird feeder;-)… my daughter is encouraging me to find a hobby… maybe it will be bird watching and then painting pictures of them… not likely, lol…
looking forward to trying all of the goodies… will need to wait for warmer weather to attach the feeder to the front window…
made poached eggs on potato patties, with bacon and asparagus… and I had it on my confetti plate… ended breakfast with half of a delicious pistachio cupcake which a friend dropped off for me yesterday…. nice start to the day…
texts, posts and phone calls have made the day extra fun… watched a cooking competition marathon…
lunch was cold shrimp with cocktail sauce… as I peeled them I was remembering fun times on the lanai in Florida, many years ago, with a dear friend…
moved orchids and flowers to set up the den for my video call with my BS friends and we had a great time… there was singing, tea, snacks, toasts, and lots of laughter… what a wonderful group of women…
there were more phone calls as the snow began to fall again… decided to order beef bones instead of barbecuing, as it was cold and windy…
that worked very nicely, it was delicious, and there will be enough for tomorrow’s supper…
what a ride these seventy years have been… truly, I am blessed and look forward to a year focussed on gratitude and living in the moment;-)…
16 Friday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, camera, charger, family, moments, photos, pictures, shopping, Technology, widow
I’ve been spending a bit of time with my Olympus camera, getting to know it again…
it had been sitting on the shelf for a long time because I had misplaced the charger…
my son-in-law was able to find one online for me and I recently received it…
I dug out the manual, read through it and have started to take more pictures… I never thought it worked as well as my Nikon, but maybe I didn’t give it a chance, lol…
we shall see…
14 Wednesday Apr 2021
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well, I now understand why my neighbour brought out his snowblower yesterday… that snow is deep and heavy…
I checked in with my shoveler, who isn’t available until tomorrow, but I couldn’t bear thinking about my mail person and any delivery people having to trudge through the snow… that meant I had to go out to the garage to get the shovel, which apparently got put away too soon, lol…
I was astonished at how deep the snow was as I made my way to get the shovel… then it took a while to clear a path to the back door… my back wasn’t enjoying the exercise…
I tiptoed through the house and out the front door to get the snow removed from the sidewalk before the mail arrived…
there was only a single swipe because that snow is so wet and heavy…
then I sat down with a cup of tea;-)…
13 Tuesday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cacao tree, chocolate, flowers, jacaranda, lavender, Maui, memories, moments, nature, purple, vacation, widow
I’ve been looking back at photos from our trip to Maui two years ago… enjoying it a lot…
lovely to have reminders of that special time…
on this day, we visited a lavender farm where we walked through a garden filled wth beautiful flowers, many of which we couldn’t name…
we spent time at Maui Chocolate Coffee tours where we chatted with the farm owners, got to see cacao growing on trees, and tasted a chocolate drink…
and we saw jacaranda trees in bloom… they are purple;-)…
09 Friday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fish, garden, grandson, gunk, leaves, moments, nature, pond, sump pump, weather, widow
even though it was chilly and overcast my grandson arrived this morning to clean up the pond… it was filled with a ton of decaying leaves…
our time didn’t start very well… the pump that worked perfectly in the fall when it came out of the water would not work… felt like we tried everything, but no luck… so, he had to run to the store to replace it, sigh…
eventually, after getting most of the water pumped out, he used the shopvac to suck up the majority of leaves from the bottom…
this technique worked well, but took quite some time, and was very smelly… then we rinsed it, and I filled it back up… he plans to come back, we will drain it again, and finish sucking up the gunk…
then we will fill it and get the waterfall flowing… I don’t think the fish will go in for another few weeks, when the chorine has dissipated and the water temperature has warmed up a bit;-)…
happy with our progress and looking forward to sitting and enjoying the beautiful sound…
06 Tuesday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, COVID, dose, fish and chips, grandson, happy, mask, moments, organized, protection, purple, real, vaccination, widow
big day today…
put in my contacts, found my purple sandals and put on real clothes, even a bra;-)… can’t remember the last time I got dressed to go out… searched for my thickest mask and then waited…
ready even before the three hours email reminder came, lol…
my grandson picked me up and we headed downtown to the RBC Convention Centre… this is also the first time since August that I’ve been in a vehicle with another person, yikes…
not thrilled about being around hundreds of people, as I’ve stayed alone in my house for months to protect myself…
we walked in at 5:24 pm and left there at 6:22… had to stay after the shot for thirty minutes as I have some drug allergies…
the process and space were well organized and all of the staff were kind and friendly… those of us in the special chairs were watched over the entire thirty minutes to be sure we were fine;-)…
we stopped and picked up fish, shrimp and chips on our way home… sadly, my fish wasn’t in the bag but there were two orders of shrimp, which again, unfortunately, were over cooked…
thankful to get this first dose and so happy to have the support of my grandson;-)…
05 Monday Apr 2021
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African Violets, big girl pants, blessed, envious, family, flowers, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, widow
so, my daughter has been sending photos of her African violet… there are four plants in one pot and currently there are over 50 blooms…
mine has one bloom, and I am trying really hard not to be envious, lol…
pictures on left are my 3 plants and the one bloom… on the right is hers, sigh…
04 Sunday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Easter, family, food, garden, grandson, moments, nature, strange, treat, weather, widow
seems like a strange Easter… even more so than last year, for some reason…
I hadn’t put out any decorations, but this morning I dug out the Easter box and put out the sign, bunnies and bag that I got last year;-)…
I made everything for tonight’s supper yesterday, as well as packaging some ham and potatoes for a friend and my grandson… really happy to cook for others… this morning I finished up the ham and pea soup…
I set the obelisk into the pot on the deck, put cushions out, and spent the afternoon in the garden, reading and watching the birds…
had a lovely visit with my grandson when he came to pick up his dinner… a friend dropped off some delicious pickerel for my supper, when she picked up her ham and potatoes…
still didn’t feel like Easter, but all in all, a lovely day…
28 Sunday Mar 2021
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bag, big girl pants, blessed, bunny, crafty, Easter, family, fun, grandsons, moments, paper bag, treats, widow
spent a little time preparing some Easter treats for my grandkids…
was watching tv and saw a cute bunny made from a paper lunch bag, and dug some out of the storeroom…
it was such fun crafting them… not hard, but enjoyable… filled them with a few goodies, found ribbons and made nametags…
sorry I can’t show you what is inside, lol, but who knows who might see this post;-)…
they look very sweet and are waiting to be picked up and delivered for next Sunday…
