28 Tuesday Jul 2026
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the new arch has already produced enough purple beans for a meal;-)…
this makes me very happy as the tomatoes and beans in the side garden are doing nothing 😔…
I topped and tailed them, and then cut them into bite-sized pieces…
as they boiled, of course the colour dissipated, and they turned into green beans…
but, they were delicious and I enjoyed every last one…
15 Wednesday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, cucumbers, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, nature, peapod, reading outside, sweet pea, widow
had a quiet day… only outside for a little while as it was overcast and spit a fair bit…
but did get some reading in… also got to see more morning glories on the deck…
also ones that I planted on the new trellis, and flowers on more of the cucumbers there;-)… so far the morning glories have all been purple 😂…
and I spotted a number of bachelor buttons in the side garden…
and the biggest surprise was the cute little sweet pea flower, next to an actual peapod, woohoo…
things are moving along😊…
13 Monday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, nature, netting, ripening, strawberries, weather, widow
I’ve been watching the strawberries, which have been under netting so that I get the berries, not the birds or squirrels, lol…
on Sunday I took the netting off and collected the dozen berries that were ripe, although two weren’t completely finished…
I did remove them and have them in the window to finish ripening…
took off the stems and added some whipped cream to them for a tasty dessert after supper…
the plant has a number of flowers on it so that’s why the netting needed to come off, so that insects could pollinate them…
delicious… I haven’t had that many at once since I started growing them a few years ago…
I think they are enjoying the spot they are in this year😊…
06 Monday Jul 2026
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I use my immersion blender all the time, particularly when I make smoothies… I have had it for a very long time…
I’ve noticed recently that the blades seem dull and when it finishes, there are still bits of whatever is being blended left…
a few years ago I purchased a new immersion blender, because the old one was making rather odd noises… but it continued working so I put the new one on the shelf…
recently, I dug it out of its box and the cute measuring cup that came with it…
then, sadly, I disposed of the old one…
now I have to see how well I like the way it works🤔…
02 Thursday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, growing, happier, lemon, lemon tree, moments, nature, new leaves, widow
the lemon tree is very happy outside…
it has new leaves sprouting all over… much happier than when it went out last year…
all this from a seed out of a kitchen lemon… I can’t, for the life of me, remember when it was first planted;-)…
28 Sunday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, blizzard, Dairy Queen, family, moments, reminiscent, treat, widow
last evening, after supper, my housemate and I went to Dairy Queen, and he treated😊…
sadly, they were out of skor bits so I wasn’t able to get my favourite skor blizzard…
instead I chose a turtle blizzard… bit of a mistake, lol…
I enjoyed the pecans, and the ice cream but the little chocolate half circles (with caramel in them) were just not the least reminiscent of a turtle;-)…
of course I did eat half of it then and finished the second half after supper tonight…
it was a lovely summer treat though…
19 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, renovated, time together, widow
celebrated a birthday lunch for one of our group…
we went to the newly renovated Park Cafe…
it is always fun to figure out a time that works for everyone, even though we are all retired, lol…
the restaurant was very busy and after a short wait we made it onto the patio… the birthday girl’s choice…
a bit overcast, and cool, and it did spit for a few minutes, but we were protected by the large umbrellas over the tables…
there were burgers eaten and the new spinach salad, with falafel, was devoured…
dessert included banana pudding and the berry good sundae;-)…
we always have a great time together;-)…
09 Tuesday Jun 2026
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bbq, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, garden, Glowy, grandson, hamburgers, lobster, moments, pre-made, sear, widow
since our new bbq – Glowy – arrived in April, we (my housemate!) have been barbecuing much more often…
recently we had hamburgers which were delicious… I’ve gotten a bit more lazy and have been buying premade patties, but they are much tastier than previous versions…
this bbq has extra btu, so it is easy to get good heat for searing and lovely grill marks;-)…
we’ve also done chicken, steak, lobster, sausage, and lamb, as well as zucchini, potatoes, and onions…
wondering what we might try next;-)…
05 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, French toast, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, moments, mushroom toast, toast, widow
had a lovely lunch at Gather with my adventure buddy… our server, Nicky, was very helpful…
I had the French toast, with a side of bacon…
my buddy enjoyed the mushroom toast…
she also enjoyed the Basque Cheescake
with Strawberry, mint, delivered by Brian, the new GM…
after the delicious lunch, we had a wander through the Gardens at The Leaf…
always happy to find another view of The Leaf;-)…
23 Saturday May 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, friend, greenery, happy, items, moments, Park Cafe, update, widow
walked to and from the Park for lunch on Thursday…
happy to see the new design and menu items and so pleased to meet up with a wonderful friend and spend some quality time together;-)…
the place looks great, with more greenery and comfortable chairs that move much easier… the space seems more open… didn’t even realize that the kitchen was no longer visible…
the menu looked much classier than the previous version and my falafel plate was excellent, as always…
my friend had the eggs Benedict which was also tasty…
the fried potatoes with onions was not a favourite…
we watched adult geese wander the paths with their numerous babies as we enjoyed our meal…
I took this photo as I was crossing the bridge;-)…
lovely…
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