18 Monday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, Christmas tree, family, folding, green, moments, napkins, practice, shapes, Technology, tree, widow
tried to make napkins shaped like trees;-)…
they would have been better with green fabric, but this was what I had to work with, lol…
the first one came out not too bad, but after that, each one was different;-)…
apparently I need to practice for a while with the video in front of me…
11 Monday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, bird feeders, birds, blessed, bodes, fur, garden, grass, leaves, moments, nature, seed, squirrels, strange, weather, widow
so, the strangest thing happened…
I looked out at the bird feeders and discovered this…
I think that maybe the squirrel has stuffed the feeders full of grass and fur…
I have never seen this before…
wonder what it bodes for the winter…
05 Tuesday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, delivery apps, family, garage, gathering, moments, nature, pho, project, recommend, restaurants, supper, weather, widow
at our time together last Monday, it was lovely to have everyone in the room, with no technology required…
amongst our conversations, we talked about our favourite pho restaurants… it is always great to hear about spots that others recommend…
later my grandson and I worked away on the garage project even though it was rather cold out, lol…
when we came in, with frozen fingers, the pho we’d talked about earlier called to me;-)…
those delivery apps are very handy, lol…
it was just what those cold fingers needed;-)…
04 Monday Dec 2023
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beloved, big girl pants, birthday, blessed, burgers, celebration, computer, family, home, love, memories, moments, Technology, tradition, viper, widow
tonight we had supper with my son-in-law in Ottawa… earlier today my daughter, on vacation in Europe, texted me that she’d had a burger for her lunch, in memory of her dad;-)…
we tried a new app called Viper, and it worked great… think I will use it again…
burgers were had by all… ours came from one of my beloved’s favourite burger places… and we even shared a chocolate milkshake here… it was delicious…
birthdays often seem hard, but coming together to share a meal is a lovely tradition to remember him…
and it is always such a delight when the technology works, lol…
01 Friday Dec 2023
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Advent, big girl pants, blessed, calendars, chocolate, family, grandson, memories, moments, nuts, Technology, treat, versions, widow
happy first day of Advent… it has always been a special time for me…
this year there are three different calendars for me…
the first is a digital version which comes via email every day with things to do or think about;-)… all focussed on chocolate, without any calories… this was the first one, which provides an opportunity to check items off over 25 days…
the second is on the wall in the living room and this year is filled with nuts and seeds and the odd bit of chocolate…
the third climbs the stairway… it is made up of twenty-four different sized boxes with items in them from the kids in Ottawa… last week a parcel arrived addressed to my grandson, who then filled each one… they look very cute on the stairs…
as I empty a box, I am breaking it down and stashing it at the top behind the last few… I don’t want to lose any of them…
every day is a treat;-)…
12 Sunday Nov 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, concoction, experiment, moments, omelette, practise, tasty, Technology, waffle maker, widow
now that I have access to the waffle maker, I keep wanting to make other things in it… and with the colder weather, I want warmer things to eat;-)…
I found a recipe online for an omelette, so I decided to give it a try…
it was simple, yay, which made me happy…
I did wonder about using three eggs, but decided that for this first time I would try to follow the directions, lol…
it had a breakfast sausage, but I just used half of it… it also called for red pepper, but I didn’t have any so used extra onion instead… and I used more or less the amount of cheese mentioned…
hmmmm, maybe I did change it quite a bit, oopsie…
as I poured the concoction into the waffle maker, I realized I had been right, two eggs would have been much better… there was some leaking at the edges…
it came out pretty good, but I think using less egg would have helped it cook better… so I am going to make it again tomorrow;-)…
01 Wednesday Nov 2023
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yesterday, I set up pumpkins with lights in them, and put a witch’s hat on the larger one…
I filled a bowl with chocolate bars and set it by the door…
we had twenty kids, about average for our neighbourhood… this was a good number considering how cold it was… I was surprised at how quiet they were – many of them just rang the doorbell, lol…
two of them were from Sturgeon Heights collecting non-perishable items for Christmas hampers… last week there was a flyer in the mailbox advising they would be coming so I had gathered a few items to donate… made sure they got candy too;-)…
the house looked good with the ghost on the steps and pumpkins in the window;-)…
29 Sunday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, corner, moments, projects, shelves, step stool, Tea, tidy, widow
had a bit of fun tidying up the corner cupboard…
had to get out the step stool to reach the top shelf…
didn’t take too long and reminded me of how much tea I have up there, yikes…
now it is organized nicely, with the items I use least located on the top shelf…
happy that I got one of my little projects completed;-)..
19 Thursday Oct 2023
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Wednesday was a slow and bit of a downer day…
had a sore arm and felt kind of achy and just bleh… no doubt the result of the two needles in my arm the previous day…
wasn’t able to sleep and eventually spent time on the deck, wrapped in a blanket, reading…
even had a snack, which was a treat as I’ve been steering clear of extras for a while…
17 Tuesday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, blower, cake, deck, food, friends, garden, gathering, happy, home, leaves, moments, nature, October, sun, sweeping, time, treat, weather, widow
because it was another gorgeous day, our Monday gathering took place on the deck for one last time…
I moved the furniture, swept all the leaves off, cleaned the glass table, and put cushion covers on the chairs…
as I was sweeping the lower deck, it occurred to me that I could have used the leaf blower, lol… oh well, good exercise, lol…
and, we were treated to a freshly baked Bundt cake;-)… yum…
the sun shone and it did cool off a little, but we were very comfortable… what a treat in the middle of October…
