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23 Saturday May 2026

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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…

double…

22 Friday May 2026

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got more done in the garden on Wednesday… thankfully the weather cooperated and the sun was out for most of the day and the temperature was in the double digits…

we figured out how to make the planters fit better around the deck and even used up some wood that we had saved from a bed;-)…

another piece of the bench got replaced which made me happy…

planters were moved and others brought out of the shed as I work on where to put them this year…

a few plants went into the ground and the rhubarb got moved to a much better location…

looking forward to some rhubarb crisp;-)…

wanted…

18 Monday May 2026

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lately I’ve been using frozen mango in my morning yogurt rather than my usual raspberries…

it has reminded me of the six weeks I spent in St. Boniface hospital over fifteen years ago…

for five of those weeks I was unable to eat, or drink anything… feeding tubes and IVs…

finally, towards the very end of my stay I was allowed to drink something…

and, for whatever reason, I wanted mango juice… my family searched high and low, but were unable to find any…

finally, after I returned home, some was produced, lol…

so my yogurt with frozen mango in it has been a reminder of that time in my life…

these reminders make me realize how blessed I am…

blocks…

17 Sunday May 2026

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I can’t explain how happy I am…

Wednesday, after hours of work in and around the pond we got it cleaned, filled with water and the waterfall and second pump going;-)…

a hose was dug into the dirt and blocks tidied up from last year’s construction…

there were a dozen various sparrows snacking on the grass and clover seed that went down last Saturday, lol…

they have also been enjoying the water with baths and drinks…

the back deck is not quite set up, but I managed to get a cushion on one of the chairs and sat out enjoying the wonderful sound of the water cascading from the waterfall and over the rock…

and while we were working on the pond, Hilda the Gardener was tidying up all the flower beds, in the hope that someday we will be able to plant, lol…

circulating…

16 Saturday May 2026

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started work on the pond…

first step was to empty out the water… that was done last Saturday…

on Wednesday, after using the wet-vac and vacuuming the leaves and other crud out of the bottom, the pumps were set in place…

then the water flowed in and the pumps started circulating… which also means the waterfall began making wonderful music…

what a treat…

cucumbers…

15 Friday May 2026

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next part of the project was to install two arches where I am hoping to grow cucumbers and beans and morning glories;-)…

they will be located between the pond and the deck…

I’m hopeful that the light will help grow more veggies and brighten up that section of the garden;-)…

now the arches are in, two planters from other areas of the garden will be placed under them to hold the plants, once the grass/clover comes through the dirt/compost/sand… fingers crossed…

we picked up some wire and fastened it to the arches using zip ties…

it will be interesting to see how long it takes to cover the arches with greenery…

mother’s…

10 Sunday May 2026

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this morning I went out for a Mother’s Day hot tub…

it has been 17 years since the first day of hot tubbing in the garden which was on Mother’s Day in 2009;-)…

amazing to think of all the laughter, deep conversations, and fun, shared in this little tub of warm water…

always a wonderful reminder on Mother’s Day…

testing…

04 Monday May 2026

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the chair covers have not really been doing their job so the cushions have been inside the patio doors and kind of clogging up the kitchen…

I am testing using both covers on one chair to see if that will protect the cushions and keep them dry…

fingers crossed…

we will see how it works out;-)…

Pan Am…

02 Saturday May 2026

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my buddy and I have been going to aquasize long before we both retired…

since retirement, we’ve been going to the Pan Am Pool, either Tuesdays or Thursdays…

last year my buddy went to the annual Aquasize Lunch and this year we both went…

we had a lovely meal at Breezy Bend…

it was fun to try to recognize one another with clothes, hair, and makeup…

there were lots of items to try to win, although we didn’t bring anything home, lol…

a lovely group of people;-)…

and the service was excellent…

April…

29 Wednesday Apr 2026

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last night was my first in the hot tub for a really long time…

a screw had come loose on the left side cover and it took quite a while before we were able to screw it back in… then it needed to be filled and it took me ages to get that done…

looking for photos of it, I found this note about the day the hot tub arrived —- April 29, 2009…

and this one from my first hot tub on Mother’s Day, 2009…

the area around the tub has changed a lot since its arrival…

these photos reminded me when the right hand cover came off and was repaired…

these photos were taken on April 28, 2023…

apparently, the end of April has been an important period for the hot tub…

next up will be emptying the tub and figuring out if we can make the right side more stable for opening and closing…