15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
14 Sunday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, cashier, customer service, groceries, headache, packing, service, struggle, widow
struggled with a headache through the night and this morning… really difficult to get up and moving…
eventually I dragged myself out to get some groceries…
last time I was there the cashier did a very poor job of packing my groceries…
today as the cashier was ringing up my purchases he was being careful with putting things into the bags and I mentioned the poor job by the last cashier…
he shared that he had been working on his packing skills…
he asked if I’d put in a complaint and I said it wasn’t worth the effort as nothing was ruined… he also mentioned that if anything was, the company would replace it…
at the end of my order he reduced my bill by $10 using a gift card…
what great customer service;-)…
13 Saturday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, couple, feeder, finch, garden, pond, purple finch, quiet, widow
quiet day by the pond…
had some lovely visitors…
maybe a purple finch couple;-)… they stayed for quite a while…
12 Friday Jul 2019
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bed, big girl pants, family, garden, haircut, memories, moments, purple, reading, relaxing, resting, routine, St. James Biz, tv, widow
had a good sleep in my own bed and spent a restful day recovering from my camping trip;-)…
back to usual patterns and started my day with a fruit smoothie, thanks to the frozen fruit my grandson had picked up while he was house sitting…
lots of tv, reading and napping…
walked over and got my hair cut…
tiniest bit of purple left in it, lol…
it was a beautiful day and I enjoyed the walk… even got a few flower photos in the process… the St. James Biz have done a great job with the planters…
back home I had lunch and did more resting;-)… enjoyed time in the garden, listening to the waterfall…
cooked some pickerel for dinner…
it is always nice to come home…
11 Thursday Jul 2019
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adventure, big girl pants, boat, camping, camping 2019, day 5, fish, fishing, small-mouth bass, time with family, widow
final day of camping was busy…
I woke up and sat outside for quite a while reading while the rest slept… the view out the window was beautiful… the campfire was still smoking from the night before…
and then took a walk with my son-in-law to check out the beach and the area around it…
on our way back to the campsite we watched a red fox cross the road in front of us… what a treat…
then it was off in the boat to fish… pulled up this odd looking drop along with some reeds, lol... finally I caught a fish… we got a small-mouth bass into the net, but due to a little issue with lines, we lost it before getting an official photo… the one in this photo my son-in-law caught a few minutes later… it is slightly bigger… but I did get to hold it…
the final fish of the day was another one for the daddy… a Jack…
then on to some tubing, swimming and back to the campsite… farewell to a wonderful time…
cleaned up the site, packed up the truck and headed home…
what a great time… besides spending time with my family, being on the boat is my absolute favourite…
10 Wednesday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, boating, camping 2019, camping day 4, drenched, family, Nutimik Lake, rain, skunk, widow
well, the excitement carried on last night… as we were getting ready for bed we almost walked into the kitchen tent where a skunk had taken up residence… we hadn’t taken out the garbage;-)…
it had started raining at 3 pm yesterday afternoon and it didn’t stop until 7:30 this morning… soggy…
I was a bit tentative about going into the tent to make tea when I got up,lol… happily it was gone… I spent the next half hour cleaning up the garbage that was strewn all over…
when everyone else got up we had a lovely breakfast and packed our snack bag before heading down to the boat launch…
we prepped our minnows ahead of time… apparently they should be dried out with salt…
we took a friend of the boys’ and had a great time…
only caught two fish but lots of fun was had… at the end we were fishing from the front of the boat and swimming from the back, lol…
once back at our site, everyone played a game on one of their phones;-)… very unusual as the normal pattern is for everyone to play on their own device…
fun to watch…
supper and a campfire and then early to bed as there were no naps today…
09 Tuesday Jul 2019
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beautiful, big girl pants, boat, camping 2019, camping day 3, family, fishing, memories, Nutimik, rain, sturgeon, weather, widow
well, the weather has not been particularly cooperative, sigh…
it was a bit overcast when we first got up but we decided to head out as it wasn’t raining…. kept the cover half on so we’d be ready if the rain came, lol…
saw a loon as we were leaving the bay… caught a few fish… sadly, not me… also saw a three-foot sturgeon swim beside us;-)…
spent about four hours on the water before it started to spit… the scenery is beautiful…
came back to the campsite and had a picnic under the canopy…
then there were naps and more games… supper was tacos in a bag… perfect easy prep on a rainy evening…
back inside for the evening… some are watching a movie on a phone and others playing games…
wishing for sunshine tomorrow;-)…
08 Monday Jul 2019
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adventure, bbq steak, big girl pants, boat, camping, camping 2019, Day 2, dinner, family, fishing, pickerel, rain, thunderstorm, widow
another day has gone by…
up early-ish so that we could get in some fishing before the rain was supposed to arrive…
I sat patiently waiting for pickerel… sadly they didn’t want to play with me today…
the boys swam and there was some fancy kneeboarding…
we had an adventure going through a narrow section of the lake and found a new fishing spot with friends, but it was fairly windy so not much success… I did get to watch an eagle dive and rise up with a fish…
we headed back across the lake and while we were sitting out on the water the skies opened up… amazing how quickly the boys were able to get the cover on the boat and all fastened down… and of course, that is when the rain stopped, lol…
sky was looking mighty fierce though and when the thunder and lightning started up we headed for home…
poured for quite a while so there was reading and napping and phone games and board games in the camper…
rain stopped and we made a lovely dinner of bbq steak with baked potatoes, fried mushrooms and salad…
cleaned everything up and now one has gone fishing off the rocks with a friend, and the other two have gone to visit another site…
I am quietly drinking tea and reading… how lovely;-)…
07 Sunday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, boat, camping, Camping 2019 Day 1, family, family fun, fishing, making memories, Nutimik, pelicans, seasonal, water sports, widow
had such fun today…
the boys picked me up around ten and we headed out to Nutimik Lake… the trailer is in Blueberry Hill Campground, which is one of the seasonal sites…
we unpacked in a flash, and got the boat ready and into the water… I adore being on the boat, and enjoy every single moment…
we fished… a lot… but only the daddy caught anything – a single Jack…
we snacked, the boys swam, saw eagles and pelicans, of which I got a few shots…
there was swimming and kneeboarding…
the family get the boat into and out of the water like pros… I even got to practice my driving for a few minutes…
back to the campsite for a short rest and then supper… hot dogs over the fire, with homemade potato salad;-)…
great start to our time here…
06 Saturday Jul 2019
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this morning, Hilda, the gardener, came over and worked away in the back while I continued gathering items for the camping trip…
before she started, we spent some time walking the area and deciding on what needed to happen where and when…
she weeded, divided and moved hostas, and trimmed the lilac…
looking good…
