24 Tuesday Nov 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, cold, family, moments, present, trouble, weather, widow
got in a bit of trouble when I mentioned that I had purchased a fuzzy vest…
I was reminded that there are just a few weeks until Christmas and I should not be buying things for myself…
it did remind me of how my beloved would do that and it would really tick me off, sigh…
but it is cozy, and I did need the warmth, lol…
23 Monday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, family, journey, moments, new ways, process, safe, Technology, tires, widow
our new process when the kids come by is that they leave whatever they have brought for me on top of the hot tub, while I stand inside the back door…
then I put the items I am sending with them onto the front steps and come into the house and watch out the front window…
they were here today to put the summer tires into the garage, return some mugs and drop off meds for me…
feels safe and also gives me an opportunity to see them;-)…
22 Sunday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, decorations, fun, moments, reindeer, reindeer part 2, sleighs, widow
brought up another box of ornaments from the basement…
I am sure now that all of the reindeer, and sleighs, have made their way into the den…
20 Friday Nov 2020
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ambiance, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, cold, decorating, fish, Friday, friends, Google Home Speaker, happy, memories, moments, music, remembering, trees, visit, widow
spent a wonderful hour in the living room decorating the Christmas tree…
the fish were swimming around happily and there was Christmas music from Spotify blasting on my Google Home…
I missed my decorating buddy as she always does an amazing job and we have great visits while we are working;-)…
once I was done, I sat and read for quite a while, enjoying the ambiance…
16 Monday Nov 2020
Posted in garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
I brought in one of the pots with datura in it, hoping it would last through the winter… I didn’t spray it with soap like I did for the other plants I brought in…
I have now discovered that it brought aphids into the house and they were feasting on my avocado plant…
I put the avocado in the tub and soaked it with the soapy water and covered it with a bag… after leaving it for a day I removed the bag and put the plant in a room without any plants in it… there were still lots of aphids so I cut off some leaves and nearly drowned it in the soapy water…
then I cut down the datura to the base… after soaping it up I will watch to see how it does…
fingers crossed that this will get rid of them and the avocado will be happy…
14 Saturday Nov 2020
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beach, big girl pants, blessed, family, flew, Hawaii, hot tub, Maui, memories, moments, nature, sand, travel, water shoes, widow
last night, as I was putting on my water shoes to go out to the hot tub, I spent a few moments thinking of when I wore them in Hawaii…
I have two pair… the others are in perfect shape, but don’t fit as well or feel as comfortable on my feet… even though these ones have holes in the toes, they were the ones that flew to Hawaii…
when I put them on here, it is to protect my feet from the cold and snow… it was my son-in-law who suggested I wear them rather than slippers which could get filled with snow, or might not be in the right spot when I get out of the tub… they work perfectly and I wear them right into the tub and back to the house…
on Maui I wore them to keep sand off my feet and to keep from being burned on the boiling hot sand…
from minus 20 to plus 20 and back…
12 Thursday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, delivery, food, health, ModernPlate, supper, treat, widow
pleased with the dinner that was delivered last Friday from Modern Plate Catering… she is doing a Friday Family Dinner… I had used this business a number of times when I was working and found them efficient and willing to adjust for food issues… and the food was always top notch…
the directions were clear on how to heat everything and the packaging made it easy to know what went with what…
the meal was for two people so I knew I would get two suppers out of it…
added a couple of salads and while the oven was warming up I had the spinach one… it was delicious…
next I had one of the pieces of focaccia with some olive oil and balsamic from the pantry… yum, although now I was getting a little full, lol…
finally, I had the braised beef ribs, smashed potatoes, and roasted carrots and mushrooms… it was also yummy and filling…
I didn’t have room for dessert until the morning…
it had caramelized bananas in it, and cream… clearly breakfast food, lol…
looking forward to tomorrow’s delivery;-)…
11 Wednesday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, cathartic, eggshells, houseplants, moments, nature, nutrients, plant food, plants, reuse, smack, widow
I’ve collected all my egg shells since I read about using them to add nutrients to plant water…
they have to be crushed, but I was worried that if I used my food processor they might dull the blade, so decided to put them in a bag and use a wooden spoon to crush them…
the bag sits on the counter and every time I go by it I use the wooden spoon and smack it a few times…
kind of cathartic;-)…
09 Monday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, closet, cull, dress pants, moments, pants, purple, sort, successful, widow, work
I don’t know about you, but when I go to clean out a closet or drawer, sometimes it works and other times I seem unable to cull anything…
today I was successful in dealing with my bedroom closet… I’ve realized that I don’t really need 6 pairs of dress pants or 15 tops for work, lol…
this closet is very small so anything I can do to make room will be very helpful;-)…
I packed up twenty pieces and then reorganized the space they opened up…
yay for me;-)…
06 Friday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, brainpower, lumbar, Modern Plate Catering, moments, purple, supper, Technology, treat, weatherstripping, widow
seemed like a busy day around the house…
up early and worked on a newsletter with a program I am still learning so it took a lot of brainpower, lol…
my handy person stopped by to check out the front door… he is coming back tomorrow with some weatherstripping which should fix the draft… and he is going to pick up some birdseed for me… yay…
a bit later Lyndsay, from Modern Plate Catering, dropped off supper for tonight – and tomorrow – which will be warmed in the oven… very happy about the fact that they deliver as I am without a vehicle or my personal shopper…
I also figured how to keep the lumbar pillow I am using in the den from falling down every time I get up… I came across it when I did some deep closet cleaning…
phew;-)…
