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train…

20 Sunday Sep 2026

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we booked a train trip from Winnipeg to Vancouver on VIA rail… these trips are so popular, you have to book (and pay for the entire trip) nine months ahead…

the start of the trip was a bit stressful as we were expecting to leave at 9:30 pm and ended up leaving the city at 5:11 am…

it was amazing to see how every inch of space was used… during the day we had two chairs to look out the window and at night the space turned into an upper and lower berth… I got the bottom one, lol…

we found guests from all over and loved hearing laughter and voices speaking numerous languages throughout the days…

we’ve discovered that train travel is completely different here than across Europe, for example… and not necessarily to the good🤪…

the food was delicious and we enjoyed meeting new friends at mealtimes…

we spent a lot of time in the observation car and the morning the mountains came into view, I took two pictures and then just sat and soaked up the beauty😊…

and then we were there😳…

it has been a fun learning opportunity for me, and I see my beloved more and more every day in my daughter, who makes friends wherever she sits, or stands, or, just is🤗… what a delight…

pick…

19 Saturday Sep 2026

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spent a quiet day resting up from the busyness of the last few weeks…

the main thing I did was pick beans and a couple of cucumbers from the arches…

then I sat outside and topped, tailed, and cut them up…

there were a lot and I will have some tonight and enough for another meal in the next few days…

a lovely treat😊…

Pravana…

15 Tuesday Sep 2026

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I haven’t had purple in my hair for over six years… basically since covid when I stopped going to my colour person…

when the place I’d been going to for haircuts recently closed down, I found a hairdresser within walking distance…

she did a great job cutting my hair and we discussed the Elumen that I’d been using, and which she carried in her salon…

we booked a date and I was so happy to get there…

in the end she used two products… the Elumen which I’ve had before and really lasts a long time, and a little bit of the Pravana Everlasting … which will be a bit darker… she wants to compare the two of them to see which lasts longer and doesn’t come off on pillowcases or other things…

it came out very nice, once I got used to it again, lol… subtle 😊…

travel…

14 Monday Sep 2026

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one of my favourite songs is by Willie Nelson – On the Road Again…

for years and years we would play it when we finally got into the car (after getting everything and everyone packed) for a trip…

before we left the driveway, my beloved would turn this song on…

I still play it when we are headed out on a road trip🙂…

it just means travel, snacks, and good times to me…

trekking…

08 Tuesday Sep 2026

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many of my friends have, and use, trekking poles (sounds much better than walking sticks)…

since my knee issues, I’ve wondered whether it might be an idea to get some if I’m doing any amount of walking…

the physio has certainly helped my balance, but I decided to check the poles out…

I went to Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies and got a pair that are orange and they have little feet on them…

the person helping me figured out how long they need to be, so I have to remember that number on the side of them…

I’ve since marked the line with a sharpie, following a recommendation from a friend…

much easier than remembering, lol…

plush…

07 Monday Sep 2026

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while we were at my friends’ cabin, I slept on a soft bed… I always bring a comforter and my own pillow, then just fold the comforter in half and treat it like a sleeping bag…

I realized after the first night that my back and knees didn’t hurt at all… and that kept up for the whole trip…

so, I decided to look for a topper for my mattress…

my daughter suggested I try using the thin mattress in the pullout couch… my housemate brought it upstairs and I got it onto the bed and put the sheets and covers over it…

after all that, it didn’t make a difference… so took it off and returned it to the den…

next we went looking for bed toppers…

they were rather expensive and made me wonder if I needed to replace the mattress, which is about twelve years old… when I saw my physio guy, he suggested most mattresses needed to be replaced after ten years…

so, we went shopping… in person and online… did you know that soft (or plush, to use the correct term) mattresses cost more than the 90% that are firm or medium firm😳…

we finally found a company that has been in business for over thirty years and make the mattresses right here in the city…

the person we spoke with, and bought from, was very knowledgeable and didn’t try to upsell us…

and it was ready and delivered in five days, so I could enjoy it (hopefully with happy knees and back)…

I also arranged for Mother Earth Recycling to pick up and reuse bits and pieces of the old mattress 🙂…

now I have a happy back and knees…

over-order…

06 Sunday Sep 2026

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ran out and picked up sushi for supper last night…

usually we go to our favourite place or order from different places as they don’t deliver…

it was delicious and still hot… happy we went and picked it up…

we also did a great job of ordering as there were just two little rolls left over… often we over-order and have too many leftovers…

and really, sushi is not as good the second day😋…

a lovely treat…

exercises…

04 Friday Sep 2026

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it was a beautiful day, so I decided to do my exercises beside the pond…

when I rolled out the mat, the top end went into the water, so I had to wait for the mat to dry, lol…

what a treat to listen to the water falling and watch the sky and trees overhead while I went through the steps…

my housemate took a video, after I was done, of a few of each of the exercises…

everything…

02 Wednesday Sep 2026

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had a dentist appointment the other day, and it included what I call everything…

that means x-rays, scaling, polishing, and an exam by my dentist…

my hygienist is amazing and does a great job of making the x-ray process as quick as possible because I am a gagger, sigh…

once we got through everything the dentist discussed putting a crown on one of my front teeth… it has been filled a few times, but the fillings never stay…

happily, she agreed to do nothing right now, but likely in October we will need to move forward with this…

hopefully, some portion of it will be covered by the new dental plan…

🤞…