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personable…

07 Sunday Jun 2026

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went to a new place to get my hair cut on Friday… the place I’d been going to for years closed recently… I was disappointed because it was close and a nice walk to get there, and there was lots of parking if I had to drive…

today I went to Top End Studio Inc. it is one block up and three streets over, so even closer;-)…

had a lovely experience… the owner is very personable and did a great job cutting my hair…

I am excited that they use elumen and have an appointment scheduled for August to get purpled again, woohoo…

toast…

05 Friday Jun 2026

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had a lovely lunch at Gather with my adventure buddy… our server, Nicky, was very helpful…

I had the French toast, with a side of bacon…

my buddy enjoyed the mushroom toast…

she also enjoyed the Basque Cheescake
with Strawberry, mint, delivered by Brian, the new GM…

after the delicious lunch, we had a wander through the Gardens at The Leaf…

always happy to find another view of The Leaf;-)…

produced…

04 Thursday Jun 2026

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last year we moved the little lilac bush from the garden to the front yard…

it just didn’t seem happy in the spot we had it and for the last couple of years it hadn’t produced any flowers at all…

the hope was that it would like the extra sun it would get out front…

not too long after it arrived in its new spot we built an inukshuk beside it with a collection of limestone pieces that we had…

this spring it didn’t look as though it had survived and then, all of a sudden, it sprang up…

and, just this morning, I spotted at least four little bunches of buds… can’t wait for them to open…

so exciting;-)…

rust-coloured…

03 Wednesday Jun 2026

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today, I spotted a small black butterfly with rust along the bottom third… it flew away before I got a picture, lol…

not long after, a tiny little wood frog hopped across the deck by the pond…

not much bigger than a thumbnail…

and finally, a beautiful rust-coloured dragonfly…

such fun to see so much nature;-)…

everywhere…

30 Saturday May 2026

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got a parcel in the mail from my daughter in Ottawa…

it contained eight packets of a variety of morning glory seeds and an adorable tea towel covered in flowers…

a wonderful treat, and it means I can plant morning glories everywhere 🤪…

and I am going to…

hardening…

29 Friday May 2026

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Tuesday afternoon the majority of the larger house plants made it outside…

they have just made it onto the deck and a few will be moved elsewhere soon…

the smaller ones will come out in the next few days as space is made for them in the garden…

I’m being wild and crazy this year and not hardening any of them off…

this is also the first year in quite a while that I didn’t start any plants in the house…

we will see how they adapt to the rather warm weather and bright sun… 🤞

fit…

28 Thursday May 2026

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recently I went clothes shopping with one of my buddies…

it started in the garden when our group gathered for our first outdoor visit of the season…

she had purchased some items and had taken them home to try on and discovered they didn’t fit… I fell in love with a top and pants, tried them on, and bought them from her on the spot…

then I went with her to the store so she could return others and we both had a lovely time…

she found a few things she’d been searching for, and I picked up two pairs of shorts and two very nice summer tops…

excellent day;-)…

items…

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…