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inspection…

13 Tuesday Feb 2024

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so, on Thursday, the Manitoba Hydro inspector came to check the installation of the new furnace…

sadly, we didn’t pass inspection…

as he worked he shared what he was looking at and pointed out a few issues which he felt needed to be corrected…

once he was finished everything got written up and I had to sign the paperwork…

apparently the furnace company has thirty days to make the adjustments at which time I have to call and have them back to test it again…

the good news is that none of the items mean the furnace isn’t working, and because we previously had a high efficiency furnace we don’t have to have any adjustments made to the gas hot water heater until it needs to be replaced;-)… phew…

now on to the adjustments and recheck…

checkout…

12 Monday Feb 2024

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yesterday we went to Superstore for some groceries…

while we were in the checkout line I spotted these cute little heart-shaped containers…

they had no price tag, but I decided I needed them, lol… they ended up being about $4.00…

today I filled some of them with a few treats for a gathering of friends…

they are so cute and useful with their little covers…

and fun…

evaporating…

11 Sunday Feb 2024

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spent some time topping up all three fish tanks…

the water is evaporating at a fast rate…

it seems like only a week ago that I had added a bit of water to each of them…

I guess the good news is that the humidity level in the house is good, lol… and the pumps are much quieter the higher the water level;-)…

stockpile…

10 Saturday Feb 2024

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such fun on Wednesday as I went through my Nora Roberts book collection…

I reorganized all the books in alphabetical order and went through the trilogies and other items in the stockpile…

and then I ordered a few books to complete some of the trilogies…

can hardly wait for them to arrive;-)…

predicted…

09 Friday Feb 2024

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on Wednesday I went out for my hot tub much earlier than usual… rain was predicted for later in the evening and overnight…

I don’t like being in the rain so I was pleased to get out and back in before it started…

I still wore a peaked hat over my toque, lol…

doldrums…

06 Tuesday Feb 2024

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yesterday I picked up tulips when I was at the grocery store… I was very happy about that…

when I got home they went into a single large vase, but this morning I took the time to separate them into four containers…

one is on the stairs to go up to the bedroom…

one has gone onto the kitchen counter…

one is in the bathroom…

and one is next to where I sit to watch TV in the Den…

what a lovely treat… flowers are what help me get through the doldrums of February;-)…

twinges…

05 Monday Feb 2024

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for the last week one of my knees has been a bit sore, so I have been taking it pretty easy…

today I was able to get in for a haircut and I got dropped off so that I could get there right away…

happy to have a tidy and lighter head, lol…

I decided to walk home as I could call and get a ride if I needed it should my knee misbehave, although it hasn’t given me any twinges for the last day or so…

I walked on the dry sidewalk along Portage, but when I turned onto the side streets I used the middle of the road as the sidewalks were covered in ice…

happily I made it home without any pain…

phalaenopsis…

04 Sunday Feb 2024

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I’ve been waiting patiently for this phalaenopsis orchid to open…

here it was on Friday…

Saturday…

and today…

it is beautiful and different from the other one that has been open for awhile…

in my mind I was thinking they might turn out to be the same, lol… but not;-)…

whenever I look at my orchids I always think of my beloved, who brought them to me all the time…

touched…

02 Friday Feb 2024

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first thing I did on Thursday was put the heart wreath on the front door…

a little later, I brought down the rest of the love items and set them around the house…

that was fun;-)…

February is Heart and Stroke month and a time when I make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of my beloved and those who have been touched by heart disease…

lots to think about…

kernels…

01 Thursday Feb 2024

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recently I saw something on social media about popcorn…

it recommended soaking the kernels in water for a while before draining and popping them and there would be less unpopped kernels…

so I gave it a try and it worked great… it did take longer to get popped but there were less leftover kernels and the popped corn seemed larger…

a couple of days ago I used this method again… while the last bit of it was popping I ran downstairs to bring up the laundry…

when I got upstairs, it smelled odd and as I opened the microwave the Kleenex that covers the spout on the glass measuring cup was smouldering… tossed it into the sink…

I’ve used folded Kleenex for at least six or seven years…

so, don’t think I will use that system again, lol… took some time for the smell to leave both the microwave and the house…