23 Saturday Sep 2023
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it has been rather cool in the mornings, so I have been watching a bit of tv as I eat my breakfast…
I had to put cushions over a piece of glass on the desk, because the sun was reflecting right into my eyes, lol…
22 Friday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, fritters, garden, health, lunch, moments, sunshine, waffle maker, widow, zucchini
made zucchini fritters with two lovely zucchinis I got from Jonathan’s Farm…
grated them and wrapped them in a towel to wring out extra moisture…
after they were mixed with egg, cheese, and breadcrumbs, added them to the waffle maker…
came out nicely, although they could have used a bit of flour, which I decided to leave out…
I will make these again;-)…
19 Tuesday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, exercise, little library, moments, nature, neighbourhood, routine, walk, weather, widow
went for another walk around the neighbourhood… it was a bit cool and windy, but the sun was shining so it was enjoyable… hoping to get back into a regular routine, lol…
took another book to drop off at the Little Library and while I was there I picked up two to bring home to read…
good exercise carrying them as I walked;-)…
17 Sunday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, cover, flowers, frost, garden, ghost, mandevilla, moments, nature, plants, protect, weather, widow
Monday and Tuesday night I went out and covered the mandevilla as there was a chance of frost…
it looks like the rest of the week will be warmer so rather than start the process of bringing the plant in, it seemed better to protect it and keep it outside for the next week…
it has been filled with blooms and looks wonderful… unfortunately, once it comes into the house the unopened buds will likely fall off…
but, it looked a lot like a ghost in the garden…
15 Friday Sep 2023
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50, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, changes, family, flowers, garden, happy, house, memories, moments, moved, plants, pond, purple, remembering, widow
we moved into this house in September of 1973… 50 years ago:-)…
this is rather astonishing to me, lol…
early on, there was a lot of red everywhere, inside and out… then we went to some light pink, gray, and finally to touches of purple…
the garden started out as a grassed square, then a space for a kid swing set, a small pool, a giant sandbox, a two story playhouse, and then plants and ponds…
so many changes, so many memories;-)…
what a life…
14 Thursday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, books, flowers, happy, little library, moments, nature, picnic, pictures, purple, walk, weather, widow
finally went for a walk a week ago…
took a few books and dropped them off at a Little Library…
on my walk I got a few nice photos…
this flower bed had purple in it and on the planter and behind is a purple picnic table;-)…
didn’t go all the way to the Park, but want to get back into the habit, so decided to start small…
felt good;-)…
13 Wednesday Sep 2023
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bacon, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, family, food, garden, lunch, Miracle Whip, moments, mouthwatering, sandwich, tomato, widow
on Monday, I made a toasted tomato and bacon sandwich, with a tomato from a friend…
it was delicious and reminded me of my beloved…
he made the most delicious tomato sandwiches…
I couldn’t figure out why they were so delicious… at some point I realized that he used a ton of Miracle Whip…
but, my oh my, they were mouthwatering…
11 Monday Sep 2023
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03 Sunday Sep 2023
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Assiniboine Park, beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, Diversity Gardens, fence, flowers, friend, fun, garden, grasses, guide, moments, nature, photos, plants, Pokémon, pond, purple, Technology, walk, widow
Tuesday, a friend picked me up and we had a wander through the Diversity Gardens…
it was her first time there and I enjoyed being the tour guide, lol…
we were so busy catching up that I barely took any photos…
I did take some of a few grasses we thought might work in the garden between the cedars which might cover it a bit more of the chain link now that the neighbours have removed their planters…
from there, we drove over and walked through the English sand Leo Mol Gardens…
we spent some time relaxing on a bench by the pond and learning about Pokémon as I have just started playing again and now have my own account;-)…
02 Saturday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, flowers, friends, garden, happy, hummingbird, moments, nature, nectar, plants, shade, time, weather, widow
had a wonderful day Monday…
it was overcast but I put out all the cushions and set up the chairs for the afternoon gathering with my buddies…
then I sat quietly in the garden as a sweet little hummingbird flew around gathering nectar from a few flowers… it particularly liked one of the hanging baskets that has deep purple flowers… it came and went a number of times before heading off to its next destination…
of course I didn’t have the camera out so the photos I got with my phone were pretty bad, lol…
after lunch my friends arrived and we had a great visit together… these days I make suntea and we always have pistachios as a snack, maybe with some chocolate;-)…
once everyone left, I followed the shade around the garden, enjoyed my book and the visit from one of my bunny friends…
I am certainly savouring these beautiful days in the garden…
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