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allée…

30 Wednesday Aug 2023

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allée, Assiniboine Park, benches, big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, grandson, happy, hot, long walk, moments, nature, path, people, plants, Pokémon, pond, sunny, Technology, water lilies, weather, widow

on Sunday we went for a walk around Assiniboine Park to catch Pokémon… apparently it was a special event around the world… it was hot and sunny…

there were people everywhere… many of them with their heads down, focussed on their phones, with cords connecting to power packs in their pockets, lol…

we walked around the allée that circles the Diversity Gardens… it was fully shaded and there were many people along the way…

from there we walked across the Park to the English and Leo Mol Gardens… it was a long way, lol… we stopped now and then for a rest and sip of our water, and got to walk down one of my favourite paths…

it has been months since I’ve been to the Gardens, so it was a treat… besides all the people, there were lots of flowers in bloom with beautiful water lilies, and frogs, in the English Garden…

the cricket fields had some good items as we headed back to the car…

nice to enjoy a walk, although my feet were a little tired;-)…

sectional…

29 Tuesday Aug 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, declutter, delivery, family, furniture, give away, happy, happy camper, living room, moments, normal, resided, sectional, truck, widow

I have had this six piece sectional couch for close to thirty years (according to my daughter)…

it had resided in the living room, and for the last number of years, in the basement family room…

a few years ago I brought up three pieces for the living room again, as the hide-a-bed was moved into the den…

in the recent decluttering process downstairs, the three remaining pieces needed to find a new home… two came up to the living room and one was already in the back storage room… the living room was overflowing, lol…

I thought about putting two in the office, but that was really going to fill up that small room…

so I decided to give them away… my daughter was very proud;-)…

a few days ago they were stuffed into the truck and delivered to someone who could use them…

between that, and the chair being fixed, the living room has returned to normal and I am one happy camper;-)…

warped…

24 Thursday Aug 2023

Posted by sulis303 in garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, drill, garden, moments, repair, screws, short, warped, widow, wood

there has been a loose board on the lower deck for quite some time now, which has tried to trip people up for ages…

it was a bit warped and we had tried screwing it down at the two ends, but clearly the wood underneath was not in good condition in those spots… recently, the hose got stuck in it, lol…

finally, I lifted it right up and checked underneath only to discover that the screws in the middle were too short, so I brought out the drill and screwed in much longer ones…

and now it is no longer moving… yay me;-)…

deal…

23 Wednesday Aug 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, clean, deal, dishes, family, kitchen, moments, shrimp, supper, widow

Monday I cleaned up after supper…

the deal is whoever makes supper doesn’t have to clean up…

so, I was happy to be doing the dishes;-)…

had a delicious meal of shrimp, red pepper, and Shanghai noodles with a delightful sauce…

the food was prepared while I relaxed and watched some tv…

what a treat;-)…

goal…

20 Sunday Aug 2023

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apartment, big girl pants, blessed, declutter, family, goal, light, memories, moments, parents, put away, rearranging, Technology, widow, working

as we declutter the basement, we have found a few things to move into other areas of the house… and our goal is to set the items up as they get moved, lol…

most recently, a light fixture that originally came from my parents’ apartment made its way into the den…

it got screwed into the wall, a smart bulb was added to it and connected to Google Home…

working nicely and it will be great for guests when the couch transforms to a bed;-)…

oops…

18 Friday Aug 2023

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BBBS, big girl pants, blessed, boxes, dates, email, giveaway, house, moments, oops, preparation, surprise, Technology, widow

last night I ran around the house gathering all the boxes for a Big Brothers Big Sisters pickup today…

had all the boxes in the dining room and marked as required…

set the alarm to be sure I was up at 7:30 to put the boxes on the front steps…

made sure they were all on the steps before 8 but then when the boxes weren’t picked up by noon, I went back and reread the email from them…

apparently they are coming next Friday, not today… oops…

so I went out and brought all the boxes back in, lol…

arch…

15 Tuesday Aug 2023

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arch, beans, big girl pants, blessed, food, garden, happy, moments, nature, photos, pictures, plants, veggie garden, veggies, widow

on Saturday I took a photo of the veggie garden arch…

I’ve taken lots, but haven’t felt they were just right…

finally I figured out that I should take one from the front yard, lol…

looks pretty… maybe next year I won’t have the beans growing across the top, where I can’t reach them, lol…

gifted…

14 Monday Aug 2023

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, gifted, International Left-Handers Day, left-handed, memories, moments, remembering, widow, writing

Sunday was International left-handers day…

made me laugh as I thought about the cute magnet that my son-in-law got for me a number of years ago…

it is certainly one of my favourites;-)…

apparently both my beloved and I were gifted…

sad about the kids, lol…

potted…

13 Sunday Aug 2023

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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, family, happy, light, moments, nature, plant light, plants, pots, potted, rocks, shopping, Technology, widow

had some fun on Thursday…

had breakfast out and then we went to Home Depot, found plants, pots, and rocks… then it was on to Rona to check for different pots, and back to Home Depot to pick up the first one, lol…

when we got home the plant light that had been ordered had arrived…

at last, everything was potted, put together, and set up;-)…

I think it was a good birthday for the twenty-three year old;-)…

reverse…

07 Monday Aug 2023

Posted by sulis303 in camping, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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air mattress, big girl pants, blessed, comforters, deck, dew, garden, moments, moon, preparation, reverse, sleeping, sleepout, weather, widow

spent another night out on the deck;-)…

this time I brought up the air mattress, laid down a comforter to set it on, and filled it up;-)…

then up came more comforters and down came pillows from my bed…

had a good sleep but the top cover of the comforter was wet from the dew… and my glasses were completely fogged over…

last view of the moon before the entire process was repeated in reverse…

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