20 Saturday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cape, cut, haircut, hairdresser, moments, widow
today I got my hair cut… at home;-)…
it was wonderful… the stylist arrived with all her tools in a little bag, including a cape…
all I had to provide was the broom and dustpan…
she did a great job and we had some tea and a visit when it was done…
happy to have a fresh cut… and nice to visit…
18 Thursday Nov 2021
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17 Wednesday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, garden-erie, house, light, moments, orchids, plants, widow
I’ve been working on a Christmas project and was able to finish the prep for it today… I love it when things work out;-)…
I also spent time in the “garden-erie”… it now houses the majority of the plants… I trimmed orchids and watered everything…
the new light is working well and comes on in the morning and goes off after dinner…
I am trying to find just the right name to describe the space for the garden… it is right between the living and dining rooms… conservatory seems just a bit presumptuous, lol…
15 Monday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, bin, blessed, family, garbage, garden, grandson, hat, moments, nature, shovel, snow, weather, widow
the garden looked so beautiful after the snow on Friday…
of course it always looks beautiful as long as you don’t have to go out into it, lol…
I had taken out the garbage bin on Thursday, even though the pickup day had moved because of Remembrance Day… I didn’t want to struggle with the snow that was coming…
good thing I did that… a lot of snow came down… the pickup ended up being on Saturday, but I didn’t have my grandson bring it in while he was here shovelling…
this morning I went out and shovelled my way to the back gate so I could bring the bin back in…
shovelling was easier and I left the garbage bin just under the cedars so it won’t get too much snow on it… I followed the path that the bunnies had made so that there should be less drifting… except I ended up with my head in the branches…
had a snow hat for a few minutes…
14 Sunday Nov 2021
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adventure, big girl pants, blessed, friends, La Pampa, live, masks, moments, nature, play, PTE, shopping in person, weather, widow
yesterday, for the first time in nearly two years, we went to PTE to watch a live play…
we were both masked and had to show our proof of immunization… there were less than half the seats filled as they followed all Covid protocols… the program was digital and the set was see-through;-)…
it was great to be able to watch a show live…
once we left, we went on another adventure to find a pasta shop my friend had recently read about… it was snowing again and the trees were beautiful…
we were the only people inside and it was such fun to look at things and make choices about what to purchase… I got some fresh spaghetti, sorrentino (ravioli) in mushroom sauce, falafel, empanadas and pita…
what a fun time;-)…
10 Wednesday Nov 2021
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bloodwork, Covid booster, doctor, flu shot, happy, healthy, moments, widow
saw the doctor, and as my A1C was low again, he advised that I’d only need to be checked every six months…
he was pleased with my blood pressure and so was I… then he mentioned that he would see me in three months for my next checkup…
apparently I will still have to go every three months, but only do the bloodwork twice a year…
well, that was disappointing…
but the good news is that I got my flu shot and an appointment for my COVID booster shot in January at the clinic;-)…
woohoo…
09 Tuesday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, happy, leaves, maple, moments, nature, running shoes, treat, walk, weather, widow
well, today I put running shoes on instead of my sandals…
always a sad day for me as I would be happy to wear sandals all year long, but once it gets cold and I am going to be walking for a while, the shoes come out…
I walked in a different area today and came across maple leaves all over the sidewalk… they are very cute;-)…
in our neighbourhood we don’t see them so it was a treat…
07 Sunday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fall back, grandfather clock, light, moments, nature, reset, sunshine, time, widow
I stopped the grandfather clock at 4 pm and set a timer to remind me to restart it at 5…
the only other clocks that had to be reset were the stove and microwave;-)…
it is always a bit of a giggle when I wake up trying to decide what time it really is, lol…
28 Thursday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, foggy, halloween, leaves, misty, moments, nature, trees, walk, weather, widow
it was kind of spooky this morning when I went for my walk… very Halloween-y as the air was foggy and misty…
unfortunately I wasn’t able to get a good picture…
the leaves have fallen from most trees, but many of those left are quite lovely colours…
the mist dissipated as I walked and before the day was over the sun came out…
23 Saturday Oct 2021
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I didn’t leave the house today and spent most of the day reading… I was enjoying a favourite author’s story and had trouble putting the book down, lol…
when I wasn’t reading I was making soup and meat sauce…
the soup is delicious… I used half of a roasted butternut squash, onion, celery and coconut milk… there is enough for two meals which is great… as we adjust to this colder weather I think soup will be a welcome treat…
the meat sauce used tomatoes from my neighbours, onion, oregano and ground beef… it made a lot and I will probably freeze a bit and use the rest with spaghetti…
it is always nice to have a few meals prepared and ready ahead of time;-)…
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