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04 Saturday Dec 2021

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had a quiet day… spent it remembering all the wonderful Christmas and birthday memories with my beloved… he would have turned 73 today;-)…

just last night I hung up his stocking at the top of the stairs once the small trees were on the steps…

I did giggle a bit, because he had trouble with his balance and he always felt the stuff on the stairs took up all the space on the steps…

I made burgers and fries for dinner which was one of his favourite meals…

it was delicious…

lots of wonderful memories;-)…

fluffed…

30 Tuesday Nov 2021

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spent a busy and productive day recently…

added ornaments to the drawers in the table… they look good…

spent a while deciding on where the tree should go this year… for the last few years it has been in the window, but I felt like it was time for a change…

dug out the tree and set up the space for it… added extra lights and fluffed the branches…

next I brought up the bin of snow people… after some thought I emptied some of the squares in the dining room wall and added the snow people… it was fun deciding which ones went together…

took the pottery pieces that came off the shelves and put them into the bin… it was very heavy, so I slid it into the den closet… it will be safe there and saved me from trying to carry it downstairs…

found purple, silver and clear ornaments and listened to Christmas carols as I added them to the tree…

stew…

26 Friday Nov 2021

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had a great morning in the kitchen…

made venison stew from meat that my neighbour gave me…

used the final few tomatoes to make a pasta sauce…

also used the last of the potatoes in the bin to make mashed potatoes… there are enough for my supper with the stew and 2 additional meals…

next up will be cooking some spareribs for a few meals…

moonrise…

25 Thursday Nov 2021

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last night I went out for a hot tub… I hadn’t had one for quite a while…

although cold, it was still, quiet, the sky was clear, a few stars were visible and for the first time ever, I watched the moon rise behind the cedar trees at the back of the garden… not sure if it was the time or the place the moon was in the sky…

the light moved from area to area so all I ever saw was a tiny spot through the branches… it was amazing…

and then I had the greatest sleep…

I had forgotten how relaxing my time in the tub is;-)…

slips…

22 Monday Nov 2021

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well, the coleus has been transplanted…

there were lots of roots when I checked the glass the slips were in… I went out to the garage and brought in four pots and a pail filled with potting mix…

found a plastic container to use as a saucer and planted the 9 different pieces…

they are now on the dining room table in the light so we will see what happens…

at the same time I planted two ivy slips into a small pot which is going to sit on the bathroom window ledge…

more plants;-)…

cape…

20 Saturday Nov 2021

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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…

garden-erie…

17 Wednesday Nov 2021

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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…

bin…

15 Monday Nov 2021

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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…