15 Thursday Apr 2021
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I’ve been doing a little more painting with watercolours… I was asked to paint some lavender which I did… and this is how the best picture came out…
clearly I am not a painter and I’ve figured out that what I like most is how the paint ends up on the plate, lol…
see, they are pretty, right;-)…
12 Monday Apr 2021
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it has been snowing off and on since early this morning… very depressing… I had to open the window to get this shot because all the windows were covered in water drops…
and then this box arrived in the mail…
the dahlias I ordered…
that perked me up;-)…
11 Sunday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, growing, memories, moments, morning glories, nature, patience, plants, poppies, wait, widow
this morning I sprinkled poppy seeds in the garden… hope they take… the poppies are always the first flower to bloom… they self-seed and some years there are just one or two and other years there are lots of blooms… it is amazing that they come back, even after the garden bed was completely dug up eight years ago…
I have also been enjoying the morning glory seedlings… I can hardly wait to plant them outside;-)…
I can see morning glories everywhere;-)…
08 Thursday Apr 2021
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06 Tuesday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, COVID, dose, fish and chips, grandson, happy, mask, moments, organized, protection, purple, real, vaccination, widow
big day today…
put in my contacts, found my purple sandals and put on real clothes, even a bra;-)… can’t remember the last time I got dressed to go out… searched for my thickest mask and then waited…
ready even before the three hours email reminder came, lol…
my grandson picked me up and we headed downtown to the RBC Convention Centre… this is also the first time since August that I’ve been in a vehicle with another person, yikes…
not thrilled about being around hundreds of people, as I’ve stayed alone in my house for months to protect myself…
we walked in at 5:24 pm and left there at 6:22… had to stay after the shot for thirty minutes as I have some drug allergies…
the process and space were well organized and all of the staff were kind and friendly… those of us in the special chairs were watched over the entire thirty minutes to be sure we were fine;-)…
we stopped and picked up fish, shrimp and chips on our way home… sadly, my fish wasn’t in the bag but there were two orders of shrimp, which again, unfortunately, were over cooked…
thankful to get this first dose and so happy to have the support of my grandson;-)…
05 Monday Apr 2021
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African Violets, big girl pants, blessed, envious, family, flowers, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, widow
so, my daughter has been sending photos of her African violet… there are four plants in one pot and currently there are over 50 blooms…
mine has one bloom, and I am trying really hard not to be envious, lol…
pictures on left are my 3 plants and the one bloom… on the right is hers, sigh…
04 Sunday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Easter, family, food, garden, grandson, moments, nature, strange, treat, weather, widow
seems like a strange Easter… even more so than last year, for some reason…
I hadn’t put out any decorations, but this morning I dug out the Easter box and put out the sign, bunnies and bag that I got last year;-)…
I made everything for tonight’s supper yesterday, as well as packaging some ham and potatoes for a friend and my grandson… really happy to cook for others… this morning I finished up the ham and pea soup…
I set the obelisk into the pot on the deck, put cushions out, and spent the afternoon in the garden, reading and watching the birds…
had a lovely visit with my grandson when he came to pick up his dinner… a friend dropped off some delicious pickerel for my supper, when she picked up her ham and potatoes…
still didn’t feel like Easter, but all in all, a lovely day…
03 Saturday Apr 2021
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. soup, big girl pants, blessed, family, fancier, food, garden, moments, nature, potatoes, recipe, solar lights, weather, widow
today I made a new and fancier version of scalloped potatoes… was a bit of fun…
made up packages for a friend and my grandson…. felt good to prepare food for others, lol…
also moved the rain barrel, swept off the back deck, put out the solar lights, and set up a few chairs…
my Easter dinner for tomorrow is basically ready… ham is cooked and I will just need to make some asparagus or Brussels sprouts… not sure which it will be…
currently, soup is simmering on the stove…
01 Thursday Apr 2021
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since the reminder in January that my eating habits had loosened up a bit too much, I’ve been eating less and much better…
I’ve also been reaching my step goal every day, even though it is not a huge goal…
I am walking a figure eight in the living and dining room, and sometimes on the deck… if I walk on the treadmill my hip gets really grumpy so I am not doing that just now…
looking forward to a better A1C result in April…
31 Wednesday Mar 2021
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A1C, big girl pants, blessed, diabetes, Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers, health, moments, Patreon, soothe, support, surprise, Technology, treat, widow
anyone who follows me knows that I am trying to keep my diabetes in check with diet and exercise only…
when I started I absolutely gave up any type of sugar… that was hard, and also included potatoes, one of my favourite foods, lol…
over the years I have loosened up my diet to include some of the things that had been removed… always done in consultation with my doctor, so that my life was less focussed on the fear of my A1C number…
at my last appointment, my number had gone up to the edge of needing meds…
so, I cut back all sugar once again, which meant that I wasn’t having any chocolate;-(…
I was excited a few days ago to learn about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (through Patreon)… it is a monthly subscription that will send me an envelope of goodies each month… all chocolate-themed, but no actual chocolate…
a great way to soothe my chocolate craving, without any of the sugar content, and provide support for an artist…
there is even an app for Patreon so I can see any items going up about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (also on Instagram @happymailforchocolatelovers).
looking forward to see what will be in my first envelope;-)…
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