28 Sunday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, flowers, garden, moments, nature, orchids, plants, twelve, waiting, widow
pleased to see that two of the orchids are getting new buds… got some nice pictures of the buds on one, while the other wouldn’t cooperate…
makes me very happy as they seem to be liking their new spot…
as of today, all twelve are in the new garden-erie;-)…
27 Saturday Nov 2021
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this morning the snowploughs came down the street and filled in the sidewalk and left a bit of snow in the driveway…
they also ploughed a big slice of my grass so that the fire hydrant is accessible… it will be interesting to see how it looks in the spring…
something I’ve learned over the last few years is that it needs to be shovelled as quickly as possible, so that it doesn’t turn into a solid lump of ice which can’t be moved…
I had finished the end of the sidewalk and was just starting on the bottom of the driveway when my grandson arrived and finished it off…
everything was icy… it had rained a bit last night and then froze so the cement was slick…
I was happy that he finished the driveway because my boots were slip sliding away…
but it was all done in a short time and hopefully the ice will melt over the next day or so… if it doesn’t I have a supply of ice melter that I can put on the ground…
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…
25 Thursday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, hot tub, moments, moon, moonrise, nature, relaxing, trees, weather, widow
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;-)…
23 Tuesday Nov 2021
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as I was walking down the stairs this morning I looked outside and spotted one of my bunny buddies…
I went to get the camera but it was exhausted so there were no closeup pictures…
the bunny sat there for the longest time before eventually leaving… I was happy that it was okay…
there are lots of bunny prints in the garden, lol…
22 Monday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, coleus, garden, growing, ivy, moments, nature, planting, plants, slips, widow
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;-)…
22 Monday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, kleenex, LastObject, moments, widow
I have been loving my LastObject tissues…
once the box is empty I wash them, let them air dry, fold them into one another, and pop them back into the box…
it doesn’t take long for them to dry… I could use the dryer, but this has become my pattern…
so happy with them…
21 Sunday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, dinner, food, grandson, happy, moments, shopping, spaghetti, widow
my grandson brought over some items he had picked up for me and stayed for dinner…
we had fresh spaghetti (which we picked up last week) and meatballs with a tomato sauce I made last week…
our meal was finished off with garlic bread and a salad…
a lovely visit and Christmas wishes discussed;-)…
hard to believe that there are only 34 days until the big day…
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…
19 Friday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, hangers, home, memories, moments, remembering, shopping, visit, waved, widow
finally got around to putting away most of the summer tops…
that produced a lot of space and freed up many hangers…
sadly, only two tops made it into the giveaway box…
then, a bit later a good friend stopped by with something she had picked up for me… after a lovely visit she headed out…
as I waved to her out the window I was reminded of my Aunty Vi, who always stood at the window and waved whenever someone left her home…
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