16 Wednesday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, family, Finest, fish and chips, moments, treat, widow
today, after a three day wait, I had haddock and chips from Finest at Sea… my daughter had the salmon tacos…
we couldn’t fit this spot in before this, as we’ve been very busy…
everything was delicious;-)… what a delightful treat…
the weather had been wonderful all day, so we took a lovely stroll, to wear off the calories, lol…
15 Tuesday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, elumen, moments, Pravana, purple, Technology, Top End Studio, widow
I haven’t had purple in my hair for over six years… basically since covid when I stopped going to my colour person…
when the place I’d been going to for haircuts recently closed down, I found a hairdresser within walking distance…
she did a great job cutting my hair and we discussed the Elumen that I’d been using, and which she carried in her salon…
we booked a date and I was so happy to get there…
in the end she used two products… the Elumen which I’ve had before and really lasts a long time, and a little bit of the Pravana Everlasting … which will be a bit darker… she wants to compare the two of them to see which lasts longer and doesn’t come off on pillowcases or other things…
it came out very nice, once I got used to it again, lol… subtle 😊…
14 Monday Sep 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, family, memories, moments, on the road again, road trip, travel, widow
one of my favourite songs is by Willie Nelson – On the Road Again…
for years and years we would play it when we finally got into the car (after getting everything and everyone packed) for a trip…
before we left the driveway, my beloved would turn this song on…
I still play it when we are headed out on a road trip🙂…
it just means travel, snacks, and good times to me…
12 Saturday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, Canon, Cyndi, family, favourite, fun, hand printing, ivy, mini printer, moments, new toy, Technology, widow
got a new toy😊…
it is a mini printer (Ivy, by Canon) that connects to the phone and produces a cute little 2 by 3 photo sticker… what a clever idea my daughter had…
we’ve started a little journal and have chosen a few favourites each day…we print them, collaborate on the wording, and then she hand prints a little story for each photo…
my main job is to get the sticky paper off each one and place them in our little book, lol… and let me say, it takes work🤪…
what fun 🤩…
10 Thursday Sep 2026
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family, big girl pants, widow, moments, tripod, search, monopod, pretending
wandered around the house looking for my monopod which my grandson gave me for Christmas a few years ago…
searched high and low and finally spotted it hanging right at the front door, lol…
I think it was pretending to be an umbrella, lol…
going to try it with my camera to see if it might be better than my tripod, lol…
although it doesn’t let the camera move at all…
we shall see…
09 Wednesday Sep 2026
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set the den up for company and was able to accomplish it in a much simpler manner…
rather than bring out the sofa table and turn the couch, I was able to set it up so the bed could be closed, but left in the same spot… often we bring down a mattress to put on top of the pullout, but this is a shorter trip so decided not to do that… the only thing that came out was a small roller cabinet…
once you are in the room and close the door the bed opens up nicely…
but I didn’t think about leaving the room in the middle of the night 😳… luckily, she was able to slip through the space between the door and edge of the bed, lol…
08 Tuesday Sep 2026
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balance, big girl pants, Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies, moments, orange, physio, poles, Technology, trekking, widow
many of my friends have, and use, trekking poles (sounds much better than walking sticks)…
since my knee issues, I’ve wondered whether it might be an idea to get some if I’m doing any amount of walking…
the physio has certainly helped my balance, but I decided to check the poles out…
I went to Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies and got a pair that are orange and they have little feet on them…
the person helping me figured out how long they need to be, so I have to remember that number on the side of them…
I’ve since marked the line with a sharpie, following a recommendation from a friend…
much easier than remembering, lol…
05 Saturday Sep 2026
Posted in garden, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
got up early and went outside for a look at the lovely sky and my flowers…
the previous evening I’d noticed that one of the buds on a morning glory plant was getting ready to open…
I’ve been waiting for these ones as they are quite stunning but seem to take an extra long time to open…
sure enough it had opened to a beautiful flower… happily I took a few photos before going back inside and back to bed…
when I next got up it had just stopped raining so I went out to check on the bloom…
of course it was a little worse for wear after the rainfall…
so happy I went out early 😊…
03 Thursday Sep 2026
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I am so excited…
today I received a 2027 Chihuly calendar…
I have loved his work for many years and during a good portion of that time would have his calendar on my wall…
for the last few years I haven’t had one and have had a variety of bird ones…
I know I will enjoy this one when 2027 begins;-)…
02 Wednesday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, crown, dentist, everything, moments, Technology, teeth, widow, x-rays
had a dentist appointment the other day, and it included what I call everything…
that means x-rays, scaling, polishing, and an exam by my dentist…
my hygienist is amazing and does a great job of making the x-ray process as quick as possible because I am a gagger, sigh…
once we got through everything the dentist discussed putting a crown on one of my front teeth… it has been filled a few times, but the fillings never stay…
happily, she agreed to do nothing right now, but likely in October we will need to move forward with this…
hopefully, some portion of it will be covered by the new dental plan…
🤞…
