03 Friday Jan 2025
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avocado, big girl pants, blessed, food, lobster, memories, moments, prime, remembering, salad, serendipitous, ten years, widow
ten years ago today, this was my lunch… which included lobster, steak, and avocado…
and this was my lunch today… which included prime rib and avocado… no lobster though…
can’t decide if I am that boring, or if it was serendipitous;-)…
02 Thursday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, family, first footing, front door, memories, moments, new year, shovelling, snow, tradition, widow
on New Year’s day in the morning, I went out the patio doors and shovelled the decks…
then I walked around to the front and did the sidewalks and steps…
I used the shovel by the back door and it was very noisy, lol… it has a metal piece along the front and makes a scraping noise as it is used…
the one I normally use is plastic and much quieter…
I started at the back because I was waiting for my first-footer to arrive so didn’t use the front door…
twice during the day people commented that I was the only person they knew who followed this tradition, and also that when I was gone, the tradition would probably go with me, lol…
01 Wednesday Jan 2025
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31 Tuesday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, end of year, moments, nature, pink, sunset, weather, widow
last sunset of the year…
lots of pink…
what a beauty;-)…
30 Monday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, decorations, dismantling, moments, ornaments, tree, widow
started the dismantling on Sunday…
so far the ornaments on the mandevilla were removed…
the ornaments came off the tree and it went downstairs…
next the chair returned to its spot by the window…
that was it for the day, lol…
29 Sunday Dec 2024
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28 Saturday Dec 2024
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when I was feeding the fish… around 10:30 am, their usual time, lol… I discovered that one of the pumps was running, but the water wasn’t…
I turned it off, removed it, and put the pieces into the sink… after cleaning everything, it still didn’t work…
I placed the filter on the front of the tank so I could fiddle with the little impeller and was thrilled when it started working…
we can’t get to the fish store until next week to replace this pump… the fish will be fine until then, even though the tank looks odd and it is hard to see them, lol…
27 Friday Dec 2024
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seems like we were busy today…
took a trip to Canadian Tire to find a new hookup for the hose… we weren’t sure if it was the actual hose or the valve… happily it was the valve, which was much more economical than a new hose, lol…
the new one turns much easier so the old pliers can make it back into the toolbox…
then, the hot tub was topped up… it was rather low… and the cold tub was dumped and refilled…
finally, the new saucepan and small frying pan got added to the kitchen wall;-)…
26 Thursday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, Christmas tree, coming and going, moments, movement, parcels, presents, tree, widow
been thinking of the movement under the Christmas tree, lol…
from being empty, to a few parcels, to more parcels, to parcels leaving, to more added, more leaving, and finally, mostly opened presents with a few waiting for their final destinations;-)…
a fun and busy transition…
25 Wednesday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, food, friends, gathering, moments, photo, presents, Skip the Dishes, snowflakes, stress-free, Technology, treats, widow
had a lovely time on Sunday getting ready for a Christmas gathering with my friends on Monday…
dug out a snowflake tablecloth and discovered some stains on it so soaked, washed, and dried it before placing it on the table…
then I brought down Christmas plates to put on the table…
snowflake napkins and silverware, along with chopsticks finished the setup…
a bouquet of red and white flowers went into a low vase to finish off the display;-)…
we met on Monday and had a delicious lunch via Skip the Dishes… such a great way to share a meal together stress–free for everyone, lol…
before we ate, we took our annual Christmas photo, once I remembered which particular button to press on the camera, lol…
once we’d eaten, we moved to the living room to open our gifts to one another… always great fun and thoughtful presents…
such a special group of women…
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