relaxing…

30 Saturday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, frog, garden, noisy, relaxing, siding, silence, sleep, sunshine, walk, widow

had a great sleep… yesterday my son-in-law fixed the flapping piece of siding on the house that has been loose for months…

it was amazing how noisy it was… the silence is lovely…

while they were cleaning out the pond, he discovered this little guy at the very bottom…

I am always excited when we come across critters in the garden… hope he hangs around for the summer…

spent the day reading and eating and napping after putting out all the cushions…

moved from chair to lounger to chair throughout the day…

could have just vegged, but went for a walk in the sunshine while my dinner was cooking…

very relaxing day…

rocks…

29 Friday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, family, fieldstones, garden, hibiscus, ice cream, pond, purple, rain barrel, rocks, water, widow

what a wonderful day…

met up with my son-in-law and we went in search of rocks for the pond…

we found some river stone for the bottom of the pond and eventually some nice sized fieldstone for around the perimeter as I haven’t felt the flat slate edge worked well…

we also picked up a power washer…

came home and someone played with it for quite a while…

had lunch on the deck, put together the hammock, enjoyed looking at my new hibiscus, and headed out for more fun…

found a rain barrel on sale, some dahlias and three air plants…

very happy with the barrel as the garbage can I’d been using sprang a leak at the end of last year… this one is very fancy and can hold plants in the top…

picked up the boys from school and on our way back here, stopped for soft ice cream and found purple gazing balls – 3 different sizes which I think will float in the pond… and the kids bought them for me for Mother’s Day;-)…

this was my first ice cream of the year… woo hoo… ordered Chinese food and while we were waiting for it to arrive, work began on cleaning and re-rocking the pond…

finished filling the pond after they left and got the waterfall going… it sounds wonderful…

great to spend time in the garden… even got to sit out in the chairs for a bit…

bills…

28 Thursday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, bills, cash, credit card, exchange, MoMA, Monet, money, pond, taxes, water lilies, widow

seems like there have been a lot of bills that need to be paid lately…

one from the accounting folk who did my taxes… a big one for the taxes… thought we had it figured out and had the right amount being withheld to cover the taxes… not so much… maybe next year…

got my credit card statement and was surprised a bit by how much the exchange turned out to be on purchases in New York…

spoke with the new cleaning people today and the good news is that I shouldn’t have to give them any more money until August… looking forward to seeing how the house will look when they are done…

have also had the other type of bills – money…

still have some American cash… haven’t quite decided what to do with it… maybe I should plan another trip over the border, lol…

always have some money in my purse because I don’t want to be caught without any cash on me if I need it…

received a postcard with Monet water lilies on it which we stood and admired in MoMA…

I love water lilies… looking forward to seeing some in the pond this summer…

flowers…

27 Wednesday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, flowers, garden, light, morning, NYC, sunrise, tulips, widow

early this morning I got a shot of the sun rising…

sunrise

loving the mornings… it is light so early now… could hear birds singing… and saw squirrels darting about the garden…

took a few pictures of the tulips I picked up a few days ago and brought to the office…

purple tulip

tulips

they are a lovely colour and have lasted very nicely…

reminded me of a colleague who, on my return from New York, commented that most people who visit NYC post many skyline pictures… but I posted pictures of flowers, lol…

then she said: “which is so you“…

I do love flowers and plants and gardens…

warmth…

26 Tuesday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, bunny, canna, Japanese Maple, outside, squirrel, warmth, widow

started the day by spotting these two out the window…

a squirrel under the feeder and a bunny across the street… can you see his ears by the sidewalk…

the Japanese Maple is so ready to move out into the garden…

can’t take it out too soon because it isn’t fond of the cool weather…

nearly missed the canna blooming…

was thinking that it had just put out a new leaf at the top, lol…

think it wants to be outside as well… mushed right up against the glass…

we all want to get outside into the warmth…

now, if it would just get warm;-)…

vegetables…

25 Monday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, cucumber, equipment, spiral, vegetables, Veggetti, widow

yesterday I bought a Veggetti… it spiral cuts veggies so they come out like pasta…

my daughter had recommended it as a good piece of equipment for this purpose… there are many price points out there to choose from and this one is reasonable and effective…

tonight I made some cucumber spirals with it and put in a bit of vinegar with them as a side dish for my supper… I continue to be sure there are lots of vegetables at every meal which I think has helped with the weight loss…

tried to make some spiral bits with a small carrot, but that did not work at all, lol… apparently, need to use large carrots, not little ones…

the great news is that I didn’t cut or slice any part of my body…

looking forward to trying some different vegetables and seeing how the machine works with them…

then I will have to figure out how to cook them as well…

water…

24 Sunday Apr 2016

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enjoyed a lovely walk in two parks this afternoon…

haven’t walked through Truro Park for ages…

looking up the creek as I started my walk…

this is the spot where we scattered George’s ashes…

spent some time taking pictures of the water along my walk… this was my favourite… took it in Bruce Park…

just love the sound of running water… makes me happy…

haven’t been this way in a while… last time I walked here regularly was when I was recovering from my surgery and talking daily short walks…

the final treat was spotting these two ducks on my way back…

a gorgeous wood duck and his partner…

will have to walk through that area on a regular basis so I might get to see some babies…

looking forward to getting the pond working soon so that I can hear the running water right here…

helper…

23 Saturday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, cleanup, clouds, furniture, garden, grandson, helper, lentils, pond, rocks, sky, widow, yard

woke up to a cool looking sky out the window … the clouds made an interesting design…

had a good time with my grandson… he came over around lunchtime to help me in the garden…

made his favourite red curry lentils for lunch and then we got to work…

raked up all the leaves and pulled up lots of dead grass… filled three yard waste bags…

while he finished up, I put the furniture into its usual arrangement and cleaned the tables…

then we moved the rocks that came out of the pond in the Fall… we are going to reset them to have a better look… will probably be getting rounded rocks because the flat ones just don’t look right around the edge of the pond…

looks good back there now… hopefully the temperature will perk up and I’ll be able to sit out in the next few days…

he got the front yard cleaned up as well… next time we are going to tackle the front flower beds…

enjoy getting to spend time with him…

working outside reminded me of my walk through the woods yesterday…

similar type weather… made me think of one of the lovely cards I received for my birthday… it is a copy of a friend’s painting…

bit more sunshine in that picture, lol…

earth…

22 Friday Apr 2016

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big girl pants, ducks, earth, English Garden, flowers, Park, Spring, walk, widow

had a nice walk to the Park just before lunch and met up with a friend… after lunch we wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

she very kindly took a picture of me with the lady reading inside the gate to the English Garden…
was sad to discover that there are no words in the book, lol…

the Gardens are starting to show signs of Spring… a few plants were starting to pop through the earth and we also came across a few flowers blooming…