15 Saturday Apr 2023
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14 Friday Apr 2023
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arch, big girl pants, blessed, construction, fits, garden, moments, nature, snow, tall, trellis, weather, widow, wind
took all the pieces of the arch out onto the deck and finished putting it together…
tightened all the screws and voila… done…
it looks very tall, and should work perfectly… sure hope it fits…
had to lay it down as the wind was picking up and I didn’t want it to fall over before it made it to its new home, lol…
still waiting for the last of the snow to melt so we can try it out…
13 Thursday Apr 2023
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Tuesday, the patio door was open for a good portion of the day… guess it is time to connect the spring again…
always such a treat when that day arrives each spring… spent a good portion of the day sitting on the deck…
started the morning in one of the new deck chairs… after I pulled out one of the cushions from the garage… needed a blanket and jacket, but the sun was shining;-)…
then I brought out the wicker set from under the tarp on the back deck… I purchased and put them together last year…
and got very comfortable… by that time the jacket was off and the blanket put to the side…
wonderful way to spend the first day that was warm and sunny enough to be outdoors…
12 Wednesday Apr 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, chairs, clean, deck, garden, happy, moments, nature, snow, Spring, table, umbrella, widow
on March 12, this is how the deck table looked covered in snow and with the very dilapidated old umbrella… and then on the 2nd of April when the new umbrella was installed…
Sunday, the chairs made it onto the deck… and Monday, the table got washed and the chairs set around it…
starting to look like spring;-)…
11 Tuesday Apr 2023
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eventually I knew it would happen… the snow is melting;-)…
the concrete on the driveway is doing a great warming job…
and the grass is becoming more visible every hour as the sun shines down…
so exciting to watch the snow melt away…
10 Monday Apr 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, datura, garden, glass, happy, light, moments, morning glories, nature, planted, plastic, seeds, sprouts, time, widow
finally got the seeds into the soil…
so far, there are morning glories as well as purple and white daturas planted… last year I didn’t remember to start any of the daturas, so am excited to see how they will do this year…
started with plastic wrap on top, but then I found some glass in the basement which covers the pots nicely…
I am turning the light on first thing in the morning, and off just before I head to bed;-)…
now to wait for some sprouts…
06 Thursday Apr 2023
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this week we went to aquasize on Tuesday…
this is what I wore on my feet…
first time this year;-)… when I worked I wore sandals year round, but now they come out in the Spring and are around until the first snow…
on Wednesday, I stepped outside into this…
but it was back to my boots as I shovelled the sidewalk…
02 Sunday Apr 2023
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, canopy, Diversity Gardens, exercise, food, frozen, garden, glove-free, ice, moments, nature, Park Cafe, photos, snow, trees, walk, weather, widow
on Thursday we walked instead of going to aquasize…
we had breakfast at the Park Cafe where we waited a few moments before getting our table…
I had falafel eggs Benedict without the English muffin and it was very tasty…
after that, we drove over and walked around the outside of the Diversity Gardens on the road which was clear of snow and ice… we went through the Gardens as well where most of the paths were snow free… it was cold, but basically the only frozen things were our fingers, lol… particularly when I was glove-free taking photos…
we enjoyed our half hour walk and are looking forward to more such walks as the weather improves;-)…
29 Wednesday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, grow-light, growing, light, moments, nature, planting, plants, seedlings, shopping, Spring, widow
been working on the seedling project… this is interesting because I had decided not to start any this year, lol…
not long ago I picked up a grow-light and finally got it up in the den…
for the last few weeks I’ve been collecting toilet paper rolls and cutting them down to be seed containers…
spent time putting them in the bins to keep them together, and filling them with soil…
next will be wetting them down so they will be ready for seeds in a week or so…
getting excited for spring and time in the garden…
28 Tuesday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, climbing, mandevilla, moments, nature, plant, widow, winding
noticed the other day that the mandevilla has been sprouting new leaves at the top… must be sensing spring…
and they have started winding up the line that the pictures hang from…
took some time on Sunday to climb up and unravel the pieces and get them wound around the obelisk…
going to have to keep a closer eye on it to be sure it doesn’t do that again…
would have been a disaster if I had turned it within noticing, lol…
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