26 Sunday Dec 2021
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so happy to finally have an amaryllis…
I’ve had my grandson on the search for some for weeks…
he finally came across one and dropped it off…
it has a pot and soil, but I decided to put it in water and set it inside the snowflake…
looking forward to watching it grow…
24 Friday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, dragged, flowers, happy, moments, nature, Technology, time, treat, visit, warm, weather, widow
a few days ago I shovelled a path to the garage and then moved a chair and table inside it… also put cushions on a few chairs in the space…
a bit later I dragged the propane fire pit from the deck, down the steps, across the lower deck, and into the garage…
took a few minutes to get the flames going, but eventually I figured it out…
just before my friend arrived, I took out a few blankets and got the fire started…
we had a lovely visit, distanced, masked and fairly warm… eventually my feet got cold – no socks – and she headed off…
she brought me an amazing bouquet of flowers that isn’t just beautiful, it smells delightful…
I had been thinking that we wouldn’t be able to visit, as I am not having anyone in the house for the next few weeks, so it made it a particularly special time…
23 Thursday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, fairy, garage, garden, grandson, hose, hot tub, moments, nature, neighbour, shovel, snow, snowblower, Technology, treat, water, weather, widow
it snowed quite a bit overnight and when I looked out the bedroom window this morning I thought I had best get out and clear the sidewalk… particularly after my learning earlier about not leaving the snow to get stuck, lol…
when I arrived in the living room the sidewalk was clear;-)… obviously the snow clearing fairy had come by…
that was nice and I sent a text to my neighbour, who may have been that fairy…
later I went and shovelled the deck and hot tub area as the tub needed water… I hadn’t realized how much snow had fallen…
I am so pleased with my extendible hose as it makes adding water much easier…now the hose runs up the stairs and out the back door, instead of through a vent in the wall…
then, while the tub was filling, I shovelled as far back as the garbage can…
a bit later, while I was eating lunch, I heard a snowblower going and thought it was the neighbour behind doing his driveway, but when I checked my garage camera discovered it was the snow clearing fairy cleaning my driveway…
what a generous gift;-)… the driveway is long and this will save my grandson’s back when he stops by for a short garage visit in a few days…
what a kind Christmas gift…
21 Tuesday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cement, mistake, moments, nature, shovelling, sidewalk, snow, solstice, weather, widow, winter solstice
enjoyed the winter solstice by going out and shovelling the sidewalk…
also took a few photos while I was outside…
last night there was just a skiff of snow so I decided to clean the sidewalk… I hadn’t done it for a few little snowfalls and as I worked away at it I realized that was a mistake…
some of it was acting a bit like cement and was rather difficult to remove…
good thing I didn’t need to do the driveway 🤪…
17 Friday Dec 2021
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15 Wednesday Dec 2021
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Advent, big girl pants, birds, blessed, Christmas, fortunate, happy, living room, moments, nature, reading, weather, widow
I’ve been thinking a lot about how blessed and fortunate I am… and I’ve been taking time to focus on gratitude…
yesterday I spent a few minutes enjoying this sunrise from the bedroom window…
it was so pretty and the fact that I had the time to enjoy it is such a gift…
today I spent a good portion of the day sitting in the living room, beside the Christmas tree, reading a book by one of my favourite authors, and watching the various birds come and go from the feeders… even though it was foggy outside it was a lovely way to spend time…
I took this photo this evening…
most presents are wrapped, nearly all cards are written, and advent treats have been opened for the day…
now it is off to bed I go;-)…
14 Tuesday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, bins, birds, birdseed, blessed, broken, feeders, garage, garden, moments, nature, pictures, recycling, widow
brought in the garbage and recycling bins yesterday afternoon…
while I was in the yard I changed out the broken bird feeder with a purple one that was in the garage…
I also filled all the feeders…
then I took a few photos of the new planter that is now sitting at the front door;-)…
it looks great…
13 Monday Dec 2021
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while I was setting out decorations for Christmas I came across snowflake cards that I’ve saved over the years…
I decided to put them up on the bathroom door and they looked pretty good…
today, I was doing a little crafting – embroidering a couple of gift tags that were part of my Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers envelope…
once I finished that, I felt inspired to put a frame around the snowflake cards… used some of the washi tape that my daughter has sent me over the years…
might have been better with a wider frame, but there wasn’t enough of the tape…
fun to do a bit of work with my hands…
10 Friday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, feathered, feeder, happy, house finch, moments, nature, reading, sunshine, treat, widow
had a delightful afternoon reading and watching my feathered friends at the window feeder…
I was reminded of the quote on yesterday’s Christmas card:
“The joy of retirement comes in those everyday pursuits that embrace the joy of life.” ~ Byron Pulsifer
having the time and space to just sit and watch the birds, and read in between their visits, was and is a real gift…
and the beauty of the House Finch couple made me happy…
09 Thursday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, bird feeder, garden, moments, nature, seeds, squirrel-proof, squirrels, widow
put up a new window feeder which is open in the back so that it is clearer to see the birds stopping by…
once it was up I went and got some seeds from the garage and also went to fill the “squirrel-proof” feeder…
the seeds basically went right through because they had eaten the plastic pieces so there was nothing to keep them inside…
they are serious about getting those seeds and there are often a couple of them discussing who gets the snacks, lol…
rather sad because that was a new feeder purchased this past summer;-(…
