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slips…

22 Monday Nov 2021

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well, the coleus has been transplanted…

there were lots of roots when I checked the glass the slips were in… I went out to the garage and brought in four pots and a pail filled with potting mix…

found a plastic container to use as a saucer and planted the 9 different pieces…

they are now on the dining room table in the light so we will see what happens…

at the same time I planted two ivy slips into a small pot which is going to sit on the bathroom window ledge…

more plants;-)…

spaghetti…

21 Sunday Nov 2021

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my grandson brought over some items he had picked up for me and stayed for dinner…

we had fresh spaghetti (which we picked up last week) and meatballs with a tomato sauce I made last week…

our meal was finished off with garlic bread and a salad…

a lovely visit and Christmas wishes discussed;-)…

hard to believe that there are only 34 days until the big day…

cape…

20 Saturday Nov 2021

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today I got my hair cut… at home;-)…

it was wonderful… the stylist arrived with all her tools in a little bag, including a cape…

all I had to provide was the broom and dustpan…

she did a great job and we had some tea and a visit when it was done…

happy to have a fresh cut… and nice to visit…

hangers…

19 Friday Nov 2021

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finally got around to putting away most of the summer tops…

that produced a lot of space and freed up many hangers…

sadly, only two tops made it into the giveaway box…

then, a bit later a good friend stopped by with something she had picked up for me… after a lovely visit she headed out…

as I waved to her out the window I was reminded of my Aunty Vi, who always stood at the window and waved whenever someone left her home…

garden-erie…

17 Wednesday Nov 2021

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I’ve been working on a Christmas project and was able to finish the prep for it today… I love it when things work out;-)…

I also spent time in the “garden-erie”… it now houses the majority of the plants… I trimmed orchids and watered everything…

the new light is working well and comes on in the morning and goes off after dinner…

I am trying to find just the right name to describe the space for the garden… it is right between the living and dining rooms… conservatory seems just a bit presumptuous, lol…

bin…

15 Monday Nov 2021

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the garden looked so beautiful after the snow on Friday…

of course it always looks beautiful as long as you don’t have to go out into it, lol…

I had taken out the garbage bin on Thursday, even though the pickup day had moved because of Remembrance Day… I didn’t want to struggle with the snow that was coming…

good thing I did that… a lot of snow came down… the pickup ended up being on Saturday, but I didn’t have my grandson bring it in while he was here shovelling…

this morning I went out and shovelled my way to the back gate so I could bring the bin back in…

shovelling was easier and I left the garbage bin just under the cedars so it won’t get too much snow on it… I followed the path that the bunnies had made so that there should be less drifting… except I ended up with my head in the branches…

had a snow hat for a few minutes…

adventure…

14 Sunday Nov 2021

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yesterday, for the first time in nearly two years, we went to PTE to watch a live play…

we were both masked and had to show our proof of immunization… there were less than half the seats filled as they followed all Covid protocols… the program was digital and the set was see-through;-)…

it was great to be able to watch a show live…

once we left, we went on another adventure to find a pasta shop my friend had recently read about… it was snowing again and the trees were beautiful…

we were the only people inside and it was such fun to look at things and make choices about what to purchase… I got some fresh spaghetti, sorrentino (ravioli) in mushroom sauce, falafel, empanadas and pita…

what a fun time;-)…