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Live…

20 Saturday Feb 2021

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chocolate bar wrappers, fun, her big girl pants, Instagram, Instagram Live, keep learning, laptop, live, Soma Chocolatemaker, widow

this morning I learned something new… well, a few things, lol… I wanted to watch my daughter in a Live on Instagram, and thought I would watch it on my laptop…

searched the internet and discovered I could download an app from the Microsoft Store so that I would be able to…

downloaded it, but of course there were no Lives happening in my feed and the time to watch was getting closer… by then I had both my phone and the app open, to be sure I wouldn’t miss it… just before she was to come on, someone else started a Live and I could see it on the computer screen… yay…

happily watched the presentation and then decided that I would follow the directions to make a pocket for the back of my Chocolate Notebook…

went to my chocolate bar box and looked for a wrapper to use… I don’t have many bars just now and no empty wrappers because I send them to my daughter who uses them for a number of things…

I found a Soma Twinkle Bar that I love and decided to use the back of the wrapper… it has the saying “travelling without moving” which seemed perfect, especially these days… I enjoy everything from Soma and not long ago put in an order with a friend to help with the shipping costs…

I put the washi tape into a regular scotchtape dispenser and it worked perfectly…

used mountain scape washi tape to go around the wrapper on the three sides, following the directions provided by Genevieve and then I added tape across the top, on the wrapper only, so that it looked framed!

it was fun to find a new way to see Instagram, although a bit stressful with the timing… and fun to make something…

suspended…

19 Friday Feb 2021

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big girl pants, blessed, fish, fish tank, goldfish, moments, nature, pond, suspended, watching, widow

I’ve been watching the fish more lately and have come to realize that they have favourite places to rest…

one little one looks like it is stuck under a rock on a regular basis… makes me think of how they always rest under the bridge in the garden…

it is interesting to watch them suspended in the water, often for quite some time…

wool…

16 Tuesday Feb 2021

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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, moments, pancakes, photos, purple, roses, sunlight, widow, wool

had a relaxing and productive day…

after finding another skein of wool, I finished (again) my little throw, lol… it is a good size now and will keep me warm on cold days in the den…

followed by pancakes and chicken livers ordered in for my lunch (and supper)…

then I had a lovely time taking photos of some of the roses…

ended the afternoon reading in the warm sunlight in the living room…

antics…

14 Sunday Feb 2021

Posted by sulis303 in garden, life, loss, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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antics, big girl pants, birds, blessed, garden, moments, nature, photos, weather, widow

I’ve been spending a lot of time watching all the critters in the front yard and garden…

it is amazing to watch them fly through, under, and around… they sometimes hover near the feeders if there is a lineup…

other times they swoop between the bench and deck on their way to the saucer under the table…

today I tried to catch a photo of them flying, but that didn’t work, lol…

still, it is a treat to be able to watch and enjoy their antics…

arrival…

13 Saturday Feb 2021

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I miss my beloved all the time but seems more so around this time of year…

he was a romantic and always made it a special holiday for me… usually that included roses…

of course there haven’t been too many for me recently, lol…

I ordered books as a treat and didn’t expect them until the 15th, but they arrived early…

woohoo, looking forward to reading in the sunny living room over the next while…

handle…

10 Wednesday Feb 2021

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big girl pants, blessed, cold, feeders, garden, gloves, handle, moments, weather, widow

tonight I popped outside to fill the feeders on the deck… I didn’t think I needed my gloves, but didn’t take into account the outside door handle…

I did have on my toasty warm boots which I have now put under the fish tank to keep warm…

so much better than in the front landing…

crochet…

08 Monday Feb 2021

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100 Day Project, big girl pants, blessed, crafts, crochet, moments, purple, time, widow

on January 31st I picked up a project that had been sitting in my closet for at least two years…

it was a partially crocheted blanket that I had started and then walked away from… it was going to be for the bed, but I think it is a little small for that…

I decided to work on it for the 100 Day Project, so I’ve been doing a row or two each evening…

last night I finished it;-)… it is going to be great to cuddle up under in the den…

particularly in this cold weather…

observing…

04 Thursday Feb 2021

Posted by sulis303 in garden, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, birds, blessed, camera, feeders, fun, garden, house finches, moments, nature, observing, pictures, snow, weather, widow

today I spent a lot of time observing the birds at the feeders in the garden…

started first thing when I caught a nuthatch, squirrel and bunny snacking… I didn’t even notice the nuthatch when I took the photo, lol…

then the nuthatches, chickadees and house finches came and went for hours…

got a few good shots while at it, but it was difficult with the snow on the window…

a very enjoyable way to spend the day…

lifting…

01 Monday Feb 2021

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always learning, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, family, fish, fish tank, lifting, moments, nature, widow

as I was cleaning the fish tank it made me think of how much I have learned over the past year…

I now can clean and replace filters and the other bits and pieces of the tank…

since my beloved’s passing, my son-in-law and grandson have done all the heavy lifting with the fish…

but, as they aren’t coming into the house, I’ve learned how to do the required maintenance…

printer…

20 Wednesday Jan 2021

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big girl pants, blessed, computer, family, iPhone, laptop, moments, printer, printing, Technology, widow

the printer works, the printer works…

this, after over an hour on the phone with my son-in-law as he climbed into my desktop and laptop to sort out the issue…

this new printer leaves the paper tray open about two inches… the strangest thing I have seen…

but it prints perfectly using the laptop and the iPhone… still not so happy when the main computer gives the order… we may have to delete the driver and reinstall, but it will do for now…

finally…

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