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observing…

04 Thursday Feb 2021

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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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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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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…

step…

19 Tuesday Jan 2021

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was a busy day yesterday… very few people are coming into the house nowadays…

once a month the cleaners are here and during that time I am in a room they don’t clean…

my grandson sometimes steps into the house, although he usually just leaves things for me on the front step…

other than that, no one crosses the threshold…

yesterday two people come into the house… I had planned to meet with both of them in the garage, but it was too cold for that so they both came in…

a lot of cleaning after they each left, with no help from these guys…

patch…

17 Sunday Jan 2021

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as I was walking around the main floor getting steps in, I was contemplating the saying on the picture over the pass through…

it says live every moment, love beyond words, laugh every day…

such a great reminder of how I want to be…

I am always so pleased when I make sure I see what is happening in the moment…

today, I watched the downy woodpecker without trying to get a photo of it… as it moved from spot to spot on the suet feeder looking to get the best access to the snacks, I was able to enjoy the red patch on the back of its head… this photo is from yesterday…

he’s very cute and comes by regularly…

contemplating…

12 Tuesday Jan 2021

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this morning I started a new activity…

for each of the next 24 days I am going to read and think on one of the cards that I received last year for Advent…

I really enjoyed the process then and am looking forward to this time of reflection each day…

I am going to start each day with a time of looking at the artwork and contemplating the quote on the back…

today I was thinking about how much sunshine can affect my mood and feeling of well-being… when the sun is shining everything seems more upbeat and positive…

where I live, we used to have a lot more sunny days… they are particularly helpful during the cold winter months, as even the cold seems more bearable in sunlight and blue skies…

I was reading some data which showed we averaged 51% sunny days between 1981 and 2010… for the past few years we have noticed that there is less sunshine that’s there used to be…

this morning, as I look out the window, the sky is blue… gonna be a good day😊…

dining…

08 Friday Jan 2021

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spent a lovely hour in the dining room garden recently…

trimmed up, and cut back, the mandevilla and fuchsia… they have both lost most of their leaves but are still alive…

I am hopeful that they will both perk up… the mandevilla looks lovely now…

listened to music and felt such happiness… before you know it, spring will be here…

today I took some photos of the garden, including the blooming orchid…

scraped…

02 Saturday Jan 2021

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my son-in-law and grandson came over today to shovel…

of course, he helps, lol… the oldest grandson tends to drop off the shoveler and run a few errands for me…

an excellent job, as ice and packed snow were scraped off and everything looks tidy;-)… he also spotted a piece of siding that had come loose so he went and found the ladder and then got it hooked in… it may need a bit more work in the spring…

I went outside with a mask on to visit with them for a few moments… as they were leaving he covered his face with his hat and came and gave me a big hug…

nice to touch someone;-)…

relaxed…

27 Sunday Dec 2020

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had a quiet day yesterday… spent time taking photos of ornaments on the tree and the orchids…

a friend dropped off the fixings for turkey dinner which I warmed up at supper time… it was a lovely treat and made for a relaxed and enjoyable meal… ended the day with hot lemonade in my new mug and gifted shortbread…

just another reminder of how blessed I truly am…