28 Wednesday Oct 2026
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the surprise of my daughter’s visit was delightful…
she had booked a pedicure for us once she arrived home and we had a lovely time at one of our favourite haunts…
dark blue and mauve toes ended our visit there…
27 Tuesday Oct 2026
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art, big girl pants, blessed, bookbinding, caked, daughter, deadly chocolate mousse cake, family, food, moments, treat, widow
a picture came up on my photo frame… it was of my daughter and housemate in front of Baked Expectations a few days ago…
she’s been in the city attending a bookbinding workshop…
this picture came up in my memories from Oct. 22, 2025… almost always when she comes home there is deadly chocolate mousse from Baked Expectations…
this trip she had cake when she arrived in the city, but was staying with a friend and was all caked out by the time she arrived here, lol…
she did bring her art supplies with her…
what a wonderful gift to have her here at home for a few days…
26 Monday Oct 2026
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25 Sunday Oct 2026
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Technology, big girl pants, widow, moments, credit card, helpful, application, credit union, Belgian Alliance
while preparing for my trip and dealing with the concern that my credit card had been compromised, I had contacted my credit union to get information on amounts that could be charged using debit… they were very helpful in providing what I needed to know and also said they could produce a card through their system… for years, I’ve only had one card which is used for all purchases… so an issue like this was a fairly big deal, lol…
once home from my trip, I contacted the credit union and applied for one of their credit cards…
the person on the phone filled out all the required paperwork and advised within a few hours that I’d been approved for the card…
they were so helpful, easy to talk to, and described things clearly…
what a gift😊…
24 Saturday Oct 2026
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big girl pants, card, credit union, dispute, moments, online bank, Technology, widow
in August, a charge was made on my credit card from Amazon Kids+ for under $12, which apparently was for a subscription…
neither I, nor my housemate, had made such a purchase, so I called the credit card people who advised that I could not dispute the charge until it moved from pending to posted…
no matter how I explained that we hadn’t made such a purchase, they seemed focused on refuting the claim…
for me it was more about whether someone was phishing to see if my card worked😳…
I advised I was going to be away and wanted to know what to do about the card… eventually I gave up talking with them… this is the first time I found them less than helpful…
I went to the actual bank my card is connected to, which was very busy… who knew so many people actually went into the bank in the middle of the week👀…
eventually I spoke with a great staff person who was able to help figure out what to do…
so, for the time being, I had to lock my card and then unlock it when I needed to pay for something and then lock it again… rather stressful😣…
I contacted Amazon and was told someone else was using my card, so I should speak to my bank and cancel the card…
I called the bank and, after repeating the same information to two different people, they finally cancelled the card and put another in the mail…
it would make sense to have a spreadsheet with all the places that take money out automatically… guess that will be my next project🥺…
23 Friday Oct 2026
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basil, big girl pants, food, moments, short, widow, zucchini basil soup
today I made zucchini basil soup… I may have been a bit short of basil, lol…
it tastes good, and I’ve made it with someone special in mind…
I hope they like it😊…
22 Thursday Oct 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, moments, nature, nighttime, perennial, plants, sturdy, walkabout, weather, widow
went out for a little walkabout in the garden…
so happy to see the plants that are still flowering, no matter the low nighttime temperatures…
I bought three of these in the spring… of course I don’t remember their name, lol… they bloomed strongly for weeks once planted, then just a bit and have recently been blooming like crazy again… there is a possibility that they are perennial… we shall see come spring😊…
this tiny sweet alyssum in the wildflower pot looks very cute, and the sunflowers continue to smile…
apparently wildflowers are sturdy 😊…
21 Wednesday Oct 2026
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20 Tuesday Oct 2026
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almost complete, bathtub, big girl pants, blessed, cure, family, moments, project, silicone, widow
one of our recent projects was in the bathroom…
we had some mould around the tub and the silicone along the sliding doors had given up the ghost so we had water leaking out during showers…
to start the process, the three doors were lifted out… then, the old grout was removed… next, the silicone was put all the way around the tub…
putting the doors back on while the silicone was still wet was a bit of a problem, but we got it done😊…
the silicone has to cure before the final removal of the excess takes place…
that should happen soon and then that project will be complete😊
19 Monday Oct 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, dark, lit, moments, nature, plants, solar lights, widow, window
was walking past the dining room and spotted the solar lights across the three plants that are in the window…
they only stay lit for a few moments so I often don’t see them…
what a lovely treat 😊…
