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knob…

27 Tuesday Aug 2024

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today, as we were heading out to do a few errands, the doorknob came off in my grandson’s hand as he was locking the door…

so, besides the planned errands, we also went to Home Depot to get a new handle for the door…

I was very happy that this happened when he was home as I wasn’t sure that I could fix it…

once we returned home, my fancy screwdriver came out, pieces were removed from the door…

the new pieces were installed…

and voila, a beautiful new handle on the door…

it feels much sturdier, and although the handle is a bit stiff, I think the door is closing and locking better;-)…

bruises…

26 Monday Aug 2024

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it’s been fun watching the tomatoes grow over the season…

last week they started to turn orange and then red…

a few, closer to the bottom of the planter, were taken off the plant, had a few bites out of them, and I found them on the ground…

I decided to leave them there and a few days later discovered they were completely gone… just an outline left on the stepping stone, lol…

today I went out to pick the ripe ones only to discover that they all had large bruises on them…

decided to compost them, sigh…

pollinated…

25 Sunday Aug 2024

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the strawberry plant, from last year, is doing very well…

we found a hamper at the store on July 5th, after either the birds or squirrels had eaten the ripe strawberries before we got to them, lol…

I kept the cover on them until a few ripe ones were ready to eat and then after we had those ones, I took the cover off so that the flowers could be pollinated…

as a number of yellow/green berries started to appear, the cover went back on the plant…

on Thursday I could see the ripe berries, through the screen…

removed the cover and picked three beautiful strawberries…

they were so sweet, yum…

method…

24 Saturday Aug 2024

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I have had the cushions for my outdoor chairs for over a year and I love them…

last Sunday I discovered a much simpler way to put them on the chairs, lol…

previously I would open them up and push down the bottom cushion and then make sure to raise the top cushion above it…

the new method puts both cushions on the chair and push it to the back, then raise the top (back) cushion…

so much easier;-)…

too funny, lol…

vegetarian…

22 Thursday Aug 2024

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went to De Luca’s on Portage Avenue for lunch the other day…

ordered the vegetarian mushroom, spinach, and cheese pizza, along with half of a shared Greek salad…

it was delicious…

and I brought some home which I had for lunch the next day…

so good;-)…

bagel…

21 Wednesday Aug 2024

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yesterday, on an excursion with my adventure buddy, we picked up bagels from Fromagerie Bothwell…

we also visited St. Leon’s Gardens where we both filled our bags with delicious fresh produce…

I had also been gifted some salmon cream cheese by that same friend…

today, for lunch, I had a toasted everything bagel with salmon cream cheese, onion, and fresh radishes and cucumbers…

it was delicious…