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14 Saturday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, computer, donations, moments, scans, taxes, Technology, upload, widow

been putting off dealing with the taxes, sigh…

finally sat down in the computer room and got to work on all the documents I needed to send in…

just recently a friend shared that the pharmacy could provide a list of all my prescriptions for the year… saved me a lot of pasting, as I would organize and stick all the receipts in date order from the pharmacy on letter paper and then scan the pages, lol…

thankfully I had printed a hard copy of most of the donation receipts which was handy when I was searching for all of them in my email, lol…

took a minute, but eventually I figured out how to scan things to the computer and locate where they landed…

then shockingly, I also remembered how to get into the Portal and was able to upload all of the pieces of information…

I think, 🤞…

switches…

09 Monday Mar 2026

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Technology, big girl pants, widow, books, moments, internet, F1, switches

when I got home late Saturday afternoon it was to discover that the internet was down…

that means no Google or tv🤪…

luckily there are still books to read… and actual light switches to use;-)…

but, as the evening progressed, the internet had not come back on… usually it wouldn’t be such a problem, other than the fact that there was the first F1 race of the season at 11 pm…

found a Youtube channel on my phone where the drivers parade was on and then found a program that showed the race in real time but as dots on a map of the course…

certainly not the best, but at least I could hear the progress…

about halfway through the race, the internet came back on… 😃…

making me…

08 Sunday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, colleagues, family, flowers, friends, International Women's Day, making me, memories, moments, strong, support, widow

today, on this International Women’s Day, I’ve spent time thinking of the many women who have influenced my life…

I wrote these words in 2017:

whether they are family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, or those I’ve seen from afar… 

whether they are alive or dead…

whether they know it or not…

they have had a part in making me me…

I am blessed…

now, more than ever, in these difficult days, we need to support others as they move forward;-)…

floats…

06 Friday Mar 2026

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, burgers, family, floats, food, fourteen, grandson, memories, moments, Technology, time, widow

last night we celebrated my beloved who departed fourteen years ago…

as always, some days it seems like yesterday, and others so long ago…

hamburgers and floats were eaten here and via the internet…

so thankful to have family around for these celebrations;-)…

roosts…

27 Friday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, butterflies, moments, nature, roosts, The Leaf, widow

had some fun today during my shift in the butterfly garden;-)…

there were a number of butterflies flying around as they were heading off to their night time roosts…

also enjoyed a trip through the Mediterranean Biome…

switch…

25 Wednesday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, cold tub, dishwasher, light, moments, power, switch, Technology, widow

last week we discovered that the heater, that keeps the cold tub at 5° C, had tripped the power switch…

we couldn’t figure out what caused the problem, but it didn’t happen again… until this morning…

twice, while I was making soup in the kitchen, it tripped again…

seems to be some connection with the dishwasher and light above the stove and maybe the heater in the cold tub… turned off the stove light and didn’t have anymore problems…

fingers crossed 🤞…

muscle…

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, family, moments, muscle, nature, shovel, snow, Technology, weather, widow

a while ago, I pulled a muscle in my lower abdomen…

it took awhile to get confirmation as I thought it was something else, lol…

apparently, shovelling is a really bad thing to do, which is unfortunate… usually I shovel the steps and front sidewalk… it doesn’t take that long, but after I shovelled last week, the pain got more intense…

so, today, when I had to go out, I decided not to shovel… it was difficult, but I remember the pain…

so I went out the back and walked in the tire tracks down to the street to get in the Uber…

will be getting my housemate to clear it up;-)…

extension…

23 Monday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, connect, extension, friends, gathering, moments, phone, power, talk, Technology, widow

had a bit of a laugh last week when we had our gathering…

currently one of us is away, so we added her by phone to our time together…

I connected the phone to the charger to be sure there was sufficient charge to get through the call…

was thinking how clever I was, until after the call when I realized that I hadn’t turned on the power to the extension cord, lol…

this week I remembered;-)…

riveting…

22 Sunday Feb 2026

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athletes, big girl pants, blessed, moments, Olympics, riveting, sports, Technology, time, widow, withdrawal

and so, after seventeen days, the 2026 Olympics are over, sigh…

it was a delight to watch so many different sports, including some new ones, and learn about the individual athletes… I can no longer pick a particular favourite sport because so many are riveting… could not be more proud of all of our athletes who represented us so well…

there will likely be some withdrawal pains over the next few days…

now to get back to reading, and actually leaving the house, lol…

I am blessed…

cam…

20 Friday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, cam, door cam, fresh air, moments, nature, shovelled, sidewalk, snow, Technology, weather, widow

took a little time yesterday morning to shovel the sidewalk and steps…

was able to wear a lighter jacket as it was nearly zero out…

it doesn’t take long and it is great to be outdoors…

the door cam very nicely took my picture, lol…

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