29 Monday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, fish, fish tank, headache, loud, moments, pump, rotor, Technology, widow
this little rotor caused a big problem…
for whatever reason, it made the large pump sound like an airplane taking off…
probably it gave the fish headaches, lol…
got the new one in and now it is very quiet and easily starts up once turned back on…
21 Sunday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, casting, family, moments, pattern, presents, solar lights, Technology, widow
On Friday morning I turned the switch on one of the new solar lights that are currently hanging in the dining room…
later in the day it was lit for just a few minutes which was amazing as there hadn’t really been much sunshine…
when I looked into the living/dining area after dark, it was on again…
and casting a beautiful pattern on the floor…
on Saturday, I hung up two in the dining room and switched all on… then I put one outside by the backdoor…
lovely patterns everywhere…
18 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, bliss, cards, dinner, family, flowers, food, friends, happy, hot tub, moments, nature, pedicure, Technology, treats, weather, widow
what a lovely day…
had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…
received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…
enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…
treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…
dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…
and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…
a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…
ended the night with a hot tub…
I am truly blessed…
17 Wednesday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, elm, equipment, moments, nature, Technology, thumping, Timberland Tree Service, tree, tree removal, widow
woke up to a light dusting of snow on the ground and then spent a good portion of the morning at various windows watching the elm tree two doors down being removed…
the gentle thumping of the equipment was like background noise, lol…
there were at least five trucks, plus a small tracker and quite a few workers…
they used a machine I haven’t seen before… it was run from the ground and had a claw that grabbed the branch or trunk and cut through it… then it lowered it to the ground where the tractor picked it up and put the end into the chipper, where another worker turned it on and filled up a truck with the wood chips…
seemed like it was all very safe for those working…
as you drive down the street, it is hard to even tell where they were working…
16 Tuesday Apr 2024
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beaver, big girl pants, blessed, mallards, moments, nature, nests, Pokémon, puddle, startle, Technology, trees, walk, weather, widow
on Monday’s walk I focussed on checking out the trees as on Sunday I watched a webinar on bird nests and eggs…
this is down by the creek and if you look closely at the bottom of the trees, you can see where the beaver has been busy…
was excited to discover a mallard couple in a puddle in a field…
wasn’t able to get too close because I didn’t want to startle them but had a lovely few minutes watching them;-)…
also collected many Pokémon items…
14 Sunday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, book, library, moments, nature, outside, Poké stops, Pokémon, Technology, walking, weather, widow
Friday morning I put on my runners and went for a walk… first time in months as I’ve been worried about snow and ice…
I also took a book to drop at the Little Library on the next street…
I didn’t take my usual path as I wanted to collect Poké balls while I was out… went up to Portage, down the next street and then detoured past an area that had lots of Pokéstops and collected various items along the way… finished along another main drag until I was back at my street…
might do that again as I continue to walk further each time I go out…
interesting that I didn’t take a single photo, lol…
nice to be checking out the neighbourhood again and looking forward to getting to the Park soon;-)…
12 Friday Apr 2024
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it appears that Thursday is our order-in/treat night…
sometimes it is frozen pizza, other times something gets picked up or ordered in;-)…
yesterday’s treat was wonton soup from Alfy’s…
it was tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today…
we also got some tempura shrimp and veggie spring rolls…
I like treat night;-)…
04 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bright, decorate, family, living room, memories, moments, orange, pictures, purple, remembering, sarongs, table, Technology, trips, widow
time to update the living room table…
I decided on sarongs in each square and then books from various trips for me to enjoy during this birthday month…
ran the sarongs through the wash to get rid of any wrinkles and then filled in the squares… went with purple and orange… purple for me, and orange for my daughter, with whom I went on many of the trips, lol…
looks bright and fresh and I have lots of special moments to enjoy;-)…
03 Wednesday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, chairs, cleaned, deck, eclipse, friends, garden, moments, nature, sunshine, table, weather, widow, Windex
it was a glorious day and I spent a good portion of it on the deck;-)…
we dug out the chairs and a small table and set them up on the deck off the kitchen…
I sat out in the sun with a light jacket and a blanket, but before too long it was warm enough to take off both… woohoo…
I also got out the windex and washed the table first with soap and then with the cleaner to make it feel like Spring on the deck…
it is now ready for Monday’s eclipse party;-)…
02 Tuesday Apr 2024
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Advent, big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, family, goodies, moments, Ottawa, purple, souvenirs, Technology, treats, widow
today a box of goodies arrived from the kids in Ottawa…
it was filled with treats from as far back as Advent and souvenirs from trips to Mexico, Paris, and Sicily… it included the last envelope from Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers… and a stick with photos and documents from my former laptop…
what fun to open each item with its note explaining where it came from… now to figure out where each piece will go and start wearing some of them…
I am so spoiled…
happy birthday month to me;-)…
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