11 Saturday Apr 2026
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cleaning the pumps in the fishtanks is not one of my favourite things to do… my beloved took care of this job… then for a number of years, my son-in-law looked after the task, lol…
now, it is up to me…
once I get started it isn’t that big a deal and doesn’t really take that long…
and to top it off this week, I scrubbed the algae from the glass front…
always happy when all the cleaning is complete…
and I think the fish like it as well;-)…
02 Thursday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, case, giggle, iPhone, moments, phone case, purple, research, Technology, widow, zipper
my phone case was starting to show its age, so I spent time researching what was out there to replace it…
having the spot where cards and a bit of money fit makes it easy for me just to take the phone and not need a purse…
took quite a while, but eventually I found two that I thought might work…
ordered both and discovered, for now, that the smaller one will work perfectly;-)…
the best thing is that it doesn’t have a zipper, like my last one, where the pull tab kept finding its way into my photos, lol… and it is very slim…
the part that makes me giggle is that it is harder to tell the top from the bottom when I take it out of my pocket…
01 Wednesday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, broom, chairs, cleaned, cushions, deck, garden, moments, nature, sunshine, Technology, warm, weather, widow
got to sit outside on the deck Sunday morning… yay:-)…
moved the chairs into their usual spots, took off the covers, brought out the clean cushions, and put them on the chairs…
got out the broom and swept up the cedar bits and elm leaves that were all over the deck… even used the leaf blower to finish up…
put on a light jacket and brought out tea and my book and enjoyed the sun, birdsong, and my book for a wonderful hour and a half;-)…
haven’t made it out since then, what with the snow and overcast skies🥺…
28 Saturday Mar 2026
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big girl pants, biome, bright colours, crystals, display, family, flowers, garden, kaleidoscope, moments, nature, orchid, plants, rainbows, widow
Thursday night I picked up a cute little orchid after we attended the Member Preview of Kaleidoscope at The Leaf…
one of the many benefits of membership is that often there are previews of new displays… always great fun…
this new display is filled with bright, colourful, flowers and lots of crystals… I am looking forward to seeing if they produce rainbows on sunny days;-)…
and the neatest thing is a piece that has three kaleidoscopes on it with a platform of flowers which turn and produce the kaleidoscope effect… such an entertaining time, either looking through the three options or spinning the saucer for others to see…
I am also going to go later in the evening to see everything lit;-)…
the orchid is from the Apothecary display, so it is a lovely reminder of that display…
there is always something new or different every time you walk through the biomes…
18 Wednesday Mar 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, facecloth, kleenex, Last Object, moments, paper towel, widow
recently someone commented on my Last Object “kleenex”…
I have been using them for about six years and am very happy with them…
it also brought to mind my “paper towels”…
since the beginning of 2020, I have been using old facecloths and napkins instead of paper… there are still a few thing I use actual paper towels for… particularly things like bacon when it cooks in the microwave, lol…
once they get used, they go into a basket in the laundry room and when it is full, into the washer… dried, folded, and returned to the cupboard, then the top of the microwave to be used…
and repeat…
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, 🤞…
09 Monday Mar 2026
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big girl pants, books, F1, internet, moments, switches, Technology, widow
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… 😃…
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;-)…
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;-)…
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…
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