18 Wednesday Oct 2023
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took two walks Tuesday, lol…
first one was my little circle tour… on the way home I had to walk partway down a different street to admire a very large Halloween display, across from a school…
the second was to go to Silver Heights IDA for my covid and flu shots… had to wait a few minutes while others were looked after, but then in a flash, it was done and I was on my way home…
14 Saturday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, clouds, eclipse, glasses, moments, nature, sky, Technology, viewing, weather, widow
well, didn’t use those eclipse glasses as the sky was completely filled with clouds all morning…
my daughter in Ottawa, who also had clouds, suggested the viewing was top secret only, lol…
viewing party was cancelled and everyone stayed in their warm houses (it was 9° Celsius) getting other chores taken care of…
will put the glasses away for the next one, which looks to be in April;-)…
looked outside at 5:30 pm to see this, lol…
12 Thursday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, eclipse, friends, garden, glasses, moments, nature, party, protective gear, shopping, sky, sun, Technology, watch, weather, widow
October 14th there will be a solar eclipse…
I was able to purchase some eclipse glasses from Manitoba Museum and have them mailed to me…
since then I’ve given some to my BS buddies…
we are thinking about an eclipse party on the 14th, although the weather may not cooperate…
looking forward to the day…
11 Wednesday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, community, enchanted, environment, happy, hope, IG, Jane Goodall, moments, presentation, Royal Botanical Gardens, speaker, Technology, treat, widow
just spent a delightful hour with Dr. Jane Goodall…
well, she was on stage at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada, and I was on the couch in the living room;-)…
she is a wonderful story teller and kept the audience, and me, enchanted…
from her earliest years, with a mother who supported her desire to know everything about animals, to her building of the Jane Goodall Institute, her life has been filled with spirit and a thirst to know more…
she has focused on chimpanzees, people and the environment…
so happy that I came upon this talk as I was scrolling through IG today…
people, there is hope, but we need to work at it, together;-)…
07 Saturday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, celebration, food, friends, fun, happy, lifeline, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, time, treat, walk, weather, widow
had a great time on Monday, when I met with my BS buddies at the Park Cafe for a celebration lunch…
it was amazing because it was the birthday person’s birthday, lol… we don’t often have the celebration on their actual day…
we were there for a few hours…
the restaurant wasn’t too full, we had a lovely waitperson, the meal with very tasty, and we had lots of laughs and conversation (as always)…
these women have been my lifeline for over thirty-five years…
06 Friday Oct 2023
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, garden, gardens, gloves, happy, heavy, moments, nature, plants, purple, Technology, walk, weather, weighted, widow
Monday I walked over to the Park Cafe wearing my new weighted gloves…
they are purple and kind of cute, lol…
I popped them into my vest while we were there and couldn’t believe how heavy it was when I lifted it to put it back on before heading out…
after a quick tour of the English and Leo Mol Gardens, which have a beautiful autumn vibe, with orange, yellow, purple, and brown colouring, I walked home with them on…
I am getting used to them…
05 Thursday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bugs, flowers, garage, garden, house, mandevilla, moments, nature, plant light, plants, spot, sprayed, weather, widow
as it is getting later in the season, the mandevilla got moved into the garage and sprayed down with homemade insecticide to discourage any bugs from getting into the house…
it is sad, as it is currently blooming like crazy… and I know that most of the buds will drop off once it is in the house, sigh…
it stayed out for a few days… usually you put the plant in a bag, but clearly, this one is a bit too large for that option, so hoping it is less likely there are bugs in the garage than in the garden…
brought it in and tried a few spots in the living room before finding just the right one, hopefully…
I trimmed a considerable amount from the top and added a plant light…
I guess we will see how it does;-)…
02 Monday Oct 2023
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took some time to begin the process of changing the living room table display for the fall…
removed the shells that I rediscovered in the spring… I won’t forget where I put them this time (upstairs in the Computer room closet🤪), lol…
I decided to put my camera collection out… I had to move the glass to fit one of them in…
next I printed photos to put in each of the squares… that was a bit of a process between the iPhone, computer, and printer, lol… besides having to choose only sixteen (well, seventeen)…
I’m rather pleased with how it came out;-)…
next change will be glittery things for the holiday season…
21 Thursday Sep 2023
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went for my annual eye exam, and while I was waiting, saw a former work colleague…
had a lovely catch-up…
I went through the gamut of tests and then got to spend time with my doctor… I’ve been going to him for ten years and they’ve been gathering data on my eyes over all that time… I don’t mind waiting, because when he is with me, there is no rushing through the explanations and all questions are answered…
eyes are in good shape and I learned a new way to clean my glasses while I was there…
will give it a try and see if it makes cleaning them simpler;-)…
12 Tuesday Sep 2023
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adventure, big girl pants, buddy, car, drive, food, fresh veggies, friends, hot tub, moments, nature, plants, shop local, somewhere, Technology, veggies, weather, widow
went for a drive with my adventure partner…
drove just outside the city to Jonathan’s Farm to collect the veggies we both ordered online…
it was a sunny day and the drive was relaxing…
there was no one around when we arrived although I spotted someone in the field way down the way, lol…
we gathered up our produce and headed home…
the one thing we noticed was all the crazy drivers on the road, lol… Friday and everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere 🤪…
looking forward to some delicious meals…
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