07 Sunday Nov 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fall back, grandfather clock, light, moments, nature, reset, sunshine, time, widow
I stopped the grandfather clock at 4 pm and set a timer to remind me to restart it at 5…
the only other clocks that had to be reset were the stove and microwave;-)…
it is always a bit of a giggle when I wake up trying to decide what time it really is, lol…
21 Thursday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, coleus, friends, garden, house, nature, plants, propagate, Spring, weather, widow
a few weeks ago I read that you could propagate coleus using their leaves, and have them as houseplants which could then go into the garden in the spring…
I didn’t have any in the garden but a friend did and I asked if they would give me a few clippings…
a week ago they dropped off a few types and I popped them into a glass and set it on the dining room table…
I did a bit more research and discovered that they needed to be much smaller than I thought…
so, I trimmed them up and put them back into the glass and set it on the table in the living room…
once they have roots I will transplant them into pots and enjoy them over the winter… eventually they will make a great addition to the side garden…
I also cut pieces from two of my indoor vines and set them in water as well… I have found a couple of tiny pots and plan to put them into the bathroom window;-)…
13 Wednesday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, family, firepit, friends, garden, moments, nature, Technology, time together, warm, weather, widow
brought the firepit onto the deck and have used it a couple of times already…
on Monday we sat around it before and after our dinner… even the dog enjoyed it…
Tuesday, my regular group sat around it in the afternoon as we met on the deck… we also had blankets if required as the temperature was around plus 10 Celsius… but it warmed us up a little and made us feel cozy… I enjoyed it as I awaited their arrival…
I’ve left it on the deck and think I might use it more there… will see how it goes when the rain stops, lol…
04 Monday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, hip, moments, pain, slow, Technology, treadmill, walk, widow
recently I’ve got back on the treadmill…
I had stopped walking on it because every time I was on it my knee and hip would end up sore…
so for a long time figure eights around the living and dining rooms were how I got my steps in… recently I began taking walks outside with my daughter on the phone (in my ear)…
as I have reintroduced walking on the treadmill, I am using a much slower speed… that seems to be working well…
I am also only walking for a short period because I don’t want to hurt myself again…
I am careful that I don’t get so engrossed in the show I’m watching that I stay on it for too long, lol…
21 Tuesday Sep 2021
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20 Monday Sep 2021
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ballot, big girl pants, blessed, moments, Technology, voting, widow
I received my vote by mail ballot at the end of August…
once I knew who was running in my area I filled in the ballot with the first and last name of the person I decided on and filled all of the various envelopes being sure to follow all the directions…
eleven days ago I gave the envelope to my wonderful mail carrier who dropped it into the mail for me…
think I have now voted in all the ways you can, lol… at the polling station, at an advance poll, and now by mail…
17 Friday Sep 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, home, marketplace, moments, selling, table, Technology, widow
learned something new as I went onto Facebook Marketplace and sold a coffee table…
was nervous about the whole process, but after talking with a few people and getting some pointers I jumped in…
I had ordered a lift top table so needed to make room for it…
after I put the table up, many people wanted to buy it… the first two ended up not able to come and get it but the third person offered more than I had asked for and came and picked it up in the evening… others made offers for less and some seemed rude just wanting to pick it up…
the person who arrived was lovely and had been watching for just this type of table…
it had belonged to my parents and has been used in our house until I took it outside for her to check it over…
happy that it has gone to someone who appreciates it;-)…
I might try selling something else, lol…
15 Wednesday Sep 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, building, coffee table, happy, moments, Technology, widow
I’ve spent the last two days building a coffee table… well, putting it together, lol…
I’ve been thinking I would like one where the top lifted so that I could work more easily on my laptop as well as use it to put my plate on when I am eating in the den…
I spotted one a few weeks ago and decided to order it… yesterday, it arrived, in a flat box… it hadn’t said anything about that when I ordered it but I figured this is how it would arrive…
I learned, after about 45 minutes and some YouTube videos, how to change the bit on the cordless drill… I learned that a rubber mallet is a handy tool, and I shouldn’t get rid of it… I learned to read between the lines when following picture directions… I also learned that it isn’t likely going to work out perfectly the first time…
but, after two days, and a lot of putting in and taking out of screws, I have a table that I am very happy with…
I’ve been thinking how my beloved would have had it together in a short time, and also how proud of me he would be…
09 Thursday Sep 2021
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I went for a walk… outside… in the neighbourhood… no idea when I did that last…
walked with my daughter in my ear…
didn’t go too far, up to and around Bruce Park… it was lovely to see flowers, the creek, and get some photos…
felt fine at the end… only met a few people and they weren’t close to me…
04 Saturday Sep 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, grass, lawnmower, moments, mow, nature, pond, Technology, water lily, weather, widow, working
this morning when I looked outside the sun was shining and it was a nice temperature…
but, the grass was so tall I didn’t want to go into the garden… since we’ve had a bit of rain and cooler weather it has grown like crazy and my grandsons hadn’t been able to come over and mow for me…
I decided that I would mow it myself… I did buy a lawnmower that starts easily and doesn’t have any cords for just this situation…
so, I moved furniture, mowed, whippersnipped, put furniture back, brought out cushions and finally sat down with a cup of tea to enjoy the space…
it looked spectacular;-)…
and I spotted a water lily bud… yay…
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