22 Tuesday Mar 2022
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tossed all of the old flowers out today and reorganized a few pots…
moved one of the violets into the lovely head vase from my New Year’s Day bouquet…
and spotted some new blossoms…
that was a lovely treat…
house is tidy and ready for company;-)…
21 Monday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, driveway, garden, melted, moments, nature, shovel, snow, weather, widow
the snow has been melting slowly and quickly, if that makes any sense…
when I look at pictures from a week ago and today it is more visible, so I can see how much has melted…
I went out and shovelled a bit to clear the sidewalks and some of the driveway…
there is still a lot to melt…
20 Sunday Mar 2022
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athlete, big girl pants, blessed, dad, family, lessons, memories, moments, sports, time together, track, track and field, value, widow
spent time watching Track and Field this weekend and it brought back memories of time with my dad…
he was an excellent athlete in his youth and we often attended track meets at the old Arena to watch and enjoy the skill of those participating…
for much of my life he was ill and unable to do most physical things, but in my early teens we had fun watching other athletes…
he was the one who taught me to appreciate every person’s performance… it didn’t matter who they were, a good performance was always applauded…
I wonder if it was partly due to the fact that he appreciated anyone who could still perform…
he was the same with people… every single person he met had great value…
some precious lessons…
19 Saturday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, chemicals, garden, hot tub, kicking, moments, nature, snow, warm, weather, widow
what a delightful day…
I opened the patio door without any blockage from snow… yay… and left it open for most of the day… still going to be a while before I can sit out there…
the sun was shining, the birds were singing and the snow was melting…
added chemicals to the hot tub, which I haven’t done for ages as it has been so cold, the tub had been covered in snow, and there was no space for the covers to opens…
every time I went out to add the chemicals, I kicked some of the snow on the path so it could melt…
it is looking good…
18 Friday Mar 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, drive, family, hoarfrost, memories, moments, nature, pictures, rime, sky, trees, weather, widow
I was surprised this morning when I looked out the window and spotted the hoarfrost on the trees…
it is such a gift of nature and looks so delicate (apparently like feathers)… I spent some time researching the difference between rime ice and hoarfrost, once I came across the term, lol… still not a hundred percent sure I understand…
hoarfrost always reminds me of my last drive with my beloved… he drove me around the Park and a few neighbourhoods so that I could take pictures of the beautiful designs that morning…
it was just a few days before his death…
but now, the sight of hoarfrost on the trees reminds me of wonderful times together;-)… I truly am blessed…
17 Thursday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, Japanese Maple, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, shamrocks, St. Patrick's Day, starting, weather, widow
yesterday I put up a photo on Instagram that showed my Japanese Maple just starting to leaf out… this picture below came up in my Google Photos today showing the same tree two years ago… made me laugh because it is so different, lol…
the good news is that it is starting…
and obviously, I should have put it up today, on St. Patrick’s Day, when we are all Irish;-)…
at the bottom of the tree, shamrocks have been growing since the first summer it went outside and the shamrock plant jumped into the pot…
it was fun taking the pictures;-)…
16 Wednesday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, hyacinth, moments, perfume, plants, purple, scent, season, smell, widow
I love the perfume that hyacinths produce, but it is very strong…
recently, I had company and knew that strong scents were difficult for them…
so I bagged both of the hyacinth plants to help dissipate the smell, lol…
they looked a bit funny but are now back in in the open and delighting me with the scent;-)…
15 Tuesday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, melted, moments, nature, pictures, snow, squirrel, sunflower seeds, watched, weather, widow
had a fun few minutes this morning as I watched this red squirrel…
some of the snow has melted away and the squirrels have uncovered the sunflower seeds…
every now and then this one would stick its head under the snow and bring up a snack…
I checked whenever I was in the kitchen, but missed any more sightings, lol…
14 Monday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, fluffy, moments, morning glories, nature, plants, purple, weather, widow
a few fun surprises today…
when I looked out the window first thing this morning the sky seemed fluffy as it was filled with cute little clouds…
a bit later, as I was walking around the living and dining rooms, I spotted this tiny morning glory;-)…
and the purple hyacinths have started to scent the air… I get the lovely perfume as I walk into the kitchen or living room…
all very lovely as it was overcast and not very energizing…
and it snowed again, sigh…
13 Sunday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, goldfish, iPhone, moments, online class, Photography, tricks, widow
I’ve been taking an online iPhone photography course…
it has been excellent so far and I have enjoyed practising a few of the things I’ve learned… and I even got some pretty good pictures of the fish today…
happily, I’ve also realized that I already know many of the tricks of the trade…
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