31 Friday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, deadheading, flowers, garden, Hilda the Gardener, nature, pictures, plants, pond, widow
had a great day: phone calls with two special friends, a garden visit with another great friend, and three hours with Hilda the Gardener where I did a lot of deadheading…
the garden looks very nice…
come by for a visit;-)…
30 Thursday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, bunnies, family, garden, moments, morning glories, movement, nature, on track, partner, purple, squirrels, track, walk, widow
went for a half hour walk this morning and spotted six bunnies…
they were everywhere…
only saw one squirrel until I got home, and then easily six in the garden within about twenty minutes, lol…
I was about fifteen minutes later than normal and there seemed to be way more people out and about… my walking partner slept through the alarm so I was on my own… I am pleased to be getting back on track with movement;-)…
started out with a puffy vest and long sleeved shirt because it was 13 degrees Celsius, but less than halfway through the walk I wanted to strip down… it got really hot in the sun…
the morning glories were very happy…
29 Wednesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, contractor, garage, garden, Indi, roof, shingles, tidy, widow
had someone come by and look at the garage roof…
when the house was reshingled a few years ago, they felt the garage would last for another five years… not!
over the winter I was able to see light through a couple of little holes when the sun was shining…
recently I realized that water was leaking in whenever it rained…
so, Monday, Brian, the contractor, came… he removed the old shingles and put them into his truck without leaving any mess… certainly much cleaner than the folks who did the house… there were shingle bits and nails everywhere when they were done…
after he made a trip to the dump, he picked up shingles that match those on the house, then removed every nail still in the roof and used a cool magnet that picked up any loose ones… then he swept the entire roof before placing down plastic sheeting over the entire surface… I was mesmerized with the light patterns when the shingles were off;-)…
Tuesday he returned and laid the shingles… there were a few problems including both roofing nailers jamming and having to remove all of the Virginia creeper that has grown into and over the eavestrough…
and then – it was done… and it looks wonderful…
Indi will be happy when she comes home;-)…
26 Sunday Jul 2020
Posted in family, garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, blessed, butterfly, chrysalis, experience, family, fun times, garden, grandson, lily of the valley, milkweed, moments, monarch, nature, photos, plants, Pokémon, time, widow
yesterday morning my youngest grandson was dropped off at ten by his two older brothers who were heading off to a two-day Pokémon event…
about fifteen minutes after they left he spotted the first of our monarchs as it emerged from the lily of the valley where they had gone to turn into their chrysalis stage… I had been watching this chrysalis for a number of days as it was the only one we could find…
perfect timing, and he spotted three more as they came out to dry their wings…
the first one had a wasp attached to its wing and it took me quite a while to get it off… not sure if that hurt it or whether the wasp had already injured it…
the others eventually flew off after their wings dried out, but this little male spent most of the day with us… finally it was gone, so we are hoping that it was able to fly…
what a wonderful experience to share together;-)…
24 Friday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, burger, carpet, family, garden, helpful, lunch, moments, muggy, treat, walk, weather, widow
yesterday my son-in-law came by and we had a lovely visit and cup of tea on the deck… it was quite cool at that time…
he fixed the chairs I’ve been trying to redo, without any problem, lol… I did learn how to cut through plastic using the clamp on the counter in the garage…
it got really hot and muggy as he cleaned up some bits of carpet that had been dissolving alongside of the garage… after he finished, we walked over to pick up burgers from The Burger Place…
we had lunch in the garden and he headed out to his next activity…
what a treat;-)…
23 Thursday Jul 2020
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, check-in, companion, covid-19, English Garden, family, iPhone, moments, nervous, walk, widow, wireless headphones
been walking with my daughter the last few weeks… on the phone, lol…
this is encouraging me to get up and out for a stroll… everyday I have gone a bit further and have enjoyed our time together….
it is nice to have a companion and there is no worry about physical distancing…
here are a few photos I’ve taken as we walked…
got this shot of the elementary school that the girls went to many years ago, lol…
great way to start the day – exercise and check-in;-)…
yesterday we walked a bit longer and I went as far as the Park… the English Garden doesn’t open until 9 now, due to Covid-19, and we walk at about 7:15, so that’s too bad, lol… it felt good to get to the Park as I hadn’t been there yet this year and I sure do miss it…
I am finding that I am less nervous the more that I get out and walk, although I am very careful to step to the side if someone is coming towards me…
22 Wednesday Jul 2020
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spent the morning in the house as I was waiting for a delivery…
had a very entertaining time as there was a lot going on at the house across the street…
the crew that had installed a new fence just a few weeks ago were back and taking the fence down…
then, they put up a new fence, which looked the same to me, lol… and took most of the day…
kept me busy watching the process;-)…
21 Tuesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, datura, helpful, moments, Purolator, seed pod, shopping, Technology, waiting, widow
had decided to stay in the house to be sure I’d be there when Purolator arrived with a parcel…
apparently they tried to deliver it a few weeks ago… they didn’t leave any notification, so it wasn’t until I went searching for the tracking number that I discovered they had been here… it was interesting as I have a note on the front door advising to go to the back door if I’m not in the house… not sure how I missed it…
last week I called and spoke to someone who advised the parcel was waiting at the depot… after we talked she arranged for them to bring it back on Tuesday…
when it was delivered at 11:30 the driver said he’d been away on vacation and the person who filled in for him wasn’t very experienced… he even apologized for the mixup…
we had a nice chat about the datura seed pod on the plant by the front door, lol…
21 Tuesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, calls, Manitoba Hydro, moments, nervous, scam, social insurance number, Technology, telephone, widow
this morning I got a phone call from “Manitoba Hydro” advising that my power was going to be shut off in thirty minutes and then suggested I push a button and speak with someone about my unpaid account…
I hung up as my payments are taken out of my bank automatically… but it still made me nervous… I went to Hydro’s website and read their notification that scams are currently happening… made me feel much better… I also reported the call…
last week I had a call about someone using my social security number… again, I hung up…
usually if I pick up the phone and don’t hear someone right away I hang up… then there is no stress, lol…
should have done that for these two calls;-)…
19 Sunday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, bird feeder, blessed, garden, moments, nature, squirrels, sunflower seeds, table, talking, widow
I’ve been talking with the squirrels a lot lately… I’ve put a small table under the bird feeder and have been putting seed out every morning and explaining to whichever one comes around that the food on the table is for them and the feeder is for the birds…
sometimes it takes quite a few conversations… other times it feels like they get it, lol…
as I’ve mentioned previously there are many squirrels that come into the garden… I haven’t decided whether the gray squirrels or the red squirrels understand better…
and they are not good at sharing, lol…
and, of course, eating from the table is easier…
