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fluffing…

26 Saturday Apr 2025

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first day of garden cleanup…

Hilda the Gardener arrived and spent the afternoon removing leaves and debris from around the garden and fluffing the beds…

even though not everything got done, it makes such a huge difference to how the garden looks…

took this photo before Hilda arrived…you can see the difference under the main deck;-)…

I was sitting on the back deck for the first time this year… woohoo;-)…

looking forward to many wonderful moments in this sanctuary…

performance…

25 Friday Apr 2025

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had a bit of a performance outside when I happened to look out the window this evening;-)…

funny bunnies;-)…

shocked…

24 Thursday Apr 2025

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on a recent walk to the Park and around the gardens I was rather shocked to see how many trees had been removed throughout the forest between the walking bridge and the gardens as well as in the gardens…

there were still trees that had fallen or been blown over…

and it appeared that the pergola in the Leo Mol pond area had been completely rebuilt or else it had been sandblasted…

lots of changes since I was there in the Fall;-)…

remain…

23 Wednesday Apr 2025

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walked to the Park and around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

it was very bare, lol…

I came across a Canada goose on the path to the Leo Mol Garden and it wasn’t moving, no matter what I did… I could see another goose on the roof of the Leo Mol Gallery that seemed to be working on a nest… so, possibly its partner…

although you are asked to remain on the path, I ended up walking through one of the beds because I did not want to cause an issue or get bitten by the goose…

I made it across both times, because it was still there when I left 😳…

wallet…

22 Tuesday Apr 2025

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I received a letter from Manitoba Health the other day…

in it was my new health card, woohoo…

I’d been planning to give them a call as I had gone online and filled out the application what seemed like many weeks ago, lol…

it looks great and I was quick to pull the old paper one out of my wallet and put in the new plastic one…

whoever…

21 Monday Apr 2025

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on Friday, woke up to geese honking as they headed out looking for something to eat… and spotted flickers in the field across from the house;-)…

opened the beautiful cards and gifts from friends and family I’d been saving over the last few days, and laughed at Google singing to whoever was having the birthday, lol…

received a gorgeous purple handmade book, filled with photos of the garden and a book about monarchs with things I didn’t previously know… going to have to read that more thoroughly…

tried to vote, but the lineup was long, so headed out for breakfast at The Pancake House…

decided to vote Saturday when I would have more time…

friends arrived with cards and flowers and we had a lovely visit… the neighbour stopped by and gave an update on the house next door and collected Easter books for the littles…

received many texts and phone calls and had fun watching some F1 on tv…

cookies and hot cross buns arrived as I was reading in the living room, so I had to eat one of the hot cross buns, yum…

supper was steak and lobster, with fries and asparagus;-)… followed by a blizzard, yum…

what a delightful day it was…

holding…

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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had a lovely pedicure on Thursday as one of the celebrations for my birthday…

a day early but, like many places, they were closed for Good Friday;-)…

Joy was gentle and did a wonderful job of holding my feet securely as she worked so I didn’t kick her at all… those sensitive feet, lol…

as a special treat, I had the paraffin treatment, which is always delightful…

and because I wore my flip flops, she put them on first and then put on the polish… very clever…

had lots of time to sit and let the polish dry before heading home…

and am very happy with the fresh toes on my already slightly tanned feed;-)…

rolls…

19 Saturday Apr 2025

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my birthday week continued;-)…

went out for sushi on Wednesday and then took a drive to pick up a computer part for my grandson…

hadn’t had sushi for quite a while and the food was excellent… only had a few leftover rolls to bring home which is good because sometimes we order way too much, lol…

pumps…

18 Friday Apr 2025

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Wednesday, I spent time cleaning two of the pumps…

Thursday was glass cleaning day, lol…

luckily it didn’t take too long and now the tanks look so much better;-)…

seems to me the pumps are clogging up more quickly than previously;-(…

gauge…

17 Thursday Apr 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, garden, gauge, moments, plants, Shelmerdine, solar, treat, widow, workshop

went to Shelmerdine with friends on Sunday…

after checking out all the plants, we sat in on a workshop about using all your outdoor space…

and I won a prize;-)… because it is almost my birthday… woohoo…

a rain gauge with solar flowers;-)…

lovely to be in a space filled with so much greenery…

and the flowers lit up after a sunny afternoon;-)… gotta find just the right spot for this in the garden…

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