jammed…

16 Monday Sep 2024

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it was hot but we had a crazy busy and productive day yesterday… the shed, which I haven’t been to the back of for over fifteen years, got emptied…

it had been jammed with all kinds of goodies over the years… let’s be honest, my beloved was a pack rat… and, I may have added a few items…

part way through the process it looked a bit better…

once all the “stuff” was removed, they had to shovel out twelve garbage bags filled with seeds, nuts, bits of cardboard, chewed up wood, and insulation…

when all was said and done, the space looks huge…

on to next part…

gemstones…

14 Saturday Sep 2024

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I’ve been walking past Divine Clarity for awhile now, since I am taking a slightly longer walk…

I haven’t been inside for ages, but on Friday morning decided to stop in…

the space has been completely rearranged since I was last there and I really like the new setup… and it continues to be a lovely welcoming space…

I had fun in the rock area and came home with four lovely gemstones… a chevron amethyst, a ruby fuchsite, malachite, and azurite…

they make me feel happy;-)…

I also picked up a pretty shopping bag… for the life of me, I don’t know where my other ones are although they are perfectly safe😳…

goodbyes…

13 Friday Sep 2024

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I have been a loyal MTS customer for 51 years…

over the last number of years I have been able to have a bit of a discount but they have come to the place where they are not providing anymore subsidies…

on top of that, the area I live in can only get 50 mbps, which is not really sufficient for all my Google Home units, tv, streaming, video games, etc…

one of the biggest changes has been the fact that I needed to change my email address, which I have had since email began (when dinosaurs strolled the earth)… a new address was set up many months ago, and slowly I have shared that information with others… over the last few weeks we have notified all of the organizations I am connected to as well…

today, I changed my provider to Shaw, who apparently can give me 1000 mbps, for less money…

so I am saying my goodbyes to MTS…

I didn’t want to make the change but felt there were no options… it was difficult as I am loyal to companies that I am connected to, but unfortunately MTS no longer seem to value longtime customers…

Tony, the technician, was here for over three hours and came across a number of complications, of course… but he was pleasant and got it done…

the Googles are all happy and changed over without any action needed on our part, woohoo…

and, I am beginning to learn how to use the new tv remote;-)… those big girl pants, lol…

above is the pile of things that we now have to send to MTS, by mail apparently…

stunning…

12 Thursday Sep 2024

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had a wonderful time Tuesday morning as I wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

it was the first time in months since I’ve walked to the Park… took a minute to remember which path to take, lol…

the gardens are in full bloom and look amazing…

besides the gorgeous flowers, I was able to watch a number of stunning birds, including hummingbirds, as they flitted about all the flowers…

these two photos have one in each of them, but both are rather blurry and hard to spot…

such a wonderful way to spend the morning;-)…

supply…

11 Wednesday Sep 2024

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was very happy on Sunday afternoon when a new supply of Fern Michaels books arrived…

I was on the last two books, so it was perfect timing;-)…

I also got a container of homemade potato salad, woohoo…

took a bit of time on Monday to add them to the stair library;-)… before setting them on the steps, I had to sort them in order…

lots of great reading ahead;-)…

traverse…

10 Tuesday Sep 2024

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finally got the net down to protect the pond from all the falling leaves…

we ordered netting online awhile ago and I had some landscape pins which we used to fasten it around the pond… I had to remove ones that were holding down a drip hose around the main deck because I have managed to misplace the box which has at least twenty-five more pins in it, sigh…