10 Wednesday Feb 2021
Posted in food, garden, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
tonight I popped outside to fill the feeders on the deck… I didn’t think I needed my gloves, but didn’t take into account the outside door handle…
I did have on my toasty warm boots which I have now put under the fish tank to keep warm…
so much better than in the front landing…
09 Tuesday Feb 2021
went out to fill the feeders this afternoon… it is so cold out that I didn’t want the birds to run out of food…
started with the front feeders… only took a few minutes to fill one and put out fresh suet in the other…
then I went through the house and out the back… filled the first feeder and took the second into the garage to fill it… by then my fingertips felt very cold… I had hoped to add more to the first feeder, but my fingers were numb… clearly I had the wrong gloves on…
I quickly added seeds to the feeders on the deck and came in…
took a long time for my fingertips to warm up…
07 Sunday Feb 2021
cut the blooms off the hyacinth plants yesterday morning… when I walked into the living room they were all hanging over the edges of their pots…
put the purple ones in the bathroom…
the yellow ones went on the ledge between the kitchen and dining room…
moved the pots into the dining room garden… a bit of additional green looks good… that garden is getting bigger;-)…
now the scent is everywhere on the main floor…
06 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted in health, life, moments, Uncategorized, weather
a few days ago I put lotion on my hands because they were dry…
anyone who knows me realizes that this is very odd…
my hands don’t absorb things like lotion, so I never use it… even after putting sunscreen or other cream on my body I have to wash it off my hands…
this time it soaked in…
clearly, the humidity is poor around here…
05 Friday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, flowers, garden, moments, nature, perennials, section, shade, weather, white, widow
spent a lovely time today going through books searching for the best perennials to add to one section of the garden…
I’ve been thinking that a spot where I’ve been putting annuals yearly would be a good place for some perennials, but now I need to figure out which one, lol…
they need to be short and fill in the space around the hostas and ferns that are already there… and, I would like them to flower as long as possible… that is going to be the trick…
quite a few options to contemplate;-)…
04 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in garden, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, camera, feeders, fun, garden, house finches, moments, nature, observing, pictures, snow, weather, widow
today I spent a lot of time observing the birds at the feeders in the garden…
started first thing when I caught a nuthatch, squirrel and bunny snacking… I didn’t even notice the nuthatch when I took the photo, lol…
then the nuthatches, chickadees and house finches came and went for hours…
got a few good shots while at it, but it was difficult with the snow on the window…
a very enjoyable way to spend the day…
02 Tuesday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, birdseed, birthday, blessed, exercise, family, feeders, grandson, hot tub, McDonalds, moments, treat, weather, widow
had a wonderful treat this morning…
my grandson brought McDonald’s breakfast over when he came to pick up his youngest brother’s birthday present…
he sat by the door and I sat on the far couch… it was nice to have a meal and visit… don’t think that has happened since the summer in the garden… then he was off for the rest his day…
a bit later I went out and filled feeders while topping up the hot tub… lots of running up and down the stairs in the process, lol…
good exercise… for the heart and the body…
31 Sunday Jan 2021
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bare, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, hibiscus, leaves, moments, pictures, plants, twigs, widow
as I was walking around the living and dining rooms today I had a good look at the hibiscus..
it has filled out with leaves and looks great…
it wasn’t that long ago that it was nearly just twigs;-)…
I dug through my photos and found this one from the end of September, after I brought it into the house… the leaves were starting to turn yellow and fall off… apparently I didn’t take any when it was bare, lol…
it did bloom for quite a while even as the leaves fell off…
looking forward to more flowers before too long…
29 Friday Jan 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, delivering, doorway, family, Indi, mask, moments, purple, shopping, shovelling, snow, weather, widow
my grandsons came by… one to shovel and the other to bring me a few items…
it was nice to see them both… the younger one stepped inside the back door where he warmed up his cold hands and drank some of the hot chocolate I made for him…
the older one stepped inside the front door and brought in the items he had picked up… we had a short chat, he in the doorway with a mask on, and me on the far side of the living room with a mask on… nice to have a short chat with him as well…
once the shovelling was finished, they headed off with a few treats I’d gathered up for them;-)…
it was nice to see Indi, even if she was dirty, lol…
27 Wednesday Jan 2021
Posted in family, health, life, Uncategorized, weather
today, I wore those big girl pants again…
it started late yesterday when the light blew in the den… I went and got the kitchen step stool, but when I stood on the second step it made me too nervous to take down the cover…
after I thought about it for awhile, I decided the small ladder from the garage would work, so I had my grandson put it beside the back door while he was here shovelling… I brought it in and left it to warm up, as it is metal and it was very cold out today…
finally, I climbed up, changed the bulb, and returned the ladder to the back door… tomorrow will be warmer so I will return it to its spot in the garage…
I am having to figure out how to do more things as I am not having anyone in the house these days… looking forward to the time when people can come and do jobs for me…
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