23 Saturday May 2020
Posted in garden, moments, nature, Uncategorized, weather
it has been very hot the last few days and the forecast keeps mentioning rain and possible thunderstorms…
had a few sprinkles in the night, but no real rain…
tonight the sky changed rather drastically in about 45 minutes…
took these photos out the front window… looked like it was going to pour... but then it cleared…
and these were out the back…
once again there were some sprinkles, but not a good rain… hoping for a good soaking… maybe later…
17 Sunday May 2020
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, deck, frog, garden, lunch, memories, moments, nature, pond, supper, waterfall, weather, widow
had a lovely day in the garden…
set out the cushions, tidied a bit, and then read, napped and watched a few birds…
moved from chair to chair as I followed the shade and ate lunch and supper outside…
spotted the frog for a brief minute… it has been calling for days and this was the first time I was able to see it;-)…
07 Thursday May 2020
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big girl pants, birds, finches, garbage, garden, Google Home, home, moments, nature, remembering, waste, widow, yard waste
today, Google Home reminded me to put out the garbage and recycling… I also remembered that tomorrow will be the first day that yard waste will be collected…
I was very happy about that because there were quite a few bags and a garbage can full of leaves, branches and old plants waiting to be disposed of…
this photo was from last week after Hilda the Gardener was here and it shows all the detritus that was needing a place to go…
this photo is from today after I moved all of the bags out to the lane… some of them were heavy…
amazing how moving a few bags makes the whole area look better…
when I went to take today’s photo I also spotted more finches at the feeder…
good day all around…
06 Wednesday May 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dahlias, flowers, garden, grow, growth, memories, nature, purple, weather, widow
for a number of days I was moving the dahlia pots outside in the morning and back into the house in the evening…
then they lived in the house for a few days as the weather was rather cool…
and I had such fun checking on them throughout the day to see if they had sprouted, and if so, to see how they had grown…
once again they’ve been moving out and back… most are coming up nicely…
watching new growth is so satisfying, particularly in this time of great unrest in our lives… still waiting for a couple to pop through the soil…
looking forward to the permanent move outside… still haven’t decided where they will each end up…
26 Sunday Apr 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, chewed, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, nature, plants, purple, Spring, sprout, sun, sunshine, weather, widow
this morning, while I was searching for something in the garage, I came across an envelope of morning glory seeds that had been there for at least a year… apparently a critter had chewed open the end of the envelope, but left the seeds… not so tasty maybe…
I sprinkled them over two planters along the deck and then covered them with soil… will watch and see what happens…
no idea if they will sprout, but I thought it was worth a chance…
will be fun to watch;-)…
22 Wednesday Apr 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, deck, EarthDay, garden, grief, moments, nature, sunset, virus, widow, world
today, Earth Day 50, I’ve spent time thinking about our world and how blessed we are to be here…
and how this virus, which has made us all stay home, has given the earth a chance to rest and start recovering from all the grief we have given it…
in my little corner of the world, I spent time watching the birds and squirrels at the bird feeders… after I refilled them…
and also was able to spend some time on the deck in the garden, enjoying the balmy weather…
I’ve been thinking of a few small changes I’ve made at home… the one I am most pleased about is using cloth instead of paper towels… I put away the paper towel holder shortly after arriving back home in January… I’ve been using extra hand towels and facecloths and have a bin for the used ones on the kitchen counter… it has been amazingly simple and is encouraging me to see what other small, but helpful changes I can make…
07 Tuesday Apr 2020
the weather has been very odd over the last week…
on Friday it snowed all day and into Saturday… everything was covered… then it started to melt and by today it is nearly all gone…
above shows the front yard Saturday on the top and today on the bottom…
the backyard has changed a lot as well… yesterday there was still a fair bit of snow on the deck and by the pond… today it is almost completely gone…
crazy, but I hope to be able to sit out there soon…
06 Monday Apr 2020
Posted in life, moments, technology, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, heat, iPhone, moments, nest, raise, smart home, Technology, thermostat, weather, widow
in an effort to save a few dollars I turned the thermostat down a few days ago as it had gotten warmer outside…
since then it has cooled off again and it has been chilly in the house…
good thing I have a Smart Home… although it could be smarter;-)…
all I had to do was open up the Nest app on my phone and raise the temperature… didn’t even have to get up from under my blanket…
let’s hope it gets warmer and stays that way…
05 Sunday Apr 2020
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back, big girl pants, blessed, dressed, groceries, homemade, hot tub, mail, meals, moments, pasta, pjs, sauce, shoveler, snow, spaghetti, sugars, sunshine, widow
today, I got dressed, lol… I know that is a big deal for me and a lot of you, I’ll bet… not having to worry about anyone coming to the door makes pjs perfectly acceptable all day…
in the morning I cooked spaghetti and let it cool down so that the sugars would fly through my system when I warm it up…
looked in the fridge and found part of a jar of spaghetti sauce which I used as a base for my sauce…
the addition of spices, A1, ketchup, and soy sauce, with time to mingle together, makes for a tasty addition to the spaghetti… also added some frozen meatballs to get in the required protein… smelled lovely as it was simmering…
while that was cooking, I went out and shovelled between the front steps and the driveway… snow seemed heavier than in the backyard yesterday, lol… and my back is not so happy just now;-(…
my shovelers came by this morning and did the driveway and sidewalk (but not the connecting area)… very happy they were able to get that done as it needs to be clear for the mail carrier… and Tuesday my grocery order should arrive as well…
supper was tasty and there is enough sauce and spaghetti for two more meals… yay…
seemed like a full day;-)…
04 Saturday Apr 2020
Posted in health, life, moments, nature, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, blessed, hallway, happy, hot tub, moments, proud, purple, shells, snow, sunshine, tidy, widow
rather proud of myself… I have barely done anything for ages, but today I was able to accomplish three things…
first, I went into the backyard and shovelled a path to the hot tub… my shoveler hasn’t been by… likely he is staying at home like everyone else;-)…
being very careful of my back, I worked slowly and made sure there wasn’t too much snow in each shovelful… now I can go out to soak my back if I want;-)…
came in, had a break, and then tidied the hallway bookshelf… I’d organized it back in 2014… made me laugh when I realized it was that long ago…
finally, I redid the living room table drawer… put sea shells in two of them and left the others as they were… one has all the retirement cards and the other has a number of pictures and maps from our trip to Hawaii…
looks good…
pleased with all that got done… maybe I will keep on getting things done;-)…
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