27 Sunday Apr 2025
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had a bit of a giggle when this photo came up in my Facebook memories…
it was from 14 years ago when I was visiting my daughter in Courtenay and we had spent the day at Kingfisher Resort and Spa…
and yesterday, my own gardener was here;-)… just took a few years to accomplish…
and, of course, she isn’t here every day, or just my gardener, lol…
but, still…
26 Saturday Apr 2025
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beds, big girl pants, blessed, cleanup, debris, fluffing, garden, Hilda the Gardener, moments, nature, planning, weather, widow
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…
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;-)…
24 Thursday Apr 2025
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, blown over, cut, garden, moments, nature, pergola, plants, shocked, trees, weather, widow
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;-)…
20 Sunday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, feet, flip flops, gentle, happy, holding, moments, pedicure, purple, tanned, treat, wax, widow
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;-)…
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…
16 Wednesday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, blustery, creek, flowers, leaf, moments, nature, snowdrops, walk, weather, widow, windy
started the day with a morning walk…
it was chilly and the wind was a bit blustery…
not much new growth, but the snowdrops I saw the other day had multiplied;-)…
the ice is completely gone so the creek is running clear now…
looking forward to the trees leafing out;-)…
15 Tuesday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, enthralled, friend, moments, playwright, PTE, season, Technology, widow
a busy weekend;-)…
on Saturday we went to see Raised by Women at PTE… it was our last play of the season…
it was a seventy minute performance by the playwright Keith Barker… he did a great job and the time went by quickly as he held everyone enthralled with his stories…
14 Monday Apr 2025
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ankles, big girl pants, boots, Canadian, fit, happy, landfill, moments, shopping, snow, Technology, Vessi, waterproof, widow
so excited today to get my new winter boots…
the pair I’ve been wearing for well over twenty years have begun to fall apart in front of me;-(…
I wanted Canadian-made and decided to try Vessi… besides being made in BC, they are also waterproof…
I had hoped to try a pair on and went to the mall, but they aren’t carried in Manitoba…
so, I took a chance and ordered them online and was pleased to get free shipping…
I ordered them last week and they arrived today…
and they fit… I was worried as often when I’ve tried pull-ons, they wouldn’t go over my ankles, but I had no problem… yay…
now they will get put away for when the snow starts in the Fall and the falling apart pair will sadly head to the landfill…
13 Sunday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, butterflies, flora, flowers, koi, Mediterranean, moments, nature, plants, pond, solo, The Leaf, trees, tropical, weather, widow
had another solo visit to The Leaf on Friday as I’d read that the flowering trees in the current display area were nearly finished blooming due to the heat…
I was surprised at how many people were there as I expected everyone to be outside enjoying the 17° C gorgeous weather…
as I entered the Tropical Biome I had to stop and wait a minute for the fog to clear from my glasses, lol…
happy to see the tiny flowers on two of the three cacao trees…
everything looked lush amidst the cooling mist that seems to be keeping the flora happy… quite surprised at how much the plants have grown… just last week it was easy to see all the way to the waterfall and now it is blocked again…
fun to watch one of the zoo keepers feeding the koi as I don’t often get to see that;-)…
the Mediterranean Biome had many flowers and the Babs Asper Display area held lots of plants, flowers, small trees, topiaries, and a truck filled with tulips…
the Butterfly Garden was busy with butterflies flitting about happily as they enjoyed the sunlight… the misting machines were also busy adding to the humidity and it felt very warm, lol…
so lucky to have this amazing place to visit;-)…
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