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22 Friday Nov 2024

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have been entertained over the last few days as a fence was being constructed across the street…

it took a while to figure out which house it belongs to…

the crew of two arrived before nine yesterday and worked until about four… they took many breaks to sit in their truck and warm up, lol… it was chilly…

they had an interesting machine which pounded the metal poles into the ground… there were two heights… then they built the frames and covered the tall section with black strips… at that point I realized the fence belonged to the house directly across from me, the fence on the other side of their property is also black…

after they cleaned everything up they ended their day, and I assumed the job, lol…

I thought it was interesting that the front section was just chain link, but maybe it would let the snow blow through…

then, this morning the truck was back and they added the black strips to the short section of the fence…

now I think it is really done, lol…

shortbread…

21 Thursday Nov 2024

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I was surprised when the doorbell rang as I wasn’t expecting anything, but after the recent surprise of my daughter at the door, I hurried to see who or what was there…

it was a parcel with my name on it;-)…

opened it to discover a Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar, woohoo…

the kids in Ottawa had sent it and I was very excited to receive it…

I’d never seen an advent calendar by them before and just recently my friends and I had been discussing how much we all liked their shortbread cookies…

I can hardly wait for December 1st when I can open the first flap on the calendar;-)…

what a delightful treat…

I was thinking about what a world we live in where you can see something, buy it online, and have it sent directly to someone in another city;-)…

sections…

20 Wednesday Nov 2024

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it was time to redo the living room table, but I wasn’t quite ready for the full-on Christmas ornaments…

once I thought about it for a while and decided to fill the four sections with some of my “favourite things” I sat and made a list of what those things were to me at the moment, lol…

my list included: family, friends, garden, flowers, books, animals, nature, photography, holidays, technology, rocks, seashells, and crafts…

so I went around the house and found items that represented all of those things… after putting a red and green tablecloth in the bottom I found spots for all of the things…

I’m pleased with how it turned out;-)…

stabilizer…

18 Monday Nov 2024

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on Saturday the motorcycle made its way into the shed for the winter, as this year it is staying with us;-)…

the oil was changed, the gas tank filled, and some fuel stabilizer added to keep it fluid…

it went for a bath and was ready to be put away…

there was just enough space to fit it into the shed…

now there is plenty of room in the garage for Indy, who just a few days ago got her not-so-pretty winter tires put on;-)…

we are ready…

mess-making…

13 Wednesday Nov 2024

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Saturday’s project was to transplant the lemon tree and the fern…

had to run out to the garage to get gloves and into the basement for a pail and spoon, lol…

after a bit of digging and mess-making the two plants were in their new pots, trimmed, fertilized, and watered…

the fern was absolutely jammed into the pot and took quite a bit of work to get it thinned out, cut back and set into its new home…

it was much simpler to put the lemon tree into the larger pot and add some soil… it looks good;-)… I cannot remember when I started this, maybe this spring or last spring, lol…

hopefully they will both thrive…

nearly…

12 Tuesday Nov 2024

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Friday afternoon I took out the solar small Christmas tree lights and put them into one of the flower pots…

wanted to be sure the pics would be able to go into the nearly frozen soil…

I also filled the snowflake with solar mini lights…

they came out very nicely…

turmoil…

09 Saturday Nov 2024

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when I was cleaning and reorganizing the computer room, I came across a few items that I usually put out around Christmas, but with all the recent turmoil going on, felt like now was the time to bring them out…

one is a white dove that I hung onto the Japanese Maple in the front window…

and the other is a stunning card that a friend got me for Christmas many years ago, which I placed in the dining room where I can see it…

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time thinking of those around me who are dealing with health issues and heavy life events and I am feeling more calm as I gaze upon these…

complaining…

07 Thursday Nov 2024

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well, last night, when I went out for a hot tub, I put on my water shoes and toque…

the toque always reminds me of my beloved;-)…

when I’d gone out the night before and climbed up the steps in my bare feet, they were cold;-(…

and so it begins…

I was feeling bad about needing them already, but when I looked at previous times I’d started wearing them it had been towards the end of October, so I guess I shouldn’t be complaining…