28 Saturday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, fox, foxy, haircut, health, moments, nature, plants, sad, walk, weather, widow
walked over and got a haircut this morning…
on my way, met up with a red fox that was about five feet away when it ran past me…
didn’t even look like much hair was taken off, but my head certainly feels better…
noticed the sad looking flower pots along the boulevard that look like mine at home…
apparently the city isn’t watering, just like me🤪…
does my hair look foxy;-)…
26 Thursday Sep 2024
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arranged, big girl pants, blessed, Fall, garden, houseplants, mandevilla, moments, nature, plants, vacation, weather, widow
had a bit of fun moving plants around…
I’ve started to bring some of the houseplants in from their summer vacation in the garden…
the mandevilla came in and then plants from around the house were rearranged…
more will be coming in so I will have to decide where they will all go…
25 Wednesday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, grandson, help, house, leak, moments, NextGen, repair, sink, technician, toilet, tushy, water, widow
well today there was another repair person in the house…
we had ordered a tushy to put on the toilet, but when he hooked it up my grandson encountered a leak he could not figure out how to fix…
we contacted NextGen who have recently located to a shop at Bruce and Albany…
Tony arrived just ninety minutes later and had the leak fixed and a second problem in the kitchen sorted out inside forty-five minutes…
he was a knowledgeable technician, explained as he went along, and cleaned up all the mess before he left…
now I have a fan blowing into the cabinet and am waiting for the space under the sink to dry out so I can put everything back;-)…
24 Tuesday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, caulk, fix, friend, front door, house, moments, nature, neighbour, purple, retractable, rot, weather, widow
this morning, my former neighbour and friend came by, removed the front door, and took it to his house where he replaced the bottom board which had rotted…
we had put a sweep on the bottom of the door and rainwater had been going into it which caused the rot…
we stuck a table in the space, put a chair up against it on the inside, and closed the retractable screen while the door was gone…
I sat and read in the living room as it was a bit nerve racking to not have a door, lol…
and, of course, a meter reader came to the door and I had to call through the table for them to go to the back…
when the door returned a few hours later, a new sweep was put on, screwed in, and caulked so it won’t get water in and should last for as long as I do in the house, lol…
what a blessing to have friends and neighbours who can help deal with some of the issues that take place in the house…
23 Monday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, change, deck, friends, garden, gathering, moments, nature, quick, raindrops, setup, weather, widow
today I had to make a quick change, lol…
I had set up the deck for our weekly gathering with cushions on the chairs, a table for coffee cups and blankets because it was a bit cool…
once everything was set up, just before everyone was scheduled to arrive, I sat out and was reading…
when big drops began to fall…
brought in the chair with the blankets on it, covered two of the chairs and brought in the cushions…
set up the snacks in the living room and sat down to read just before everyone arrived, lol…
21 Saturday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flapping, house, ladder, moments, neighbours, siding, weather, widow
this afternoon the doorbell rang and it was my neighbour…
he and his helper had come to see if they could fix the two pieces of siding which have been flapping on the side of the house for ages…
he had already moved the plunge tub and wheelbarrow to get to the ladder which hangs on the outside of the garage and then he got right to work…
it took awhile to get both pieces back in place and he had a tool in his hand that I couldn’t quite make out, but after moving the ladder a number of times in both places, he got it done…
I am so happy because now I won’t have to listen to the flapping anymore when it is windy…
what a treat…
18 Wednesday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, geese, inukshuk, moments, nature, orange, overcast, pavilion, pictures, rain, walk, weather, widow, yellow
went just a few streets further on my walk this morning…
it was overcast and a bit cool, which made it perfect for walking;-)…
today, orange and yellow seemed to be the colours that drew me…
it is fun to look at houses and how front yards are designed… even came across an Inukshuk…
caught some geese that were flying right above me…
and had a different view of the Park bridge, ice sculpture and pavilion…
glad I went early, as not too long after I got home it rained for ages…
17 Tuesday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, falafels, flowers, friends, gardeners, gardens, hummingbird, moments, nature, overcast, Park, Park Cafe, plants, purple, steps, stroll, weather, widow
met up with my adventure buddy and we went for a stroll through the English and Leo Mol Gardens at the Park…
it was an overcast day, but the rain held off…
there were gardeners working everywhere to keep the space beautiful…
here are a few things I took photos of…
we spotted a hummingbird and watched it for a few minutes amongst the purple flowers…
had a break on our bench before enjoying a bit of lunch at the Park Cafe where I had some tasty falafels…
it was spitting when I left the Park…
managed over 12,000 steps for the day, woohoo…
16 Monday Sep 2024
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, empty, family, garbage bags, garden, grandson, jammed, moments, nature, pack rat, shed, stuff, weather, widow
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…
14 Saturday Sep 2024
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amethyst, big girl pants, blessed, Divine Clarity, gemstones, moments, nature, purple, rocks, shopping bag, stones, treat, widow
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😳…
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