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covers…

27 Friday Mar 2026

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bathtub, big girl pants, blessed, chairs, covers, cushions, deck, family, frozen, garden, grandson, ice, moments, nature, snow, weather, widow

so happy because, finally, on Tuesday, we were able to pull the covers, that were frozen to the deck, off the chairs…

I was very frustrated because I couldn’t do it on my own and had to wait for my housemate to get home… much stronger arms, lol…

three of the six cushions had to go into the bathtub to dry as they were all very wet…

the other three just went by the backdoor, although likely the covers will come off and go into the washer, lol…

the chairs were covered again and moved away from the snow and ice…

it was warm enough Tuesday, that I could have sat outside for awhile…

once the cushions dried out, I removed the covers, washed and dried them, and then struggled to put them back together…

and now they are waiting to get back outside…

after the snow😔… maybe tomorrow🤞…

daylight…

25 Wednesday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, daylight, family, garden, hot tub, light, moments, nature, widow

we went out for a hot tub in the daylight🤪…

can’t even think of the last time that happened, lol…

it was fun to check out the trees, birds, and squirrels…

sadly there is still a lot of snow out there, sigh…

lighter…

24 Tuesday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blessed, haircut, lighter, moments, walk, widow

isn’t it interesting how a haircut always makes you feel happy;-)…

and lighter, lol…

anticipating…

22 Sunday Mar 2026

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anticipating, big girl pants, blessed, covers, family, garden, ice, melting, moments, snow, weather, widow, wind

we finally got the deck shovelled… there is still a bit of snow and ice, but now it should melt more quickly…

we also got the last of the snow off the two chairs on the deck, but I am anticipating that the cushions underneath the covers will be wet…

unfortunately, the cover is still frozen to the deck… but the wind was sure blowing the covers around now that the snow is gone…

curled…

16 Monday Mar 2026

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finally had the time to spend curled up in the sun on the bed… usually by the time I think of it, the sun has already left the bed;-)…

it was warm and cozy, lol…

so happy that the season is moving forward and before you know it, there will be time spent on the deck in the sunshine as well…

stare…

13 Friday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, deck, flowers, moments, monarch butterfly, stare, The Leaf Gift Shop, weather, widow

I’ve been watching this item in the Gift Shop at The Leaf for well over a week now…

on one of my spots, I would stare at it, through the exit doors, but when my shift ended, the shop would be closed…

I kept planning to stop in before starting my volunteer time, but kept forgetting…

until today…

lucky for me the shop stayed open past the end of my shift for an event that was happening at the event centre;-)…

and I came home with this lovely blanket… it is a monarch butterfly (which I love) and is soft and cozy…

I think it will be perfect when I start to sit on the deck as the weather gets warmer;-)…

snowploughs…

26 Thursday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, buckets, driveway, family, moments, nature, removal, snow, snowploughs, weather, widow, windrow

the snowploughs came along the street about 10:30 this morning…

there were a lot of them… maybe two or three of the big ones that move the snow from the road to the curb…

and block off the driveway…

then come the buckets which clean up the windrow… I think there were three of them…

they always take a scoop by the fire hydrant so that it is accessible if needed… unfortunately they didn’t scoop out the sidewalk… sometimes if you are outside already shovelling, they might take a scoop there as well;-)…

not this time, but my housemate dug through it on his break;-)…

muscle…

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, family, moments, muscle, nature, shovel, snow, Technology, weather, widow

a while ago, I pulled a muscle in my lower abdomen…

it took awhile to get confirmation as I thought it was something else, lol…

apparently, shovelling is a really bad thing to do, which is unfortunate… usually I shovel the steps and front sidewalk… it doesn’t take that long, but after I shovelled last week, the pain got more intense…

so, today, when I had to go out, I decided not to shovel… it was difficult, but I remember the pain…

so I went out the back and walked in the tire tracks down to the street to get in the Uber…

will be getting my housemate to clear it up;-)…

batter…

21 Saturday Feb 2026

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batter, big girl pants, blessed, food, moments, pancakes, potato, sour cream, Tuesday, widow

thinking back to Tuesday’s pancake supper…

besides the lovely pancakes, I made a potato pancake with the last little bit of batter to which I added a shredded potato…

topped it with sour cream and a slice of bacon…

this continues to be my favourite pancake;-)…

cam…

20 Friday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, cam, door cam, fresh air, moments, nature, shovelled, sidewalk, snow, Technology, weather, widow

took a little time yesterday morning to shovel the sidewalk and steps…

was able to wear a lighter jacket as it was nearly zero out…

it doesn’t take long and it is great to be outdoors…

the door cam very nicely took my picture, lol…

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