28 Saturday Oct 2023
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the sky today has been a beautiful canvas of colour and light…
woke up and saw this gorgeous view… had to run back and get my iPhone so I could take a few pictures…
this was just after eight am;-)…
and tonight around seven pm…
both memorable;-)… what a treat to spend a few moments enjoying the beauty…
27 Friday Oct 2023
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adrenaline, appointment, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dentist, family, garden, grandson, hidden, moments, nature, photos, pretty, ride, shovelling, snow, spare, taxi, trees, walk, weather, widow
this morning I got up early as I had a dentist appointment and my grandson was going to drive me down before he went to class…
it was dark and there was a lot of snow out there…
I put on a vest, dug out a hat and gloves, and made sure I had cash for the taxi…
it lightened up before we left and I went out to start cleaning off the car… there was easily six or seven inches of snow on it…
made it to my appointment, and when it was done walked to the Delta Hotel to get a taxi…
got a few nice photos of snow-covered trees on the short walk…
as I was riding along in the taxi, I realized that I didn’t have a house key😳…
thankfully, after my beloved died and I was on my own in the house, I put a spare key in the backyard for just such an occasion…
and, I was able to get through the snow and collect it, lol…
I unlocked the door and put the key back before shovelling the front sidewalk and steps and the back deck and hot tub area…
got that adrenaline going, in the taxi, and in the yard;-)…
24 Tuesday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friend, garden, growing, ledges, moments, morning glories, nature, pale blue, plants, vines, weather, widow
popped over to a friend’s place to pick some seed pods from her pale blue morning glories before they were pulled up for winter…
she hadn’t been able to see any pods, so I said I would come and pick them and show them to her…
we had a laugh when I got there because they are very late growing and haven’t even started any pods yet…
so, we picked a few pieces of the vine and I brought those home to see if I can get the plants started in the house…
I even brought one of the all-white ones…
we shall see what happens, lol… those west facing window ledges do come in handy…
23 Monday Oct 2023
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acclimatized, big girl pants, blessed, condo, family, fish, goldfish, house, leaves, moments, nature, neighbours, pond, tank, test, tree, water, weather, widow
when we were in the garden on Sunday, we removed a ton of leaves from the pond… always makes me think of the lovely neighbours we have had over the years, being as how the tree that sheds those leaves is located in their yard, lol…
there were still numerous ones left, but we were able to dig down past them and catch three fish to bring into the house…
I wanted to do a bit of a test in the biggest tank to be sure that the water was safe for them…
after they acclimatized to the house temperature they made it into their condo…
so far they seem happy and healthy;-)…
22 Sunday Oct 2023
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spent the morning in the garden…
we blew out the irrigation system, and put the caps in a clear bag on the side of the fridge so I can see them and remember where they are come spring, lol…
we stacked lawn furniture and got it ready for the tarp which will go over it in the next week or so…
we used the leaf blower to move many of the elm leaves into the flower beds so bugs and other things have a place to over-winter…
we moved flower pots under the deck and into the shed… and took apart the hammock stand to go in there as well…
two umbrellas came down, but because it had rained not long before we started our work, they went into the garage open to dry before making their way to the shelves…
we hooked up one of the bird feeders so I can get to it from the deck once the snow starts…
the pump came out of the bathtub pond and made it into the house, was cleaned and is ready for storage…
phew…
20 Friday Oct 2023
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it didn’t rain, as the weather report had suggested for Thursday, so I went for a walk…
I went a block further than normal and walked in the opposite direction, lol…
once again I had to take a few detours to check out more Halloween installations…
even got to see a few geese this time…
later, I filled the bird feeders and was able to spend time on the deck reading and noticed many more leaves on the deck…
the temperature has been around 16 or 17 degrees Celsius and I’ve been taking the time to get outside and enjoy;-)…
beautiful fall day…
19 Thursday Oct 2023
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Wednesday was a slow and bit of a downer day…
had a sore arm and felt kind of achy and just bleh… no doubt the result of the two needles in my arm the previous day…
wasn’t able to sleep and eventually spent time on the deck, wrapped in a blanket, reading…
even had a snack, which was a treat as I’ve been steering clear of extras for a while…
18 Wednesday Oct 2023
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took two walks Tuesday, lol…
first one was my little circle tour… on the way home I had to walk partway down a different street to admire a very large Halloween display, across from a school…
the second was to go to Silver Heights IDA for my covid and flu shots… had to wait a few minutes while others were looked after, but then in a flash, it was done and I was on my way home…
17 Tuesday Oct 2023
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because it was another gorgeous day, our Monday gathering took place on the deck for one last time…
I moved the furniture, swept all the leaves off, cleaned the glass table, and put cushion covers on the chairs…
as I was sweeping the lower deck, it occurred to me that I could have used the leaf blower, lol… oh well, good exercise, lol…
and, we were treated to a freshly baked Bundt cake;-)… yum…
the sun shone and it did cool off a little, but we were very comfortable… what a treat in the middle of October…
16 Monday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, dahlias, disconnected, garden, moments, nature, plants, pots, prep, taps, tubers, weather, widow
Sunday was a beautiful fall day…
we disconnected the hose at the tap, undid the three connections to the pond, irrigation system, and hose (which was then hooked up in the laundry room for the winter)… still have to blow out the irrigation lines…
then I spent quite awhile digging out the three dahlias and repotting the begonia… will see if it will act like a houseplant over the winter…
put the dahlias in an empty pot and will leave them in the garage for a few more days to dry out before relocating them into the basement…
moved pots off the steps and deck… that big pot was interesting to move, but I got it done… once the garage has been tidied up the obelisk will move there…
then I spent a few hours reading in the afternoon sunshine;-)…
happy to have accomplished more of the “w” prep, lol…
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