lockdown…

19 Sunday Dec 2021

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yesterday I made the decision to go into my own personal lockdown…

it was a very hard decision at this time of year, but I have been struggling with the worry of getting sick after all these months of taking such care…

so, my Monday/Tuesday group will meet by Skype tomorrow for our Christmas celebration… I’d ordered a charcuterie board and I will divide it up with some veggies… two of my friends will pick up gifts and then drop off the snack packages before our call…

lunch and goodies via Skype… just like we’ve done before, lol…

and I won’t be having my grandson over for lunch on Christmas Day, although possibly he will stop by for a short visit in the garage… or go to my daughter’s for Christmas dinner…

presents will be picked up, phone and video calls made…

I have all the things I need in the freezer (I think) to make a lovely chicken dinner on Saturday…

another solo Christmas, and although I will miss everyone, I feel I will be safe…

and at this point that seems the most important thing;-)…

kerfuffle…

18 Saturday Dec 2021

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in the middle of the night I woke up to what sounded like the snow plows cleaning the street…

but there hadn’t been any snowfall that needed removal…

I lay there listening for a while, but eventually I had to see what the kerfuffle was all about…

I could see lights through the bedroom window so went downstairs to have a better look…

it was a bit disconcerting because I could see a police car sitting down the street in the middle of the road…

there were flashing lights on the next street from another police or fire vehicle…

and a spotlight was shining down from the police helicopter…

as I watched for quite a while, and eventually listened from back in bed, the helicopter flew in circles with the light shining down all around the houses close to me…

the light flashed into the bedroom a number of times…

I felt nervous and didn’t want to sleep for a while so I watched a cooking show until all was quiet and hopefully whoever or whatever they had been looking for was caught or gone…

haven’t heard anything about it today…

open…

17 Friday Dec 2021

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last evening the orchid started to open…

this afternoon it was nearly all the way open…

what a treat… haven’t had one blooming for a few months…

booster…

16 Thursday Dec 2021

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got a great surprise today;-)…

I’ve had a booster shot scheduled for the second week of January at my doctor’s office and had checked with a nearby drugstore to see if I could get one sooner as the rules recently changed… unfortunately there were no appointments left at the moment…

got a call this morning from a friend as one of them wasn’t able to get the vaccine today and they offered me the spot, after checking with the pharmacy…

left home at 10:30, wearing my KN95 mask and was back, all boosted, by 10:50;-)…

just last night I heard that this mask is currently the best protection…

very relieved to have all 3 shots as there are plans for a small gathering on Christmas…

what a great feeling…

fortunate…

15 Wednesday Dec 2021

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I’ve been thinking a lot about how blessed and fortunate I am… and I’ve been taking time to focus on gratitude…

yesterday I spent a few minutes enjoying this sunrise from the bedroom window…

it was so pretty and the fact that I had the time to enjoy it is such a gift…

today I spent a good portion of the day sitting in the living room, beside the Christmas tree, reading a book by one of my favourite authors, and watching the various birds come and go from the feeders… even though it was foggy outside it was a lovely way to spend time…

I took this photo this evening…

most presents are wrapped, nearly all cards are written, and advent treats have been opened for the day…

now it is off to bed I go;-)…

bins…

14 Tuesday Dec 2021

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brought in the garbage and recycling bins yesterday afternoon…

while I was in the yard I changed out the broken bird feeder with a purple one that was in the garage…

I also filled all the feeders…

then I took a few photos of the new planter that is now sitting at the front door;-)…

it looks great…

embroidering…

13 Monday Dec 2021

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while I was setting out decorations for Christmas I came across snowflake cards that I’ve saved over the years…

I decided to put them up on the bathroom door and they looked pretty good…

today, I was doing a little crafting – embroidering a couple of gift tags that were part of my Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers envelope…

once I finished that, I felt inspired to put a frame around the snowflake cards… used some of the washi tape that my daughter has sent me over the years…