lizard…

17 Friday Oct 2025

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my housemate has been preparing for over a month for a pet bearded dragon…

he picked up a large glass enclosure which he then adapted (a lot) for the lizard to live in…

it took a great deal of thought and ingenuity to get the tank the way he wanted it…

once it was done, he moved the tank to its location and added in bricks, rocks, plants, driftwood, and a number of lights…

everything was ready about four hours before the lizard arrived;-)…

simmer…

16 Thursday Oct 2025

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I started soup on Tuesday afternoon and let it simmer for hours…

while that was happening, I also made a batch of mashed potatoes for the frozen dinners I was preparing from some of the leftovers…

we had these containers that were divided into three sections, so I decided to use them…

mashed potatoes went into each and then, turnip and peas and carrots into another spot… chicken, stuffing and cranberry sauce went into the final spot…

once more gravy was made, it was frozen and then fit in on top of the potatoes… all three meals have gone into the freezer for another day…

once we had soup for supper three containers were packaged up, two went into the fridge for the next few days and one went into the freezer…

nice to have a few meals ready for nights when I can’t think of what to have;-)…

chaotic…

15 Wednesday Oct 2025

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had a delightful Thanksgiving…

company arrived and we visited for a few minutes before sitting down to a delicious meal… I even got a lovely gift…

two cute little pumpkins that lit up and moved right over to join the Halloween collection amongst the plants…

a last few chaotic minutes in the kitchen and then dinner…

roast chicken, stuffing, potatoes with cauliflower mashed in, turnip, peas and carrots, gravy and homemade cranberry sauce… everything came out great and the meal was filled with lots of conversation…

we even got a photo with everyone in it… happy for people with long arms, lol…

a lovely evening;-)…

platter…

14 Tuesday Oct 2025

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had fun preparing the table for Thanksgiving dinner…

planning on more company than I’ve had in years, so it made me happy to search out different plates and bowls to put the food on, and in…

from a platter and covered bowl from a dear family friend, to a gifted tray, special pottery pieces my beloved and I had purchased over the years, to a tiny handmade purple bowl, to a very old salt and pepper set that was my grandmother’s…

all set on a thanksgiving tablecloth with leaf napkins…

spider…

13 Monday Oct 2025

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I was a bit shocked when looking at the photographs that I’d taken this morning…

I had taken a few nice pictures of one of the fancy begonias that had come in from outside, which had surprised me with a lovely flower…

and when looking at the picture of the flower, I discovered a spider, yikes…

wonder if it is still there😱…

IDA…

12 Sunday Oct 2025

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walked over to Silver Heights IDA Pharmacy on Friday morning and got both my covid and flu shots… I’d been waiting as at my recent doctor’s appointment, the vaccines hadn’t yet arrived… I called the Pharmacy on Wednesday and booked an appointment…

they have the system down pat, you sign a form, sit down and wait maybe a minute, Devarshi comes in and pops a needle into each arm and away you go;-)…