hermit…

13 Friday Dec 2024

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hard to believe yesterday marked five years since my last day of work before retirement…

I remember what a special day it was… I did all the things I wanted to do, the way I wanted;-)…

it was always fun to gather the group for a photo, kind of like herding cats, lol…

since then I’ve travelled a bit, enjoyed being a hermit through Covid and beyond, spent hours in the garden, read a ton of books, and enjoyed every minute… I truly am blessed;-)…

it’s a wonderful life…

restrained…

11 Wednesday Dec 2024

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fun morning… picked up by a friend after shovelling the sidewalk… my fingers were very cold in my gloves when I put the shovel away, and I discovered that it felt like -40°… no wonder I thought it was cold, lol…

we visited a number of spots and I got some goodies;-)…

a nice loaf of rustic sourdough which made a lovely grilled cheese, with onion and pistachios for my lunch…

we visited Chapters where I found a few fun books for some little friends and got the cutest cloth bags to put them in…

then a wander around Lee Valley where I picked up a couple of things, including this 2 tablespoon silicone freezer tray… leftover pesto and tomato sauce went into it after my lunch…

finally we had a great time at D. A. Niels where I saw many things I would like, but restrained from purchasing anything today, lol…

what a fun way to spend the morning;-)…

hopeful…

10 Tuesday Dec 2024

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I came up with the idea of wrapping my Japanese Maple with some solar lights…

so, my housemate lifted the plant onto the living room table and then I spent an hour walking in circles with the string of lights…

had to stop occasionally when I got a bit dizzy, lol…

it came out nicely, although I had to wait a day so that the power in the solar panel had a chance to charge…

I am hopeful that I can leave the lights on, even in the summer when the Maple moves outside;-)…

difference…

09 Monday Dec 2024

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this morning I went out around ten and shovelled the sidewalk… it was overcast, chilly, and a bit windy…

it only takes about fifteen minutes to get the job done and then I took out my camera to get a few photos of the snow on the trees…

just before my friends arrived for our weekly gathering, the sun came out… yay…

and I got a very similar picture…

amazing what a difference a bit of sunshine makes…

crackers…

06 Friday Dec 2024

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went to take out the last sleeve of crackers and thought it had already been opened because it was so low in the box…

it wasn’t, and I was shocked when I measured the sleeve alongside the box…

it was way shorter…

maybe the price hasn’t changed much, but there are way less crackers in it…

right-handed…

05 Thursday Dec 2024

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we’ve had Shaw since the middle of September and I am slowly getting used to it…

one of the things I’ve noticed is how stiff all the buttons are on the remotes…

the one I use in the bedroom is stiff but works fine…

the one in the den appears to be made for a right-handed person…

no matter what I do it only turns on when I use my right hand, and even then, it doesn’t always work…

kind of frustrating;-(…

seventy-six…

04 Wednesday Dec 2024

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today would have been my beloved’s seventy-sixth birthday…

I have come across a few lovely memories…

from visiting beaches, playing with grandkids, eating with family, cold weather fun, to barbecuing dinner…

such wonderful memories…

tonight burgers were eaten in Winnipeg and Ottawa to remember a very special person…