walking…

14 Sunday Apr 2024

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Friday morning I put on my runners and went for a walk… first time in months as I’ve been worried about snow and ice…

I also took a book to drop at the Little Library on the next street…

I didn’t take my usual path as I wanted to collect Poké balls while I was out… went up to Portage, down the next street and then detoured past an area that had lots of Pokéstops and collected various items along the way… finished along another main drag until I was back at my street…

might do that again as I continue to walk further each time I go out…

interesting that I didn’t take a single photo, lol…

nice to be checking out the neighbourhood again and looking forward to getting to the Park soon;-)…

dropped…

13 Saturday Apr 2024

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as I was sitting in the living room watching the new bird feeding station to see if any birds have found it yet, and if the baffle will really stop the squirrels, one of the feeders dropped…

I ran out only to discover that the piece holding the wire to the lid had given way… I looked around but couldn’t find the piece, so now the feeder is sitting in the house as we consider how best to add something to the bottom of the wire, lol…

hope the other one doesn’t do the same thing…

veggie…

12 Friday Apr 2024

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it appears that Thursday is our order-in/treat night…

sometimes it is frozen pizza, other times something gets picked up or ordered in;-)…

yesterday’s treat was wonton soup from Alfy’s…

it was tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today…

we also got some tempura shrimp and veggie spring rolls…

I like treat night;-)…

baffle…

11 Thursday Apr 2024

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on Tuesday we made a trip to Costco for a few things, and came home with a birthday present for me…

I was treated to a very cool bird feeding station…

there were two tall feeders, plus a suet holder, with spots for two additional feeders…

it also has a baffle to keep the squirrels from getting up into the feeders… lol, we will see about that…

not sure the people who design these squirrel-free feeders have met Canadian squirrels…

today we put it together and went out to plant it in the front yard, at which point it started to rain… we made it in just before the deluge hit…

it was a bit crooked and not all the way into the ground, but when the sun came back out it got fixed and the filled feeders were added…

looks great;-)… what a lovely treat…

phenomenon…

09 Tuesday Apr 2024

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reorganized the chairs on the deck on Monday to face the sun…

then I brought out blankets for each one so we would be comfortable while we had our eyes to the sky…

everyone brought their eclipse glasses from October, when we saw nothing due to clouds…

coffee was ready, snacks were brought out and my friends arrived an hour early for our regular Monday gathering…

at first the clouds covered the activity but eventually we got to see some of the eclipse…

this was one of the two photos I took… I held the glasses over my iPhone’s lens and one of my friends pushed the button, lol…

it was fun to be together and enjoy this phenomenon…

another great experience with these wonderful women, one who was on FaceTime, lol…

detritus…

08 Monday Apr 2024

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Sunday, I removed the tarp covering chairs and tables on the back deck and laid it out on the driveway to dry…

then I moved the furniture and swept the deck… there seems to be way more cedar detritus than usual… all of it went into the beds under the cedar trees…

then I partially set up the chairs and table on the deck…

eventually the tarp was folded and put away…

there is very little snow left in the garden, but it is still rather wet…

now to wait for the area to dry up so I can put the chairs in their usual locations…

messier…

06 Saturday Apr 2024

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months ago we made a concerted effort to clean, tidy, and organize the basement back room…

it got a bit messier when the furnace was replaced, lol, as containers close to it had to be moved…

after Christmas the holiday bins were sorted and put away neatly, but there were still many boxes and bins out…

the other night we finally got the project finished and it looks great down there;-)…

now to keep it that way…

carts…

05 Friday Apr 2024

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went for dim sum on Wednesday… can’t even think of the last time I had it…

it was supper time and they worked from a menu, not just having the carts going around…

spent a few minutes with their fish…

as per usual we ordered too much, but that meant I had a lovely leftover lunch on Thursday…

it was delicious both times…

ended the evening on our way home with a cone from Dairy Queen…

yum;-)…