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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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…
15 Sunday Oct 2023
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went for a walk on Friday… it was lovely out…
first stop was the Little Library I usually stop at… when I was last there, there were only a few books, so I went through some of mine and filled a backpack to drop off…
I also included a couple of the extra bookmarks I made last Christmas…
from there I walked to the Post Office to drop a package in the mail and on my way back stopped into Ultracuts for a haircut…
since my last visit, I may have taken the scissors to my hair a few times, lol… didn’t take long, or really that much hair being snipped, to look tidy again…
as I walked home, I stopped and collected some morning glory seeds from the outside of a fence… these flowers are a lighter purple…
I’ve been watching them for a while, waiting for the pods to be ready for picking;-)…
got lots done;-)…
14 Saturday Oct 2023
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well, didn’t use those eclipse glasses as the sky was completely filled with clouds all morning…
my daughter in Ottawa, who also had clouds, suggested the viewing was top secret only, lol…
viewing party was cancelled and everyone stayed in their warm houses (it was 9° Celsius) getting other chores taken care of…
will put the glasses away for the next one, which looks to be in April;-)…
looked outside at 5:30 pm to see this, lol…
13 Friday Oct 2023
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going to see if these datura seeds will dry on the window ledge as it is getting too cold outside…
these are from the white ones, which amazingly, are my favourite, lol…
hard to tell, but the purple (mauve really) ones are much smaller, but the plants grow like crazy…
so I am hoping they will dry and give me a good number of seeds for next year;-)…
fingers crossed…
12 Thursday Oct 2023
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October 14th there will be a solar eclipse…
I was able to purchase some eclipse glasses from Manitoba Museum and have them mailed to me…
since then I’ve given some to my BS buddies…
we are thinking about an eclipse party on the 14th, although the weather may not cooperate…
looking forward to the day…
11 Wednesday Oct 2023
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just spent a delightful hour with Dr. Jane Goodall…
well, she was on stage at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada, and I was on the couch in the living room;-)…
she is a wonderful story teller and kept the audience, and me, enchanted…
from her earliest years, with a mother who supported her desire to know everything about animals, to her building of the Jane Goodall Institute, her life has been filled with spirit and a thirst to know more…
she has focused on chimpanzees, people and the environment…
so happy that I came upon this talk as I was scrolling through IG today…
people, there is hope, but we need to work at it, together;-)…
10 Tuesday Oct 2023
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was able to use the water from both water barrels to add some moisture to the grass…
used a hose for a good portion, but then had to tip the barrels over and watched the water soaking in…
once they were empty, I put them back on their stands upside down…
ready for the next season;-)…
09 Monday Oct 2023
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I wrote this blog a few weeks ago and today seems like the perfect day to post it… so much to be thankful for;-)…
I’d been sitting on the back deck thinking about what a gift this space is…
it is my own lake/cottage/cabin vacation space… recently, one of the people who come to mow for me, mentioned what a lovely yard it was and how they didn’t think they could stay in the house, lol…
I get teased because most days I put all the chair cushions out and even the decorative cushions, although there will only be me in the garden… but it looks so lovely when everything is set up…
throughout the day I move from area to area as I follow the shade… and, of course, the views are different in each space…
I am loving the hammock chair, which is a replacement for the hammock lounger that I’ve had for a number of years… this new one fits my body much better…
the flowers blooming also make me happy and I enjoy checking to see what has a new bud, or if there is a caterpillar on the parsley or milkweed… listening and watching the birds who stop by for a snack, drink or bath… watching the fish as they swim around in the pond…
and this year, the amazing number of water lily flowers that just keep on popping up and opening throughout the day…
I realize what a blessing this wonderful sanctuary is, and that I have the time to enjoy it;-)…
an all-summer-long vacation;-)…
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