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clamp…

27 Saturday Mar 2021

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well, it took most of the day, but I got the obelisk put together;-)…

started first thing in the morning… put a couple of layers together and then made a mistake and couldn’t remove a pipe that was stuck… left it and kept thinking about it… was really missing my beloved… he had the strongest hands and that was what I needed…

eventually I remembered the clamp that is attached to the workbench in the garage…

after using cloth, the clamp and pliers, I was able to separate two of the pieces… finally was able to add a piece upside down and connect the remaining pieces together…

looks great;-)… hoping for a few warmer days so I can set it into the pot on the deck… the morning glories are going to look great on it…

way to go me…

measuring…

23 Tuesday Mar 2021

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on Saturday, I spent the majority of the day outside…

did a bit of garden planning… had to bring out one of my beloved’s measuring tapes to do some checking of sizes of planters…

he had many, many measuring tapes… I have given a number of them away, but there are still a few around the house and in the garage…

put out a lounger, swept part of the back deck, topped up the hot tub and sat in the sun and read…

lovely way to spend time…

ice…

07 Sunday Mar 2021

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I’ve spent time yesterday and today shovelling ice that was right by the garage door… and I’ve got rid of it all;-)…

I’m very disappointed because water is dripping under the eavestrough all along the side of the garage… this hasn’t happened before, so I am wondering if it has to do with the roof being shingled last summer…

there is water inside which I will try to shovel/push out next time I go out… my beloved would not be happy with this… I did lean some boards against the outside wall which should help move the water away from the garage…

I will be interested to see how my arms feel tomorrow, lol… you really have to ram the shovel under the ice…

figure-eight…

06 Saturday Mar 2021

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as I’ve been walking the figure-eight pattern in the living and dining room I’ve been thinking of my beloved…

he walked the same pattern as he recovered from his heart surgery;-)…

this photo (quite a few iPhones ago) is from one of our walks while he was still in hospital after the surgery…

happily, I have met my step goal every day since mid-January;-)… maybe I will up my goal…

hours…

05 Friday Mar 2021

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how do you remember when you want to forget…

nine years… 469 weeks… 3287 days… 78,882 hours…

not the 41 years before that…

trying not to see the time at the hospital that day… keeps running through my head today…

this morning I made a donation to a program that is feeding hungry people… and to the Heart & Stroke Foundation… both will help people now and in the future… my beloved was always helping others…

ordered an A&W Teenburger for my supper in celebration of one of his favourite foods…

treating myself gently… sure do miss him…

bacon…

23 Tuesday Feb 2021

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on Sunday I took out a couple of little bacon wrapped steaks to barbecue, being as it was so warm out…

earlier in the day I baked a potato and then cooled it in the fridge so the sugars would be better…

moved Barbie into the middle of the garage and got her going…

the steaks cooked nicely and the potato warmed up just right…

I had a few Brussels sprouts which I cooked with garlic…

it turned out delicious… the steak was exactly the way I like it…

getting more used to using the barbecue…

woodworking…

22 Monday Feb 2021

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my middle grandson brought me a beautiful picture that he made in woodworking class at school last year…

it is a blue jay made from different woods… he did a great job… my beloved would have been very proud…

I’ve put it on the credenza in the dining room… will need to decide if I will leave it there or not…

arrival…

13 Saturday Feb 2021

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I miss my beloved all the time but seems more so around this time of year…

he was a romantic and always made it a special holiday for me… usually that included roses…

of course there haven’t been too many for me recently, lol…

I ordered books as a treat and didn’t expect them until the 15th, but they arrived early…

woohoo, looking forward to reading in the sunny living room over the next while…

ravioli…

03 Wednesday Feb 2021

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had a bit of fun today decorating the house with hearts…

put them in the dining room, living room, bathroom, den and on the stairway…

I miss my beloved… he always made Valentine’s Day special, with flowers, treats and a delicious dinner…

I’ve been looking at meals from restaurants in an effort to support local, but they are all more food than I want, so I am planning on lobster ravioli with lobster sauce for my dinner with a salad…

should be fun;-)…

lifting…

01 Monday Feb 2021

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as I was cleaning the fish tank it made me think of how much I have learned over the past year…

I now can clean and replace filters and the other bits and pieces of the tank…

since my beloved’s passing, my son-in-law and grandson have done all the heavy lifting with the fish…

but, as they aren’t coming into the house, I’ve learned how to do the required maintenance…