creative…

18 Thursday Feb 2021

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I’ve been trying to do something creative most days…

today I cut back all the roses and made a few different arrangements with them…

I liked the look of this Japanese teapot…

this is a fire pot so it was fun to use it in a different way…

here is what they looked like before the rearrangement…

lots of fun…

on my way out of the kitchen after doing the flowers I spent time walking on the spot and watching a bunny on the deck snacking at the saucer where I had just put some seed…

it was nice to see that the sparrows came right up to the feeder, even when the bunny was there… the squirrels always chase everyone else away… they are greedy, lol…

wool…

16 Tuesday Feb 2021

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had a relaxing and productive day…

after finding another skein of wool, I finished (again) my little throw, lol… it is a good size now and will keep me warm on cold days in the den…

followed by pancakes and chicken livers ordered in for my lunch (and supper)…

then I had a lovely time taking photos of some of the roses…

ended the afternoon reading in the warm sunlight in the living room…

doughnuts…

15 Monday Feb 2021

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had a quiet Valentine’s Day…

my daughter called early as she was in a line waiting for heart shaped doughnuts in Ottawa, lol…

I watched sports and a movie, and spent a little time playing with watercolours…

my grandson stopped by with a few groceries… and he brought me flowers;-)…

what a treat…

made a delicious lobster sauce which I had with shrimp and crab ravioli for my supper…

a good day…

antics…

14 Sunday Feb 2021

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I’ve been spending a lot of time watching all the critters in the front yard and garden…

it is amazing to watch them fly through, under, and around… they sometimes hover near the feeders if there is a lineup…

other times they swoop between the bench and deck on their way to the saucer under the table…

today I tried to catch a photo of them flying, but that didn’t work, lol…

still, it is a treat to be able to watch and enjoy their antics…

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…

batch…

12 Friday Feb 2021

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there was a whirlwind of activity in the kitchen a few days ago…

not sure what it was about, but went with the flow, lol…

after breakfast, I used the leftover half banana to make some overnight oats…

a bit later I produced a small batch of homemade macaroni and cheese which I will have over the next few days…

then I prepared sweet potato oven fries to go with my pickerel for supper…

wonder if I will have this much energy over the next while, or whether it was a one time event…

jar…

11 Thursday Feb 2021

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I always put sweetener and evaporated milk in my tea… usually the can goes into the fridge, but yesterday I poured my evaporated milk into a container as the can had a dent from being dropped as it was brought up to the house, lol…

the container came from Atlanta when we were there in 2016 to see the Chihuly Exhibit… we went to a Farmers Market and I picked up a chocolate drink in it… it was tasty…

lovely to remember the fun we had;-)…

it also reminded me of our camping trips over the last few years… well, not last year…

keeping my milk in the jar saved spills in the cooler, not that that ever happened;-)…

fun to remember the history of items in the house…

handle…

10 Wednesday Feb 2021

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tonight I popped outside to fill the feeders on the deck… I didn’t think I needed my gloves, but didn’t take into account the outside door handle…

I did have on my toasty warm boots which I have now put under the fish tank to keep warm…

so much better than in the front landing…

crochet…

08 Monday Feb 2021

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on January 31st I picked up a project that had been sitting in my closet for at least two years…

it was a partially crocheted blanket that I had started and then walked away from… it was going to be for the bed, but I think it is a little small for that…