17 Wednesday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, flats, moments, ordered, shoes, Technology, Vessi, widow
I ordered a new pair of shoes from Vessi as I have really enjoyed the ones I ordered previously and wore all winter… and, they only took ten days to arrive;-)…
these ones are flats, and, of course, waterproof…
they fit a tiny bit snug, but I think they will stretch… my plan is to wear them in the house and garden for a while to break them in…
I think they will look good with my new outfits;-)…
16 Tuesday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, hardware, hardware cloth, moments, morning glories, nature, pallet, planter, widow
a few days ago, I planted morning glory seeds in the pallet planter box…
had some strange idea that the squirrels wouldn’t want to eat the seeds, lol…
checked it yesterday only to discover that the squirrels like to dig in the fresh soil, even if they ignored the seeds…
found a piece of hardware cloth that fit perfectly, so pinned it in…
let’s see if they can get past that;-)…
15 Monday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, hot air balloons, moments, picnic tables, prairie, prairie picnic, succulent cushions, The Leaf, widow
had a good time checking out the new display at The Leaf… it is titled Prairie Picnic and lived up to the name…
as you walk up there are at least five little hot air balloons turning in the air…
the space is open, without a lot of height, just like the prairies…
picnic tables with place settings filled with plants, picnic baskets throughout…
and an adorable circular pergola with succulent cushions…
so cute…
12 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, big job, blessed, cover, emptied, family, garden, grandson, hot tub, housemate, moments, repaired, saw, screws, widow
the hot tub was emptied a few weeks ago and we’ve been waiting for a friend to look at the broken side of the lid to see if there is a way to fix it… they weren’t available so my housemate decided to see what he could do…
we finally got around to moving it away from the wall and looking to see what might work to repair it…
many screws have been removed, and we now know what the issue was regarding the right side lid…
all new screws and bolts were purchased and a new backing inside the body of the tub was installed on both sides to make the opening and closing mechanism stronger…
it took quite some time to get it sorted and then replace all the rusted screws that hold the eight panels around the tub…
while it was out and empty, a tiny portion of the deck that it sits up against was sawn off, which made a huge difference when the tub was back in place… now the side that rubbed against the gate opens easily…
next, the tub was filled and the pump turned back on… it will be another day or so before the temperature is back to normal…
the lid works properly… I am so happy;-)…
started with a new set of chemicals and looking forward to my first hot tub…
11 Thursday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, damaged, garden, hostas, marble-sized, moments, nature, poppies, thunderstorm, weather, widow, windows
the storm on Tuesday was quite something…
I was worried the hail was going to come right through the windows even though it was only marble-sized in our neighbourhood…
yesterday when I wandered around the garden, I could see how much the hail had damaged the plants…
the hostas took a real beating and the poppies were knocked over by a branch which fell down from the elm tree next door…
but their colour still popped;-)…
10 Wednesday Jun 2026
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and the first poppy has popped…
yesterday I went out to have my breakfast in the garden and spotted the bright orange all the way across the garden… with its reflection in the pond…
woohoo, what a great start to the day
looking forward to more;-)…
09 Tuesday Jun 2026
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bbq, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, garden, Glowy, grandson, hamburgers, lobster, moments, pre-made, sear, widow
since our new bbq – Glowy – arrived in April, we (my housemate!) have been barbecuing much more often…
recently we had hamburgers which were delicious… I’ve gotten a bit more lazy and have been buying premade patties, but they are much tastier than previous versions…
this bbq has extra btu, so it is easy to get good heat for searing and lovely grill marks;-)…
we’ve also done chicken, steak, lobster, sausage, and lamb, as well as zucchini, potatoes, and onions…
wondering what we might try next;-)…
08 Monday Jun 2026
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air conditioner, big girl pants, blessed, family, fixed, garden, happy, moments, old, repaired, splits, Technology, virginia creeper, weather, widow
great anticipation and excitement on Saturday…
we’ve been looking into air conditioner splits, as well as a new air conditioner for a while now…
the current air conditioner hasn’t worked for at least three years, and maybe even five… I can’t remember…
when I had someone in to look at it, they said it was leaking freon and couldn’t be repaired… it has sometimes been very hot upstairs but I managed with a tower fan…
last year I’d been quoted around $5,000 to replace it and that just seemed too much, particularly as the cold air never really made it upstairs, lol…
we had an HVAC person in the other day and the splits just weren’t going to work here… before moving forward with a new air conditioner, they suggested trying to get the old one working… they came back on Saturday to see if they could get the old one going…
they were here for a couple of hours and got it working😁😆😄…
the problem was the virginia creeper which had wound its way around the motor… I guess the other company was just wanting me to purchase a new air conditioner…
it is recording 13 something and the optimum is 20, so that sounds quite wonderful to me…
my housemate is going to be exceedingly happy…
07 Sunday Jun 2026
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blessed, big girl pants, haircut, widow, personable, walkable, elumen
went to a new place to get my hair cut on Friday… the place I’d been going to for years closed recently… I was disappointed because it was close and a nice walk to get there, and there was lots of parking if I had to drive…
today I went to Top End Studio Inc. it is one block up and three streets over, so even closer;-)…
had a lovely experience… the owner is very personable and did a great job cutting my hair…
I am excited that they use elumen and have an appointment scheduled for August to get purpled again, woohoo…
06 Saturday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, dozen, garden, light, moments, plants, poppies, warm weather, weather, widow
the light was shining nicely on the poppies as they get ready to open…
looks to be about a dozen buds, and possibly more to come…
this year everything is quite behind, but the hot weather has made some things bolt;-)…
I always feel that the warm weather is finally here once the poppies start blooming;-)…
still going to be a few days before they open, I think…
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