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removing…

30 Tuesday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, bird seed, blessed, garden, grass, hot tub, ice, moments, nature, removing, shovelling, slush, snow, squirrel, warm, weather, widow

went out and shovelled up some of the slushy snow/ice… it was getting very slippery beside the hot tub, so I am happy this got done…

it will be much safer when I am uncovering and covering the hot tub…

it didn’t take too long as it was warm out, so after that was done, I filled all the bird feeders…

then I uncovered the seeds in the “house” on the deck at 11:44 am and by 2:30 pm it was completely covered over again…

for a little while I kept going out and removing the grass that the squirrel was adding, but I gave up…

experimenting…

29 Monday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, chemicals, chlorine, empty, experimenting, grandson, health, hot tub, Krevco, moments, nature, plunge tub, water, widow

the decision was made to empty the plunge tub and refill it with fresh water…

after a visit to Krevco to get some chemicals for the hot tub, we got information on what to use for the plunge tub…

we picked up liquid chlorine and will do some experimenting as to how much to add, and how often, lol…

we used the pump that usually empties the hot tub and then dumped the last bit… wiped it out and then spent a while refilling it…

cover and bungee cord went back on and it is ready for plunging…

at Krevco we saw a plunge pool… it was $10,000, 😳…

caddy…

28 Sunday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, caddy, grandson, happy, light, moments, plants, shelves, shower, shower caddy, space, Technology, widow

not too long ago I saw a cool use of a shower caddy…

it had been tucked in a corner of a room and had puck lights under the shelves to provide light for each of the plants…

I’d been looking online but hadn’t yet ordered one… here’s the spot where it will go…

today I got a shelf from Home Depot and we made a few adjustments as we put it together;-)…

ended up leaving the top portion of the pipe off and using some cord holders and zip ties to attach the pipe to the wall…

I decided not to use any additional lights as the spot this is set in gets a lot of light…

I am pleased with how it came out… and may have to get a few more plants, lol…

beams…

27 Saturday Jan 2024

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beams, bedroom, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, happy, hot tub, light, moments, moon, nature, sun, sunshine, weather, widow

at last the sun came out late yesterday afternoon…

instead of a nap, I decided to read in the beams of light… and when I went out for my hot tub, the full moon was visible, woohoo…

this morning the sun was out again and I was so excited that I took a few photos in the bedroom as I admired the sunshine on the bed…

that sunlight makes the flowers even more beautiful;-)…

I have spent as much time as possible in the light, even spent some time on the deck…

taught…

26 Friday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, bosses, friends, hot tub, memories, moments, patience, remembering, strength, stretch, taught, thinking, time, widow, worked

last night as I was in the hot tub, I was thinking of some of the amazing people I have worked for and with…

the one whom one of my daughters is named after…

the one who became a substitute father…

the one who taught me about strength…

the one who reminded me of all my abilities and encouraged me to stretch…

the ones who taught me patience, lol…

the ones who have become part of my life;-)…

as I contemplate them I realize again what a blessed life I have led…

rearranging…

25 Thursday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, cushions, fern, health, Japanese Maple, leaves, moments, nature, overcast, plants, purple, rearranging, weather, widow

I am getting very tired of the overcast days;-(… today it was dreary even though the temperature was near 0°…

I spent time rearranging some of the plants in the living and dining rooms…

I added a couple of plants to the area around the Japanese Maple…

the fern from the den was taken outside and shaken because it was losing fronds like crazy…

after getting the loose pieces off, I moved it to the living room, hoping it might like the new spot better, although I’m not sure I like that spot, lol…

the dracaena got moved into a less bright space and I am contemplating a stand to go where it had previously been that would hold more plants, lol…

after that I rearranged and put away pillows…

now, if we could just have some sunshine…

hyacinths…

24 Wednesday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, delightful, enjoy, flowers, happy, hyacinths, moments, nature, purple, scent, weather, widow, winter

it smells delightful right now in the living room as both of the hyacinths are blooming…

spent the majority of the day there so I could enjoy the scent;-)…

I am so happy to have flowers in these dark days of winter…

pot…

23 Tuesday Jan 2024

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anticipation, big girl pants, blessed, crocus, daffodils, flowers, happy, hyacinth, moments, plants, pot, Safeway, shopping, Spring, tulips, weather, widow

on Sunday we took a trip to Safeway to find some spring plants… this is the time of year that I need lots of things blooming around me…

we found individual pots of hyacinth and crocus… then a pot with tulips, daffodils, primrose, and hyacinth in it… I got them all, lol…

I am enjoying watching them as they open and anticipating the scent;-)…

happy…

22 Monday Jan 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, Fleurs de Villes, flowers, friend, garden, happy, Instagram, moments, nature, plants, t-shirt, Technology, The Leaf, Voyage, widow

Wednesday was my last visit to The Leaf for Voyage and after our visit we stopped at the gift shop and checked out the merchandise…

I found this Fleurs de Villes t-shirt…

the saying on it is “flowers make me happy”…

this has been one of my hashtags since I started on Instagram, so I had to get it…

what a wonderful surprise and whenever I wear it I will remember what a wonderful time I had at The Leaf;-)…

oasis…

21 Sunday Jan 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, technology, travel, Uncategorized, weather

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, creations, displays, Fleurs de Villes, florists, flowers, friends, garden, gift, Inspire, members, membership, moments, nature, oasis, plants, Technology, The Leaf, time, visit, Voyage, weather, widow

for Christmas I gave friends a visit to The Leaf to see Voyage by Fleurs de Villes… it was fun because they got the card at Christmas, and then we got to spend time and have fun together during some very cold days in the city…

I was so excited when I saw that it was coming as I had gone to a similar show with my daughter in a mall in Ottawa and had been blown away with the amazing creations the florists had produced…

this was my favourite, but all the florists did a wonderful job…

I attended three times over the last week and every time I was there it was filled with many people (although I didn’t feel stressed) and the place was bustling… besides being a great exhibition, it looks as though it brought many new people to visit the space…

I had conversations with folk who had never been to The Leaf, members who had been many times, and others who had heard from friends and family about the show and decided to come for this special event…

seeing it in the biomes was much lovelier than in the centre of a mall, lol…

spending time in this wonderful oasis is like a little vacation in southern climes… well, for an hour or so, lol…

my membership, to both The Leaf and the Zoo, has been worth every penny and the cost of a membership for a senior is very reasonable and means I can visit as often as I wish all year round…

it was a wonderful treat and I enjoyed each visit… I had considered going for one last time this evening as I hadn’t been at night, but the tickets were sold out…

way to go Winnipeg… hope we get more shows like this;-)…

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