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lifeline…

07 Saturday Oct 2023

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had a great time on Monday, when I met with my BS buddies at the Park Cafe for a celebration lunch…

it was amazing because it was the birthday person’s birthday, lol… we don’t often have the celebration on their actual day…

we were there for a few hours…

the restaurant wasn’t too full, we had a lovely waitperson, the meal with very tasty, and we had lots of laughs and conversation (as always)…

these women have been my lifeline for over thirty-five years…

weighted…

06 Friday Oct 2023

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Monday I walked over to the Park Cafe wearing my new weighted gloves…

they are purple and kind of cute, lol…

I popped them into my vest while we were there and couldn’t believe how heavy it was when I lifted it to put it back on before heading out…

after a quick tour of the English and Leo Mol Gardens, which have a beautiful autumn vibe, with orange, yellow, purple, and brown colouring, I walked home with them on…

I am getting used to them…

sprayed…

05 Thursday Oct 2023

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as it is getting later in the season, the mandevilla got moved into the garage and sprayed down with homemade insecticide to discourage any bugs from getting into the house…

it is sad, as it is currently blooming like crazy… and I know that most of the buds will drop off once it is in the house, sigh…

it stayed out for a few days… usually you put the plant in a bag, but clearly, this one is a bit too large for that option, so hoping it is less likely there are bugs in the garage than in the garden…

brought it in and tried a few spots in the living room before finding just the right one, hopefully…

I trimmed a considerable amount from the top and added a plant light…

I guess we will see how it does;-)…

translate…

04 Wednesday Oct 2023

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today I had another wonderful example of great use of technology…

I always think of how privileged I am that I am able to have someone come and clean for me…

the two cleaners arrived right on time and asked me to wait when I started to speak to them about what needed to be done… I was told “no English”…

once they had all their equipment inside, one of them got out their phone and went to Google Translate… then they spoke, I read, I spoke, they read…

how cool is that… they were a husband and wife who came here from Ukraine, where they had been accountants…

it was lovely that we could communicate so well…

pulled…

03 Tuesday Oct 2023

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it was a bit sad on Friday, when Hilda the Gardener came to put the garden to bed…

it always feels awful when the flowers that are still blooming get pulled out of the soil and pitched into the yard waste bags…

of course, it also makes me happy that everything is organized and ready for the next season… a number of plants went into the ground that had been in pots so they will overwinter before moving into pots, or new spots in the garden next year…

we will meet up in midwinter to plan for spring…

rediscovered…

02 Monday Oct 2023

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took some time to begin the process of changing the living room table display for the fall…

removed the shells that I rediscovered in the spring… I won’t forget where I put them this time (upstairs in the Computer room closet🤪), lol…

I decided to put my camera collection out… I had to move the glass to fit one of them in…

next I printed photos to put in each of the squares… that was a bit of a process between the iPhone, computer, and printer, lol… besides having to choose only sixteen (well, seventeen)…

I’m rather pleased with how it came out;-)…

next change will be glittery things for the holiday season…

fringed…

01 Sunday Oct 2023

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well, we made it…

this Dahlia Fringed ‘Tsuki Yori’ bloomed at last, happily before the frost arrived…

I bought the plant in early May when we visited Lily Stone Cafe for High Tea and then checked out Lily Stone Gardens…

it was planted on the deck as soon as the risk of frost had passed, but has been slow growing since… there is another bud on it;-)…

very pleased it has opened as it is rather lovely…

drop…

30 Saturday Sep 2023

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as I was heading out for my walk on Wednesday, I stopped to take a photo of the oak tree just down the street…

seems like every single leaf had fallen off and was on the street…

most of the other trees along the way drop bits and pieces for quite some time…

not this one…

staring…

29 Friday Sep 2023

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ordered a second arch a week or so ago when I noticed it was on sale for half price…

it arrived a few days ago and sat there staring at me, lol…

Wednesday afternoon, as the weather was nice, I finally spent the time to put it together… feel like a pro now, after the springtime attempt to put it together;-)…

my grandson managed to set it in place right next to the other one…

next year I will focus on beans, cucumbers, and peas, as well as a ton of morning glories to grow right over it;-)…

walk

28 Thursday Sep 2023

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finally made it all the way to the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out and about enjoying the amazing fall day…

as I walked along the path through the trees, I came upon a birder, (he had a camera with a very long lens hanging around his neck) who was feeding chickadees and nuthatches from his hand… he had shelled and unshelled sunflower seeds so they could have a treat right away, but also something to take away and stash, lol…

I stood and watched for a few moments;-)…

here are a few other things that caught my eye;-)…

the gardens look lovely with all the fall blooms and colours…

while I was there, I did collect some Poké balls, lol…

what a delightful walk;-).