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11 Monday Apr 2022

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the creek is very full as the majority of snow has melted…

a bit concerning as we are expecting a blizzard with upwards of 15 inches of snow in a few days…

I walked down and took a few photos today after returning home from the appointment with my doctor…

the other concerning thing was the doctor’s comment after I told him I had actually gone into a store recently… he knows how careful I’ve been and noted that he didn’t need to tell me I shouldn’t take any unnecessary risks…

made me think we aren’t quite as far along in returning to the new normal as we’ve been thinking;-(…

puzzle…

25 Friday Mar 2022

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it is my normal pattern to look out the bedroom window when I get up to check the weather and see if the snow has melted, or more has fallen, or whether the sun is shining, lol…

this morning I was surprised when I looked out and spotted Indi… she is home for a few days so that we have transportation while the guest is still here and because of all the snow there wasn’t room to go into the garage…

there were also treats… I received this lovely Monet bookmark from Paris which matches the sweet tray I was given the other day;-)… I put it right into the book I was reading…

and a bit later in the day this ice cream cone arrived… yum, haven’t had one since my booster shot…

we ended the day working on the puzzle I ordered quite some time ago – which I hadn’t been able to connect the edge pieces, so I had packed it up and put it away in disgust…

in about an hour the border was done… hmmm, what a difference a little help makes;-)…

every minute has been delightful…

drove…

08 Tuesday Mar 2022

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yesterday I drove the car… woohoo… it has been four months since I was last in it… I see the doctor every three or four months and that is the only time I am out and about on my own…

the drive was fine, although the corners were difficult to maneuver with so much snow making it hard to see if other vehicles were coming…

in the afternoon I also drove to the eye doctor’s office to have my glasses tightened… been a very long time since I’ve been in a store… they had excellent procedures in place which made it feel safe… and the great news is that now my glasses don’t fall off my face when I bend over, lol…

seems like everywhere I went there were big trucks that were being filled with snow on street corners…

spring is coming… there were puddles right next to huge banks of snow…

and then, my grandson arrived and off went the car;-)…

backed…

06 Sunday Mar 2022

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today the kids came to drop off the car… and shovel the driveway… it was sunny and a balmy -16C…

there was a lot of snow because it hadn’t been cleared for at least two big snows…

didn’t take them very long and then they backed Indi in so it will be easy for me to get out tomorrow… seems strange to see her in the driveway, lol…

and, they brought me flowers… what a delightful treat…

we had a short visit in the house before they headed off for the rest of their busy day…

tags…

12 Sunday Dec 2021

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what a lovely day…

my grandson came over with a bunch of things I’d asked for…

one of which was this cute tree pillow to go with the Joy pillow from the other day…

we had a delicious lunch of roast chicken, potatoes, gravy and carrots…

a lovely visit and off he and Indi went…

then I spent time wrapping a number of presents… such fun… and I used some of my recent Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers gift tags…

those tags have come in very handy;-)…

twenty-one…

10 Tuesday Aug 2021

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today, my grandson turns twenty-one…

apparently I am getting lax in my old age as I haven’t been taking as many photos as usual…

these are three of the most recent ones with him in them, lol… but they cover the important things…

in this first one he is cleaning out the hot tub for me… he often comes over and looks after various household and garden jobs…

currently he has my car and here he driving me home after my first Covid-19 vaccination where he kept me company through the entire process… and suggested we get an ice cream treat…

this last one is him heading out in the car after delivering items off for me… he runs errands for me and drops off bits and pieces whenever needed…

what a wonderful time these twenty-one years have been…

he is a wonderful support…

drove…

30 Friday Apr 2021

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cannot remember the last time I walked outside…

I drove to my appointment and giggled as I realized I hadn’t driven since September or October… haven’t forgotten how to drive, lol…

I always park the car a good distance from the clinic so I can get steps in… today I came across a bunny on my walk…

after I got home my grandson rode his bike over to pick the car back up… while he was here he played with the dog next door for a few minutes…

it has been close to a year since he has had the car… crazy…

overnight…

28 Wednesday Apr 2021

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busy day yesterday…

spent time in the garage bringing the floor back into view…

the car hasn’t been here for an overnight since the fall so the garage has filled up with a number of things… a couple of the chairs waiting for their new brackets, a table with bits and pieces on top, numerous boxes, a few cushions not put into their proper place and some pumps…

I had moved a few items around the day before and yesterday I finished and was able to put the table away…

then I even swept the floor… Indi may not have recognized the space when she showed up this afternoon… my grandson didn’t even open the door when he arrived because he had been in it recently, lol…

had him put her into the garage and I opened all the windows and hope that any aerosols will be gone by morning when I need to head to an appointment…

oldest…

17 Wednesday Mar 2021

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I’ve been thinking of how much harder this pandemic would be for me without my oldest grandson…

very early on I lent him my car with the agreement that he would do any errands that I needed…

since then, he has fetched and carried numerous items for me… he finds groceries that I can’t get from Save-On-Foods… he collects items I need to keep the fish happy… plants and bird seed have been delivered… and mail sent… he has also brought his brother over to mow and shovel…

on the few occasions that I needed to drive somewhere, he has brought the car for me and then picked it up when I was done…

today he came by with a few hard-to-find items including flowers, and then moved some planters for me…

he collected the summer tires, we visited for a while, planned a time when he will bring the shoveler over, and off he went…

I am blessed;-)…

outing…

11 Thursday Jun 2020

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just home from a wonderful gathering with my best buddies… we haven’t been together since my birthday in April, when they came and wished me a happy birthday at a distance with signs and a card…

this was the first time that I have left the house, and driven the car, since mid-March…

everyone brought their own dishes, silverware and mugs, and I even brought my chair, which worked out really well as it has a little table attached where I could put my tea and camera…

we sat – physically distancing, of course – around a lovely fire in our host’s backyard, celebrating another birthday and enjoyed a visit while eating lemon cake with fresh raspberries which she had baked for us… (cake photo from the chef)…

we talked about birds, celebrations, family and wind chimes… and we learned that wind chimes can have different sounds attributed to them… the ones we were listening to were the song of a meadowlark…

it was cool, but we all brought warm clothes and were quite comfortable… a bit crazy that gloves were needed…

it was an excellent first outing and I felt good about getting out for the first time since the pandemic began, although I did wash my hands as soon as I got into the house, lol…

thanks for the picture Pat

my clothes smell like a campfire… what a treat…