27 Monday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, busy, Chinese food, company, delicious, family, grandsons, happy, moments, numerous, supper, treat, widow
had a delicious dinner last night…
our company chose Chinese food, so I tried to order from our favourite spot, around 5:30…
it took at least ten minutes and numerous attempts to get through… apparently everyone in the city wanted Chinese food too…
and then, the pick up time was an hour and a half, yikes…
but, when we got it, it was as always, delicious 🤤…
19 Sunday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, company, den, family, guest, guest room, moments, preparation, ready, widow
took some time on Saturday turning the den into a guest room…
the sofa table makes its way to the dining room window as well as all the plants that are on it… tables and carpet are removed… the bed opens up…
the headboard mattress from the upstairs bedroom comes down to make the sofa bed more comfortable…
fresh sheets go onto the bed, a comforter, and pillows…
and it is done;-)…
all ready for company…
15 Wednesday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, chaotic, company, dinner, family, food, grandson, happy, moments, thanksgiving, treat, widow
had a delightful Thanksgiving…
company arrived and we visited for a few minutes before sitting down to a delicious meal… I even got a lovely gift…
two cute little pumpkins that lit up and moved right over to join the Halloween collection amongst the plants…
a last few chaotic minutes in the kitchen and then dinner…
roast chicken, stuffing, potatoes with cauliflower mashed in, turnip, peas and carrots, gravy and homemade cranberry sauce… everything came out great and the meal was filled with lots of conversation…
we even got a photo with everyone in it… happy for people with long arms, lol…
a lovely evening;-)…
21 Thursday Aug 2025
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big girl pants, blades, blessed, company, family, fans, fixed, help, list, moments, power post, projects, snaking, Technology, thermostat, widow
yesterday was a great day;-)…
my company magically touched the power box beside the pond and got it working…
we need a short extension as the pump in the pond has moved a little further away, and I will be very happy to remove the orange extension cord that has been snaking through the grass, lol…
I’d been hopeful that the photos which have been sent to my electronic frame could be copied before deleting from the frame, but it was clear that isn’t possible…
then, three rooms got new fan/light combinations to replace the thirty-year-old ones that were beginning to break down… my job was to join the blades to the connecting hardware;-)…
the thermostat, which since it was installed two years ago, hasn’t been able to run the fan continuously when the furnace was off was finally fixed, yay…
so happy to remove these items from the project list;-)…
15 Friday Aug 2025
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bed, big girl pants, blessed, company, cozy, family, flowers, happy, mattress, moments, pullout, Technology, widow
spent some time yesterday changing the den to a bedroom;-)…
furniture was moved inside and outside of the room… a second mattress was brought down from upstairs to make the pullout couch more comfy, a quilt came up from the basement, and then the bed was made up in anticipation of company…
a basket of towels was put together, a bigger fan moved into the space, and a little rosebush was added to brighten it…
post its were added to advise the proper names to use when speaking with the household technology so that lights would go on and off as requested, lol…
looks very cozy…
18 Wednesday Dec 2024
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available, big girl pants, blessed, candy canes, Christmas, company, food, happy, moments, nuts, oranges, tradition, treats, widow
picked up candy canes and more oranges…
makes a lovely display on the table in the living room and ensures I have treats available whenever someone stops by…
I also picked up unshelled nuts (much harder to find these days) which have been a long time family tradition;-)…
26 Saturday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, company, daughter, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, own, sleep, weather, widow
we’ve been out in the hot tub every night since my daughter arrived for this short vacation… I have been enjoying the company…
it has been great as I hadn’t been in it for quite a while… the deep snow had kept me from opening it up…
today has been quiet as she headed out to visit with friends and is spending the night away…
I must say that time in the hot tub before bed really improves my sleep, so I am going to go out on my own tonight, lol…
18 Thursday Nov 2021
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11 Friday Dec 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, company, dishes, fingertips, home, moments, plates, tidy, widow
finally put away some dishes the other day…
I figured I didn’t need thirty plates available at my fingertips for feeding all my company so I moved a number of plates and bowls and added a few Christmas ones where I can reach them;-)…
interesting how long it took me to let go of that stack… also moved some of my favourite dishes off a counter to fit in with the rest..
looking tidier in the kitchen…
15 Thursday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, company, family, garden, goldfish, moments, nature, plants, pond, stuck, tank, water plants, widow
after the boys left yesterday, I brought in the plants which they had removed from the pond…
took a while, but eventually I got them all into the tank in a way that made me happy, although the tank looks very full…
not sure if they will last the winter, but it is worth a try as they are expensive and the lilies produced a number of blooms which doesn’t always happen, lol…
once the two pails of fish were in the house, I waited for a number of hours so that they could acclimate to the water temperature in the house…
when I finally poured them into the tank most of them did fine… but one of the biggest ones got stuck between a plant and rock and didn’t seem to be able to get out from the spot… I was very worried and it took about half an hour before it moved out from the tight space…
today they seem happy, but maybe a little crowded;-)…
and I enjoyed having company to talk to throughout the day;-)…
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