11 Thursday Dec 2025
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so happy that my volunteer shift went until six…
got to see the new display when it was completely dark outside…
and the new hanging lights add such a delightful effect…
it is beautiful in the day, but if you have the opportunity to see it at night as well, go for it…
13 Saturday Sep 2025
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spent time at The Leaf Thursday afternoon letting guests know that the biomes were closed until Friday…
happy to spot a gorgeous flower on the tall magnolia;-)…
there were two of us, so we had opportunities to take turns checking out how the work on the Enchanted Forest display was going… the gardeners were moving at warp speed to finish up…
I also had a lovely chat with one of the people from the Bonsai Winnipeg group as they waited to place their tree in the new display…
then, in the evening, my grandson and I attended a members-only viewing of the display… I was especially excited because I was able to bring a buddy… as everyone who knows me knows, I don’t like to do things on my own;-(…
what fun…
21 Tuesday Jan 2025
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Monday was another delightful day at The Leaf…
our group went to view the Fleurs de Villes display after our birthday lunch at Gather…
as always, a walk through the Tropical Biome is rejuvenating…
we had such fun as each of us shared different points of interest as we wandered through the lush vegetation…
we visited the cacao trees, saw coffee beans, enjoyed new vistas of the fish, chatted about the banyan tree, spotted many heliconias, and got dripped on a few times, lol…
we moved on to the Mediterranean Biome for the Fleurs de Villes exhibition…
all of the mannequins (that represent the arts in the city) were very nicely done… we met two of the designers and spotted things we liked at every display… it was amazing to see the details that had been included…
after we’d been around once, most of us went around one more time, as we each made a decision on our favourite and filled out the ballot which we received as we entered the space…
the Fleurs de Villes exhibition is always stunning and such a delight to have had here two years in a row;-)…
one more visit to the exhibition in a few days…
24 Tuesday Dec 2024
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made it to the most recent display at The Leaf…
we went around 7 so it was fairly dark in the Tropical Biome… a great time to go as there weren’t many visitors…
there were a few lit up flamingo topiaries and throughout the space there were lit signs about various birds…
there was also a cute Christmas tree made from individual plants…
the display in the Mediterranean Biome had lots of trees, lights, and poinsettias…
I also spotted a few amaryllis… some just starting to open, others in full bloom…
the trees were filled with ornamental birds and some birdhouses…
only spotted one of the seven succulent wreaths…
my plan is to go again in the daytime to see how it looks in the light;-)…
always a treat…
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…
15 Saturday Oct 2022
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had an idea the other day when I was watching tv upstairs… I’ve been thinking it was time to change up the display in the living room table, so I got started…
found a number of framed photos from the computer room and my collection of fancy gemstones…
I gathered up some of my angels… I have given away most of them, but kept a few of my favourites, lol…
brought everything to the living room table and had a lovely time putting them into the squares…
remembering where they came from and why they were special to me…
such a lovely walk down memory lane;-)…
12 Friday Aug 2022
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my Fitbit has been nearly impossible to read for the last while, so I went online and found directions to reset it, which was supposed to fix the problem…
followed the directions but it didn’t make any difference…
dug out my old one and charged it and added it in the app and happily it is working, even saved my steps… and I can see it, lol…
hope it lasts for a while…
05 Tuesday Jul 2022
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happily, I figured out how to add the new wireless camera to the app on my phone…
and how to connect it to Google Home…
I even managed to get it to come up on one of the Displays;-)…
good day for technology, lol…
11 Tuesday May 2021
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spent a bit of time looking for a display plate to use for Sunday’s Afternoon Tea, and came across a few small plates that I had forgotten I had…
I’ve been wishing for some smaller plates so was very happy with this find…
now to find a spot in the kitchen cupboard for these cuties…
obviously I need to have a wander through the drawers a bit more often…
05 Wednesday Aug 2020
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big girl pants, construction, display, exposed, fence, moments, neighbours, watched, widow
the neighbours have been building a new fence…
I’ve watched the process… once the fence came down between our yards it seemed very exposed…
they cut down two volunteer elm trees that have been growing next to my garage and took all the junk to the dump…
then a company came, dug the holes for the posts, and installed them… the neighbour and a friend put up the frame and then they got most of the boards installed…
that looked very nice and he then worked on the gates and the cap;-)… pretty sure their puppy was happy when it was all done and she could get off the rope…
pleased to have it back up which makes me feel much less on display, lol…
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