14 Saturday Feb 2026
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air-dried, big girl pants, blessed, cold weather, early, frozen, hot tub, moments, nature, Olympics, widow
I’ve been going out to the hot tub for the last week or so…
it had been a long time since I’ve been out there because the weather had caused the lid to freeze over…
last night when I came in there was some Olympic replays of the day on which I watched as I air-dried on the bed, lol…
then it was off to sleep so getting up at 3:30 am wouldn’t seem too tiring;-)…
12 Thursday Feb 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, early, half-decent, moments, photos, silver medal, speed skating, Technology, widow
it was certainly worthwhile to get up at 3:15 am on Tuesday morning…
short track speed skating was on… after I watched the 1000 metre men’s qualifying heats, the mixed team relays were on…
and we got a silver medal;-)…
I’ve been enjoying my attempts to get half-decent photos… those athletes are all very quick, lol…
10 Wednesday Dec 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, championship, early, F1, F1 Qualifying, moments, snuggled, Technology, widow
got up early Saturday morning to watch the final F1 Qualifying of the season…
there is great excitement as these three were all in the hunt for the Driver Championship…
up a few minutes before to get a pot of tea ready, and then snuggled back into bed to watch the action…
watching live is much more fun than the PVRed version, although I do tape them to be sure to be able to see them if anything comes up and I miss the live show…
06 Sunday Jul 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, breezy, early, fans, finches, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, qualifying, quiet, Technology, weather, widow
lovely start to the day on Saturday, with a 4:30 am hot tub… it was cool, sky was just beginning to lighten, birds were singing, and clouds drifted above…
back to sleep for a while and then got to watch qualifying for Sunday’s F1 race at Silverstone…
and one of my favourites got pole position…
was able to turn off the fans and open all the windows to get some fresh, cool, air into the house, which was wonderful after the last few days of sizzling heat…
out in the garden I spotted a house finch couple enjoying snacks at one of the feeders…
the rest of the day was quiet and peaceful…
01 Tuesday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, buddy, contacts, early, funny, late, moments, ready, Spring break, swim, swim bag, Tuesdays, widow
got up early, put in my contacts, put on my swimsuit, made sure my swim bag had everything needed in it… and headed to the pool with my buddy…
got there just in time… only to learn all classes had been cancelled this week because of spring break, lol…
this was the second time we’ve been to a Tuesday class… the first time we arrived late because we thought the start time was fifteen minutes later than it actually was… and this time the class was cancelled… I don’t think Tuesdays are our day, lol…
when I got home the good news was that I didn’t need to hang anything up to dry;-)…
too funny…
18 Saturday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, bunny, early, feeders, health, moments, moon, nature, sky, tail, weather, widow
woke up early, and for whatever reason, decided to look out the front window…
the moon was still up and shining brightly, and at the bottom of the bird feeders I spotted a bunny friend…
it was busy eating the seeds that had blown out of the feeders during all the strong winds over the last day or so…
I stood watching it for quite a while, before heading back to bed… it is very interesting to watch the way they move…
and I love that cute little white tail…
03 Tuesday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, boat tour, CMHR, early, family, fun, landmarks, moments, nature, treat, water, weather, widow, Winnipeg Waterways Tours
went for a ride on one of the Winnipeg Waterways Tour boats yesterday morning…
while we waited to board, saw some ducks and geese and had to take a few pics, lol…
our driver, Pete, shared lots of interesting facts, many I wasn’t aware of, as we travelled along the Assiniboine and Red rivers…
it was fun to see some of the city landmarks from the water…
I was happy to get a few nice photos of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights…
and this one from the back of it…
a lovely treat;-)…
25 Tuesday Jun 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, delicious, early, EOB, family, moments, restaurant, Technology, widow
this morning I discovered OEB… it is a restaurant that my daughter had encountered in Calgary and said was excellent…
we ordered last night and it was delivered first thing this morning…
I chose the French Toast Trifle… it looked delicious on the website and was exactly the same when it arrived…
there were two pieces of brioche smothered in custard with blueberries and strawberries… and to top it off there were three cute little meringues on top…
and it was delicious;-)…
27 Wednesday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, computer, difficulties, early, family, food, gifts, leftovers, moments, relaxed, Technology, time, widow
had a quiet and relaxed day on Christmas…
got up late for me, about eight;-)… made tea and watched a Christmas movie while I had my breakfast and waited for the Ottawa family to contact me…
after some technical difficulties, we had a lovely visit and opened presents;-)… technology really is an amazing thing…
after saying goodbye to them, I got the chicken into the oven and may have watched another Christmas movie, lol…
my grandson arrived home from one set of parents, we opened gifts, and had a lovely lunch…
then he was off to visit the other set of parents and I may have had a nap…
tv shows and leftovers took up the rest of the day…
10 Saturday Jun 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, chats, configuration, early, family, happy, memories, moments, neighbour, remembering, sound, widow
I woke up rather early and was laying in bed trying to decide whether to get up or try to go back to sleep…
as I lay there I heard my sixteen-month-old neighbour chatting with one (or both) of his parents… there weren’t distinct words, just the sound of his voice;-)…
I don’t usually hear anything from him so the windows and wind must have been in just the right configuration…
made me think of when the girls were that little and the early morning happy chats;-)…
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