13 Wednesday Sep 2023
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bacon, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, family, food, garden, lunch, Miracle Whip, moments, mouthwatering, sandwich, tomato, widow
on Monday, I made a toasted tomato and bacon sandwich, with a tomato from a friend…
it was delicious and reminded me of my beloved…
he made the most delicious tomato sandwiches…
I couldn’t figure out why they were so delicious… at some point I realized that he used a ton of Miracle Whip…
but, my oh my, they were mouthwatering…
09 Saturday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, gate, happy, impediment, moments, project, shovelled, Spring, widow
finally the gate area got finished on Sunday… we got up and out early to beat the heat;-)…
a ton of dirt had been dug up, and a big chunk of cement removed a while back, so Sunday the area was levelled out, quarter down was poured and packed down, and blocks were laid where the garbage and recycling bins reside…
this will make it much easier to move them on recycling days;-)…
next, a spring was attached so that the gate will automatically close after being opened… I particularly wanted this as it opens into the lane and could be an impediment to a vehicle driving along…
the final piece of work involved extending the depth of the hole that the latch goes into… it will make opening and closing the gate simpler…
clover seed was sprinkled over the dirt to fill it in… it looks tidy and organized…
I am pleased that this project is finally completed.
05 Tuesday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, chimes, copper, drill, family, garden, masking tape, memories, moments, pipe, plexiglass, sound, widow
months ago I put the copper pipe chimes together, that my beloved had made, using masking tape…
finally, I brought up the drill and found an appropriate bit…
took off the ugly green tape, put the top plexiglass piece into the clamp, and drilled six holes…
then I attached the six pipes to the top and hung it back up…
way to go me;-)…
30 Wednesday Aug 2023
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allée, Assiniboine Park, benches, big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, grandson, happy, hot, long walk, moments, nature, path, people, plants, Pokémon, pond, sunny, Technology, water lilies, weather, widow
on Sunday we went for a walk around Assiniboine Park to catch Pokémon… apparently it was a special event around the world… it was hot and sunny…
there were people everywhere… many of them with their heads down, focussed on their phones, with cords connecting to power packs in their pockets, lol…
we walked around the allée that circles the Diversity Gardens… it was fully shaded and there were many people along the way…
from there we walked across the Park to the English and Leo Mol Gardens… it was a long way, lol… we stopped now and then for a rest and sip of our water, and got to walk down one of my favourite paths…
it has been months since I’ve been to the Gardens, so it was a treat… besides all the people, there were lots of flowers in bloom with beautiful water lilies, and frogs, in the English Garden…
the cricket fields had some good items as we headed back to the car…
nice to enjoy a walk, although my feet were a little tired;-)…
29 Tuesday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, declutter, delivery, family, furniture, give away, happy, happy camper, living room, moments, normal, resided, sectional, truck, widow
I have had this six piece sectional couch for close to thirty years (according to my daughter)…
it had resided in the living room, and for the last number of years, in the basement family room…
a few years ago I brought up three pieces for the living room again, as the hide-a-bed was moved into the den…
in the recent decluttering process downstairs, the three remaining pieces needed to find a new home… two came up to the living room and one was already in the back storage room… the living room was overflowing, lol…
I thought about putting two in the office, but that was really going to fill up that small room…
so I decided to give them away… my daughter was very proud;-)…
a few days ago they were stuffed into the truck and delivered to someone who could use them…
between that, and the chair being fixed, the living room has returned to normal and I am one happy camper;-)…
28 Monday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, closet, family, happy, light, moments, motion sensitive, Princess Auto, Technology, widow
on Saturday we went shopping at Princess Auto… lots of fun wandering around to see what they had…
in the process I found a light for the bedroom closet… there is no power in there and it is rather dull, lol…
this light is charged via usb and it is motion activated… didn’t take too long to charge it and get it installed…
I think it is going to be wonderful;-)…
25 Friday Aug 2023
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2x4, big girl pants, blessed, bolt, broken, chair, family, footstool, happy, home, living room, moments, widow
a bolt let go on one of the chairs in the living room…
it has been sitting with a sign saying broken on it for months…
I’ve been looking everywhere to find something to replace it, without success…
it finally made it out onto the deck where we had a look at it…
a piece of 2×4 was cut to size, painted black, and then screwed to the edge of the chair…
it is as good as new… and the footstool still fits underneath…
I am very happy;-)…
23 Wednesday Aug 2023
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Monday I cleaned up after supper…
the deal is whoever makes supper doesn’t have to clean up…
so, I was happy to be doing the dishes;-)…
had a delicious meal of shrimp, red pepper, and Shanghai noodles with a delightful sauce…
the food was prepared while I relaxed and watched some tv…
what a treat;-)…
21 Monday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, completing, digging, family, fence, garden, gate, grandson, level, moments, nature, rain, sky, weather, widow, wind
we’ve been working away at completing projects that have been started, but not quite finished;-)… I’m sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else, lol…
Wednesday, it was the back gate in the new fence…
the dirt was dug up under the gate area, two old concrete pads were discovered under a few inches of the dirt… they were removed and then some quarter down was laid, packed down, levelled, and new blocks put down, level with the lane… soil went into the spots on either side and some work on the slope up to the shed took place…
this is going to make the taking out and bringing in of garbage and recycling bins so much easier…
meanwhile the sky filled with threatening clouds, spots of sun, and then more of the “going to rain” cloud variety…
the project is not quite done, and just as we came in for lunch the wind went crazy and some rain started down…
good timing;-)…
20 Sunday Aug 2023
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apartment, big girl pants, blessed, declutter, family, goal, light, memories, moments, parents, put away, rearranging, Technology, widow, working
as we declutter the basement, we have found a few things to move into other areas of the house… and our goal is to set the items up as they get moved, lol…
most recently, a light fixture that originally came from my parents’ apartment made its way into the den…
it got screwed into the wall, a smart bulb was added to it and connected to Google Home…
working nicely and it will be great for guests when the couch transforms to a bed;-)…
