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;-)…
19 Saturday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cutting board, family, grandson, kitchen, moments, oiled, sanded, treated, widow
one of the projects that has been in the works was to replace the cutting board in the kitchen…
many weeks ago, the board was cut to the right size… it was a little thick and needed to be sanded a bit…
time went by… then it was sanded, but needed to be oiled… the oil was purchased…
it finally got two layers of oil and made its way into the slot under the counter…
looks amazing;-)… maybe too pretty to cut on, lol…
14 Monday Aug 2023
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, gifted, International Left-Handers Day, left-handed, memories, moments, remembering, widow, writing
Sunday was International left-handers day…
made me laugh as I thought about the cute magnet that my son-in-law got for me a number of years ago…
it is certainly one of my favourites;-)…
apparently both my beloved and I were gifted…
sad about the kids, lol…
13 Sunday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, family, happy, light, moments, nature, plant light, plants, pots, potted, rocks, shopping, Technology, widow
had some fun on Thursday…
had breakfast out and then we went to Home Depot, found plants, pots, and rocks… then it was on to Rona to check for different pots, and back to Home Depot to pick up the first one, lol…
when we got home the plant light that had been ordered had arrived…
at last, everything was potted, put together, and set up;-)…
I think it was a good birthday for the twenty-three year old;-)…
12 Saturday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, carpet, family, happy, IKEA, kitchen, moments, purple, rug, runner, shopping, widow
on Thursday, amongst all the shopping, we ran over to IKEA to pick up a lamp…
while we were there we came across a runner that was purple and gray-blue, and just the length I was looking for… on sale, it jumped right off the shelf into my arms…
when I got home I realized that the two ends were a shade of yellow and wondered if it would spoil the look…
but that bit of yellow goes perfectly with the wood on the wall…
it took a while for it to flatten out, but I am very pleased with how it looks…
what do you think;-)…
02 Wednesday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, burgers, family, food, grandson, moments, restaurant, Sam’s, schnitzel, supper, treat, walk, widow
it was a beautiful evening, so we walked over to Sam’s on Sunday night… we’ve been wanting to go, but hadn’t made it until then…
the menu was basically schnitzel and burgers with a few appetizers, salads and desserts…
we had burgers and curly fries… I had a schnitzel burger…
the patty was twice the size of the pretzel bun, so I cut it in half and brought the leftovers home for lunch…
everything was tasty and Sam, the owner, was very cute and attentive… it was fun to see how the regulars waited to say goodbye to him before leaving;-)…
may go again…
30 Sunday Jul 2023
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, chairlift, family, fear, memories, moments, Mount Washington, nature, nervous, remembering, snow, views, widow
this picture came up on my Facebook memories recently…
I can still remember that day… we were in Courtenay and drove up Mount Washington… there was no one else around as it was summer… we sat at the bottom of the ski hill for a very long time as we were both afraid of heights…
but we decided to go for it…
we got on the chairlift but the person didn’t put the safety bar down… we realized this as we were moving upwards… I think that the bars along the back and beside me, that I was holding onto for dear life, probably had dents from the grip I had on them😳…
there are no pictures because of the death grip… we were both terrified…
when we arrived at the top the staff person didn’t seem that worried about it, but did say they would ensure that the bar was put in the correct position when we descended…
there was still snow on the ground and the views were beautiful, but I was still nervous about going back down…
of course, we had no choice about going down… after being safely secured correctly, we made the trip down and I even enjoyed some of the views, lol…
but, once we made it back to town, we stopped and sat in a coffee shop for quite a while to let our nerves settle;-)…
an unforgettable memory, lol…
27 Thursday Jul 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cork, family, IKEA, jug, moments, shopping, suntea, useful, widow, wisk
went to IKEA on Saturday… hadn’t been for ages…
it was fun to wander through the store and check out all the stuff…
was happy to replace the wisk that stopped working while my daughter was visiting… it is very handy for combining chocolate in warm or cold milk;-)…
the other item I found was a new jug for making suntea… the one I’ve been using didn’t have a lid and it was plastic…
this one is glass, but quite light and it has a cork stopper… it also fits very nicely in the fridge as it is much thinner than the plastic one…
I think it was a good purchase;-)…
