27 Monday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, formula 1, grandson, happy, home, moments, Montreal, travel, widow
and look who is home…
for the summer at least;-)…
lots of miles have been put on and a quick trip to Montreal to see the Formula 1 race on the 19th…
had to make room in the garage so she could fit, lol…
25 Saturday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, blue cedar, bonsai, dinner, family, garden, happy, irrigation, moments, nature, plants, Technology, widow
I am beyond happy…
Thursday the kids came over and we spent most of the late afternoon in the garden…
my grandson started work on a bonsai tree and it was great fun to see him trim a blue cedar into something resembling a small tree…
it is going to live in the garden for the summer…
then, we finished the irrigation system… yay… the hose was straightened, holes were punched in various places and tubes with sprinklers were connected… they had no trouble connecting the tubes to the hose, sigh… we ran a test and made sure each little piece was spraying appropriately…
we need a few more pieces of tubing, but most planters, baskets and perennials now will be watered when I turn on the tap… I am sure they will all be happy about this, lol…
so excited to see how well the garden will grow when it is watered regularly…
then we had barbecued steak and asparagus, baked potatoes and a salad on the deck…
what a treat;-)…
19 Sunday Jun 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, cushions, drummers, family, Father's Day, garden, happy, home, marathon, memories, moments, remembering, waterfall, widow
began the day listening to the drummers at the Park as they welcomed runners participating in the Manitoba Marathon…
then I put out all the cushions, made breakfast and sat in the garden, listening to the drums and the waterfall…
although we only did it for a few years, I always remember the early morning trips to the UofM when the girls took part in the Marathon… it is such a wonderful reminder of what great dads do to ensure their kids get all the opportunities… and on Father’s Day, lol…
sure do miss that great dad, but am spending the day reminiscing about all the things he did to make their lives better and the life lessons he taught them…
11 Saturday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, bike, blessed, car, family, garden, grandson, ice cream cone, moments, Technology, treat, widow, work
a few days ago my grandson came by to return the car before he headed to work…
a piece for his bicycle had arrived and he worked on getting it installed but ran out of time, so he ended up taking the car…
while he was here I made lunch and we ate in the garden…
then the bike sat in the dining room, waiting for his return…
when he came to pick it up, he brought an ice cream cone;-)…
yum…
07 Tuesday Jun 2022
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Amy came by to update my lawn chairs…
she sanded rust spots… washed and rinsed all four chairs… let them dry in the sun… moved them into the garage… and spray painted them…
we had subs for lunch and a great visit on the deck… possibly we sat in the sun for too long😳…
she also painted the little frog water chimes that welcome people to the garden…
the chairs stayed in the garage for two days to be sure they were dry (and stopped smelling) and I put them out today…
they look amazing…
06 Monday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowerbed, friends, garden, landscaping, moments, plants, widow
got a rain barrel and new pots for the front flowerbeds a little over a week ago…
the pots were filled and planted shortly after… three were moved into their correct places and three were put along the driveway waiting for work to be done on the north side bed…
yesterday my grandson and his landscaping friend arrived to beautify the space…
they worked for five hours… removing ferns, weeds, and most of the wild rose which had taken over the space… they redesigned the shape of the bed and put down landscape cloth, laid paving stones where the pots were to go, moved a fountain and the very heavy birdbath… and lastly, dumped and spread fifteen bags of mulch…
it looks amazing…
so happy;-)…
28 Saturday May 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, expedition, family, garden, grandson, irrigation, moments, repair, shopping, time, widow
what a busy day we had on Thursday… didn’t even have time for a nap, although I did manage a short sit down in the garden before my grandson arrived…
he and I spent the day getting jobs done around the yard, and even a few in the house…
we ran out and were able to get all the necessary items at Canadian Tire, so it was a one stop shopping expedition…
things came out of and went into the shed… leaking hoses were repaired… an irrigation system semi-installed… pots moved… trellises put into a planter that had a bit of paint touch up done… and the fire pit problem solved…
what a treat it is to spend time with him… I try to savour every minute;-)…
26 Thursday May 2022
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on Tuesday, my grandson arrived with his bike in the back of the car…
he had spent hours over the weekend getting the inside and outside of Indi cleaned for me…
I had spent the morning finding space in the garage so that she would fit as she has returned home… very exciting…
looking good…
25 Wednesday May 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, duo, family, garden, memories, moments, nature, remembering, Rummy, Technology, test, widow
started my day with a Duo call from the kids in Ottawa… they have been without power since the wild storm on Saturday…
they were at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum testing wifi as she had a video meeting… the Museum is just a short walk from their house, has plugs all around the outside of the building (technology), and the wifi gave an excellent video call, so that was very handy… I was the test for the meeting, lol…
while they waited for the phones to charge she was teaching him how to play Rummy… it was the card game we played for hours as we sat in the hospital with my mom as she was dying… we laughed about him needing to know how to play when they sit at my deathbed… way in the future…
we talk most days, but don’t often video call… it is always lovely to see their beautiful faces… and it was fun to show them the garden…
wonderful way to begin the day…
24 Tuesday May 2022
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Baby, big girl pants, birdhouse, blessed, family, fence, garden, moments, neighbours, pond, snuggles, treat, widow, wood
this afternoon my neighbour on the south side came by with the cutest birdhouse for me…
last year he took down and rebuilt a new fence between us… and then he made some bird houses with the leftover wood…
it is very cute… I’ve never had one so now I will have to figure out where to put it…
tonight, he and his partner brought over their four month old baby to meet me… he is adorable and I look forward to playing with him over the summer…
first baby snuggles I’ve had in over two years…
