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brioche…

20 Monday Apr 2026

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had dinner at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar on Friday after my volunteer shift to celebrate my birthday eve…

the new menu looks great and we enjoyed everything we had…

we shared the brioche with butter and honey… the bread was warm and the butter soft… delicious… the look on my grandson’s face reminded me of the cartoon dog Snuffles, that rose into the air after eating something tasty…

then we had the potato paillassons, which were also delicious… yum…

I had the beef tartare… really enjoyed it with the bread…

my grandson had the grilled octopus, with paella rice, saffron aioli, and chervil, and noted how nicely it was cooked…

every bite was delightful… and I am looking forward to the next visit to try some of the other items…

75…

19 Sunday Apr 2026

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yesterday I turned 75… amazing, lol…

there were phone calls, texts, cards, singing, plants, and hugs…

I was treated to lunch out and enjoyed our last PTE play of the season…

when I arrived home after the play, the groceries had been purchased, put away, and supper was underway…

we had steak and lobster, with potatoes, mushrooms, and onions in foil… all done on Glowy…

my birthday present from my family…

I am blessed…

Glowy…

18 Saturday Apr 2026

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for my birthday, I requested a new barbecue…

my housemate began doing research to find something smallish that would fit in the garage and have enough BTU to sear a steak…

we drove out to Selkirk to the Home Hardware where we saw the barbecue in the store…

it was perfect and exactly what we wanted… with the help of store staff, and a borrowed screwdriver, it got taken apart, which involved taking off the side tables, and separating the legs from the burner portion…

then it was time to move it into the car, and with a little finagling all the bits fit…

once we got home, the pieces were reunited;-)… her name is Glowy… she is a Dyna Glo…

and she is a gift from my family;-)…

Barbie has been in the family since 2017… not really that long, considering she lived in the garage except when she was working;-)… the back had rusted or burnt out completely…

she made it out to the lane where someone will be sure to pick her up for scrap…

paraffin…

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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decided that the first treat of my birthday week was a pedicure at Total Wrapture…

I’ve been going there for many years, but haven’t been for months…

when I arrived, I was handed a gift card… my daughter had called and paid for my pedicure…

what a lovely surprise…

Julia did a wonderful job… she was very gentle and her foot and leg massage was excellent… I also had a paraffin wax treatment before the colour was put on;-)…

and guess what colour I chose, lol…

fishtanks…

11 Saturday Apr 2026

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cleaning the pumps in the fishtanks is not one of my favourite things to do… my beloved took care of this job… then for a number of years, my son-in-law looked after the task, lol…

now, it is up to me…

once I get started it isn’t that big a deal and doesn’t really take that long…

and to top it off this week, I scrubbed the algae from the glass front…

always happy when all the cleaning is complete…

and I think the fish like it as well;-)…

Easter-y…

06 Monday Apr 2026

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for Easter dinner this year, we had barbecued steak, twice-stuffed potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, and caesar salad…

I’d had great fun the day before, setting the table and adding a few Easter-y details…

dinner was delicious and we had carrot cake to finish it off…

wonderful to have a houseful of young people, lol… and between them the table was cleared and the kitchen cleaned up…

what a treat….

nothing…

05 Sunday Apr 2026

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a while ago, when I opened one of the drawers in the dining room, I realized that the bottom was coming away from the sides…

this had nothing to do with the weight of the dishes in the drawer🤪…

I mentioned it to my middle grandson, who advised he could fix it… he’s been a few times since then, but it finally worked out when he was here yesterday, for Easter dinner…

I had emptied the drawer before he came to help speed along the process…

it took a few trips to the basement for tools and a struggle with warped wood, but he got it fixed…

still waiting to put things back into it, after I remove some of the items that had been in it…

obviously there will be something for the pass-along box;-)…

Suzuka…

30 Monday Mar 2026

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was out for a hot tub at 2:00 am, Sunday morning after the F1 race at Suzuka, Japan ended…

it was lovely, although overcast, but the trees were completely still and the temperature was nice as well…

then, when I got out, it became clear that the back hinge on the right arm had disconnected… yikes…

I tried a few ways to get it to close, but couldn’t get it done…

came in with one side left open… will have to see what we can do to fix it, sigh…

later in the day, my housemate was outside and was able to haul it back onto the hot tub…

now to figure out how to solve the problem of broken arms, sigh…

Kaleidoscope…

28 Saturday Mar 2026

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Thursday night I picked up a cute little orchid after we attended the Member Preview of Kaleidoscope at The Leaf…

one of the many benefits of membership is that often there are previews of new displays… always great fun…

this new display is filled with bright, colourful, flowers and lots of crystals… I am looking forward to seeing if they produce rainbows on sunny days;-)…

and the neatest thing is a piece that has three kaleidoscopes on it with a platform of flowers which turn and produce the kaleidoscope effect… such an entertaining time, either looking through the three options or spinning the saucer for others to see…

I am also going to go later in the evening to see everything lit;-)…

the orchid is from the Apothecary display, so it is a lovely reminder of that display…

there is always something new or different every time you walk through the biomes…

covers…

27 Friday Mar 2026

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so happy because, finally, on Tuesday, we were able to pull the covers, that were frozen to the deck, off the chairs…

I was very frustrated because I couldn’t do it on my own and had to wait for my housemate to get home… much stronger arms, lol…

three of the six cushions had to go into the bathtub to dry as they were all very wet…

the other three just went by the backdoor, although likely the covers will come off and go into the washer, lol…

the chairs were covered again and moved away from the snow and ice…

it was warm enough Tuesday, that I could have sat outside for awhile…

once the cushions dried out, I removed the covers, washed and dried them, and then struggled to put them back together…

and now they are waiting to get back outside…

after the snow😔… maybe tomorrow🤞…