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16 Saturday Aug 2025

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went to the grocery store first thing on Friday… good time to go as it wasn’t busy and I got my shopping done in less than thirty minutes…

once home and everything was put away, I set out the cushions and spent a lovely time reading…

received a call from a friend driving through and invited them for supper… then I spent the next while preparing my world famous, (well family and friends anyway), macaroni and cheese;-)…

once that was done, I went back to my book…

my company arrived, we had a short visit in the garden, ate the delicious mac and cheese, and off they went… all inside an hour;-)…

had a plan to take a photo of the finished pot, but forgot, lol… did remember to take a picture of my plate… packed up the leftovers for another day;-)…

tidied up and enjoyed the garden as I read outside until it got dark…

lovely treat;-)…

carpet…

21 Monday Jul 2025

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this morning a memory came up reminding me that on this day thirteen years ago, I came home following a dual surgery just a few days before… as always, drugs were more trouble than they were useful for me… I had stopped taking everything the day following the surgery as pain is easier to deal with than the side effects of most drugs…

a friend had come and replaced the carpet on the front steps while I was in the hospital…

over the years it had taken a beating and just recently we removed that carpet…

it looks rather dreadful at the moment, but this coming weekend the plan is to install new carpeting so it looks good again…

can hardly wait, lol…

fields…

16 Wednesday Jul 2025

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this morning we drove to Miss Millie’s Flower Farm and had a lovely time in the fields…

my adventure buddy gathered flowers, and I gathered photographs with my Nikon… great fun for both of us…

of the 125 photos I took, I was very pleased with about 75…

the weather was perfect, overcast and cool, and there were few bugs… we had been there in August of 2022 and the mosquitoes had been voracious at that time…

the fields were not as far along due to the weather but it is a beautiful place to spend time in… so happy I remembered that taking pictures was more fun for me than gathering flowers;-)… and nice to get the camera out for a change;-)…

I also brought home some fresh eggs and a new tea mug (Sugar & Spice Pottery);-)…

enthralled…

15 Tuesday Apr 2025

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a busy weekend;-)…

on Saturday we went to see Raised by Women at PTE… it was our last play of the season…

it was a seventy minute performance by the playwright Keith Barker… he did a great job and the time went by quickly as he held everyone enthralled with his stories…

hugs…

19 Thursday Dec 2024

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had a wonderful lunch date on Tuesday…

a dear friend came by with fish and chips and we had a delightful visit…

it has been a while since we’ve been together and it is always a treat to spend time with her…

we traded gifts and she headed off after some warm hugs;-)…

retractable…

24 Tuesday Sep 2024

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this morning, my former neighbour and friend came by, removed the front door, and took it to his house where he replaced the bottom board which had rotted…

we had put a sweep on the bottom of the door and rainwater had been going into it which caused the rot…

we stuck a table in the space, put a chair up against it on the inside, and closed the retractable screen while the door was gone…

I sat and read in the living room as it was a bit nerve racking to not have a door, lol…

and, of course, a meter reader came to the door and I had to call through the table for them to go to the back…

when the door returned a few hours later, a new sweep was put on, screwed in, and caulked so it won’t get water in and should last for as long as I do in the house, lol…

what a blessing to have friends and neighbours who can help deal with some of the issues that take place in the house…

vegetarian…

22 Thursday Aug 2024

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went to De Luca’s on Portage Avenue for lunch the other day…

ordered the vegetarian mushroom, spinach, and cheese pizza, along with half of a shared Greek salad…

it was delicious…

and I brought some home which I had for lunch the next day…

so good;-)…

whirlwind…

14 Wednesday Aug 2024

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my daughter came to town and was here for about 12 hours between Saturday and Sunday…

she was passing through, helping a friend drive from B.C. to Ontario… the friend, her dad, and their dog spent the night with us…

we had supper when they arrived, enjoyed some garden time that evening and the next morning and then they headed off after breakfast;-)…

both meals were requested and it was fun to make her favourite macaroni and cheese and satisfy her friend’s desire for pancakes…

such a treat to see her and meet this friend who I’ve heard much about, but never had the opportunity to meet…

it was a whirlwind…

anticipate…

09 Friday Aug 2024

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a few weeks ago a friend brought me some koi that a neighbour had given her for me… they are a fair bit smaller than the goldfish, but I anticipate they will grow quickly…

I’ve never had (or wanted) koi, so it will be interesting to see how it goes… this photo shows one of them (mainly black and white) amongst the much larger goldfish…

my fish are fairly tough… they don’t get any special treatment so we will see how the koi manage in that environment;-)…

an experiment…