tradition…

02 Thursday Jan 2025

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on New Year’s day in the morning, I went out the patio doors and shovelled the decks…

then I walked around to the front and did the sidewalks and steps…

I used the shovel by the back door and it was very noisy, lol… it has a metal piece along the front and makes a scraping noise as it is used…

the one I normally use is plastic and much quieter…

I started at the back because I was waiting for my first-footer to arrive so didn’t use the front door…

twice during the day people commented that I was the only person they knew who followed this tradition, and also that when I was gone, the tradition would probably go with me, lol…

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…

knob…

27 Tuesday Aug 2024

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today, as we were heading out to do a few errands, the doorknob came off in my grandson’s hand as he was locking the door…

so, besides the planned errands, we also went to Home Depot to get a new handle for the door…

I was very happy that this happened when he was home as I wasn’t sure that I could fix it…

once we returned home, my fancy screwdriver came out, pieces were removed from the door…

the new pieces were installed…

and voila, a beautiful new handle on the door…

it feels much sturdier, and although the handle is a bit stiff, I think the door is closing and locking better;-)…

act…

08 Tuesday Nov 2022

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I put a poppy on the front door…

had to search through the containers at the front door to find it as I haven’t been out anywhere recently where I could get a few…

I did this last year as well…

because I am not going out much there isn’t anywhere to wear it… seems like a small act, but the best I can do…

and I made an online donation to the mypoppy.ca campaign…

apparently I chose my mom when I did the same thing a few years ago… made me giggle because I first thought of doing one for my dad, lol… they both served during World War II…