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overkill…

26 Monday Jul 2021

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I love the Olympics and have watched them for years… I remember a trip we took once and how we had to have access to TVs at the end of each day so that I could keep up with what was happening, lol…

I like to watch in real time so that means reorganizing my sleep schedule to get the best results…

for these ones I couldn’t decide how I felt about them going ahead this year… but now they are happening, I am in… I usually get a Canada Day t-shirt and had purchased one a while ago, but on July 1st I decided not to wear it… as the games began, I put it on;-)…

on Friday I was up at 5:30 am to watch the opening ceremony and ordered McDonald’s for breakfast so I didn’t have to stop watching to make something…

at one point during the first day I was switching between tv channels and streaming on my phone at the same time and I considered turning on the laptop as well… in the end I decided the laptop would be overkill…

I have slowed down slightly… apparently I need a bit more sleep these days…

the great thing about streaming is that I can watch some of the sports that I enjoy most but which don’t always get shown on tv…

the surfing, gymnastics and dressage have been lovely to watch, even if not exactly as they happened…

I’ve even taken the laptop out into the garden so that I can enjoy the weather and not miss anything, lol…

so happy to be able to watch whenever and wherever… retirement is a lovely thing;-)…

link…

25 Sunday Jul 2021

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been wishing that I didn’t have to climb behind the planter every time I need to turn the waterfall on and off…

I decided to look online to see if there was something I could use outside to control the plug…

I was so excited to find a KASA TP-Link outdoor plug… KASA is part of my Google Home system, and the plug was reasonably priced…

my grandson picked it up for me and it was easy to add to my Google Home… well, he added it, lol… I can even add another item to the plug as it has two outlets…

this is going to make dealing with the waterfall so much easier, and I’ve been having fun turning it on and off;-)…

motorcycle…

15 Thursday Jul 2021

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yesterday I went for a short motorcycle ride with my grandson…

he got his licence last summer, but just recently passed the test which meant he could have a rider behind him…

not too long ago he said he would give me a ride, after he practiced a bit more with friends…

today he dropped by and told me to put on jeans and a jacket so we could go for the ride…

I had a bit of trouble getting up behind him… the backseat is much higher that the one on the motorcycle I rode on when I was sixteen, lol…

the funny part is that the young man I was going out with at the time, and who had the motorcycle, lived down the very street I currently reside on…

took a few minutes to get up… felt a bit like getting onto a horse, and I was worried I would pull him over if I held onto him tightly…

eventually I made it and off we went… it was a short ride and it felt like he was speeding like crazy, but at most he was doing 55…

I am pretty sure my thighs are going to be aching because I was gripping the sides of the bike hard, lol…

maybe we will do it again… I think it was fun;-)…

heirloom…

04 Tuesday May 2021

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planning a fancy Afternoon Tea on Sunday and I’ve been trying to find a pretty teacup and saucer to use…

somewhere, in a box, in a closet, in the basement, there is a Royal Doulton teapot with cups and saucers, but I have no idea exactly where, lol…

so, I’ve been looking online and found a very cute set which I would have ordered, but it wouldn’t arrive until next week so that wasn’t going to work… I do love the saucer though…

while on a phone call today, I remembered a set that my mom, while she was serving as a WREN in England, had sent to my grandma…

I knew exactly where to find it, and was so pleased when I pulled it out, as it will be perfect;-)…

besides the small teapot, cup, creamer and sugar bowl, it also has a little toast stand…

not planning on any toast, but it is very cute and will look great with the other treats… so cool to have this family heirloom to use which represents both my mother and grandmother on Mother’s Day…

looking forward to a fun Afternoon Tea;-)…

seventy…

18 Sunday Apr 2021

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today I turned seventy…

I have spent the last month planning how I would mark this special event, so there were, and will be, a few surprises for others…

I’ve been hearing about birthday weeks, so to start that off, on Monday I ordered Chinese food… it was lovely as I haven’t had any for a long time and I had leftovers for the next two days, which was a wonderful treat…

a number of parcels and envelopes arrived in the mail, which had to be set aside until today… this morning there were sparklers and singing;-)…

had a lovely gift opening time with the kids and received some delightful presents… paintbrushes, paint, a cool pad to make art pictures with, and a gorgeous window bird feeder;-)… my daughter is encouraging me to find a hobby… maybe it will be bird watching and then painting pictures of them… not likely, lol…

looking forward to trying all of the goodies… will need to wait for warmer weather to attach the feeder to the front window…

made poached eggs on potato patties, with bacon and asparagus… and I had it on my confetti plate… ended breakfast with half of a delicious pistachio cupcake which a friend dropped off for me yesterday…. nice start to the day…

texts, posts and phone calls have made the day extra fun… watched a cooking competition marathon…

lunch was cold shrimp with cocktail sauce… as I peeled them I was remembering fun times on the lanai in Florida, many years ago, with a dear friend…

moved orchids and flowers to set up the den for my video call with my BS friends and we had a great time… there was singing, tea, snacks, toasts, and lots of laughter… what a wonderful group of women…

there were more phone calls as the snow began to fall again… decided to order beef bones instead of barbecuing, as it was cold and windy…

that worked very nicely, it was delicious, and there will be enough for tomorrow’s supper…

what a ride these seventy years have been… truly, I am blessed and look forward to a year focussed on gratitude and living in the moment;-)…

painter…

15 Thursday Apr 2021

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I’ve been doing a little more painting with watercolours… I was asked to paint some lavender which I did… and this is how the best picture came out…

clearly I am not a painter and I’ve figured out that what I like most is how the paint ends up on the plate, lol…

see, they are pretty, right;-)…

bag…

28 Sunday Mar 2021

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spent a little time preparing some Easter treats for my grandkids…

was watching tv and saw a cute bunny made from a paper lunch bag, and dug some out of the storeroom…

it was such fun crafting them… not hard, but enjoyable… filled them with a few goodies, found ribbons and made nametags…

sorry I can’t show you what is inside, lol, but who knows who might see this post;-)…

they look very sweet and are waiting to be picked up and delivered for next Sunday…

scurrying…

14 Sunday Mar 2021

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had some fun watching this little critter…

all of a sudden another came along… turned its head to stare them down… and there was some serious scurrying;-)…

they look so cute, but they are a lot less friendly than the gray squirrels and run everyone else off from the feeders…

paint…

26 Friday Feb 2021

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had some fun painting… well, playing with watercolour paint, lol…

got organized one day, when I taped the papers to a counter in the kitchen… thought that the height would be good for the activity…

the next day I tried different materials to paint with… used paper towel, aluminum foil, saran wrap…

it was fun to experiment and see what using each produced…

eventually, I was able to put them onto card stock… I am pleased with how they turned out…

since then I’ve done another batch… painted, separated the sections, trimmed the corners, put double-sided tape on them, attached to card stock and put them in envelopes…