13 Friday Jun 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cushions, flowers, fountains, furniture, garden, goldfish, happy, moments, nature, pond, sanctuary, weather, widow
the garden looked lovely today…
all the chair cushions were out and the throw cushions as well…
the daisies were blooming and the fish were happily swimming about after I topped up the pond…
even the new bee fountains, a Christmas gift, were out…
rearranged a bit of the furniture and think I like it…
what a great day to spend time in this sanctuary😍…
04 Sunday May 2025
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big girl pants, bird feeders, blessed, change, deck, furniture, garden, moments, plants, pond, weather, widow
trying to decide how to change up the garden this year…
so far nothing much is happening, as we haven’t brought out the last bits and pieces of furniture…
washed down a few of the chairs and am trying one of them between the gate and garage door so I can have a good view of the pond and the bird feeders… not sure if this will work as the chair is quite wide;-)…
once the furniture and umbrellas are in place, there will need to be decisions made about where plants and pots will go…
and then new plants will arrive to be planted;-)…
23 Wednesday Oct 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, furniture, garden, grandson, moments, nature, pond, pots, prep for winter, sail, shed, turns, umbrellas, weather, widow
spent a few hours in the garden on Sunday working towards getting it put to bed for the winter…
pots went into the shed, the sail was removed, umbrellas came down and were put away, chairs and tables were gathered together in preparation for being covered before the weather turns…
rain barrels were emptied and will be flipped over shortly… just a bit left to do;-)…
and then we are on to the pond🤪…
29 Sunday Sep 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, fish, furniture, garden, goldfish, leaves, moments, nature, netting, pond, rearranged, water, widow
on Friday I rearranged the lawn furniture so there was a bit more space on the back deck…
on Saturday, I took the netting off the pond… it was doing a good job of collecting the leaves although the weight of them had it sinking into the water…
the fish weren’t moving around as much as usual, the birds weren’t drinking or bathing and I didn’t like the look of it…
next year when it goes down, I will put some thin boards over the top so that it doesn’t slip into the fishes’ domain…
now, the fish, the birds, and I are much happier, lol…
02 Friday Aug 2024
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
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anniversary, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, furniture, garden, grandson, grass, irrigation, memories, moments, nature, pressure, remembering, sorry, supper, treat, weather, widow
yesterday I woke up feeling a bit sorry for myself…
it would have been our 54th wedding anniversary, but instead it is the 12th year without my beloved…
I went out early and watered the grass as we’ve been working on adding some to bald spots in the garden… my beloved loved it when the grass looked good, lol…
I also ran the irrigation system at the same time… first time I’ve done that and it worked fairly well… the pressure for the grass watering portion was not as strong as usual, but it meant that I could get all the watering done at once…
I turned the PVR on so I wouldn’t miss any Olympics, lol…
then I reorganized the lawn furniture… took a bit of effort to get the lounger where I wanted, but I think it should work for the next while… all of the cushions came out…
while there was still shade, I filled up the four bird feeders and then I sat on the back deck to read and enjoy the garden before it got too hot…
later we went out for supper as a treat from the Ottawa kids;-)…
was feeling much better by the end of the day…
01 Friday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, couch, furniture, grandson, moments, narrow, plants, search, shopping, table, Technology, widow
I’ve been looking for ages for a narrow table to go behind the couch in the den…
at one point I even considered having one made by my handyperson…
then I found one that I liked the look of online and eventually decided to order it… it had a spot for a few plugs and usb ports as well…
the package arrived on Wednesday evening and my housemate took it downstairs and put it together while I was reading…
it came up on Thursday morning and went into the living room as I cleared off the table that was currently behind the couch…
after moving many pieces, the new table made it into its final spot…
electrical items were plugged in and then the plants made it onto it and the couch moved back into place…
it is the perfect height and length and looks excellent…
always happy when a project works out well…
29 Tuesday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, declutter, delivery, family, furniture, give away, happy, happy camper, living room, moments, normal, resided, sectional, truck, widow
I have had this six piece sectional couch for close to thirty years (according to my daughter)…
it had resided in the living room, and for the last number of years, in the basement family room…
a few years ago I brought up three pieces for the living room again, as the hide-a-bed was moved into the den…
in the recent decluttering process downstairs, the three remaining pieces needed to find a new home… two came up to the living room and one was already in the back storage room… the living room was overflowing, lol…
I thought about putting two in the office, but that was really going to fill up that small room…
so I decided to give them away… my daughter was very proud;-)…
a few days ago they were stuffed into the truck and delivered to someone who could use them…
between that, and the chair being fixed, the living room has returned to normal and I am one happy camper;-)…
13 Saturday May 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, chairs, cushions, Custom Repair & Stitchery, furniture, garden, green, moments, nature, Stitchery, Technology, upholstery, weather, widow
Wednesday morning we went to Custom Repair & Stitchery and ordered new cushions for the garden chairs… we looked through the fabric options and chose a green similar to what is currently in the garden… and there will be zippers so the covers can come off the foam to be washed…
I have been wanting them for ten years or so, ever since the last ones faded and lost their comfort level…
and so, since then, we have used two square cushions on each chair, which have been okay, but they have been getting a bit old as well…
I was also interested to see a newer version of Square than I’d seen before… I do love technology…
can’t wait for the new ones to arrive;-)…
30 Saturday Oct 2021
Posted in life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, furniture, give away, moments, Queen Anne pots, rehome, widow, wine
today I was able to rehome a few items…
I am constantly on the lookout for things I no longer need around the house…
managed to find a home for an ottoman, Queen Anne pot and a dozen wine glasses…
makes me happy when I can pass along items to others who can use them…
also nearly have a box full for give away…
22 Friday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, furniture, garden, grandson, moments, nature, path, shed, sidewalk, stepping stones, walk, weather, widow
the weather has really gotten fall-ish…
this afternoon my grandson arrived to finish a few jobs around the yard, including putting away the lawn furniture and then he and his friend replaced the sidewalk stones along the front flowerbed… they had sunk way down into the grass over the years….
this is going to make walking from the driveway to the house much more stable and it will also be way easier to shovel once the snow arrives…
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