17 Sunday Mar 2024
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recently I purchased a new set of nozzles for the hose after having looked for a long time for just the right ones…
today I used one to top up the hot tub and plunge tub…
this nozzle seems to have more pressure so the filling took way less time than previously;-)…
made me happy as it was a bit chilly out there…
12 Tuesday Mar 2024
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what a delightful time I had yesterday…
spent an hour and a half on the deck, reading in the glorious sunshine…
started out with a blanket and my winter jacket, but eventually put away the blanket and changed to my spring jacket… woohoo…
while I was out there I heard at least two skeins of geese fly by, although I never did see any of them, lol…
spent a few hours with my Monday buddies, read in the living room, and napped;-)…
04 Monday Mar 2024
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Sunday night I really had to talk myself into going out to the hot tub…
it wasn’t cold, but it was snowing, sigh…
I do not like to get my face wet or my glasses covered in snow, so it was a bit of an issue, lol…
instead of taking my towel out with me, I hung it on the inside handle of the patio door so it wouldn’t be covered in snow when I got out of the tub…
made sure to put my peaked hat on over my toque… it had a bit of snow on it when I got back into the house…
on my way upstairs I took a picture of the garden, looks pretty but it was still snowing…
well, I didn’t break my streak… there have only been two days I haven’t been in since January first, both when the temperature felt like -41°C…
24 Saturday Feb 2024
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bed, big girl pants, blanket, blessed, deck, garden, happy, moments, reading, scrunched, sunlight, sunshine, Technology, tickled, warmth, weather, widow
was so tickled on Thursday morning… I spent just under an hour sitting on the deck reading in the sunlight…
the temperature was 3°C, and the weather channel suggested it felt like -2, although the deck is often warmer…
it was a bit of a process as I had to bring out a cushion for the chair and a small table for my tea, lol… I wore my winter jacket and had my Assiniboine Park Conservancy blanket over my legs, although I was in my slippers and was very comfortable…
what a treat to feel that warmth on my face…
and, when I went upstairs to lay down, the sun was shining along the bottom of the bed, so I napped sideways, with scrunched up legs;-)…
20 Tuesday Feb 2024
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had a fun time at The Leaf today…
went with a friend to see Flora of the Philippines…
we couldn’t figure out the new markers on many of the plants in the Tropical Biome, but eventually realized they represented the flag of the Philippines and demonstrated how many of the plants in the biomes originated there…
besides seeing where so many plants came from, there were hundreds of orchids… heaven for me…
what a treat…
after our wander through the biomes, we had lunch at Gather…
what a delightful way to spend time together;-)…
14 Wednesday Feb 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Costco, garden, groceries, hose, hose attachments, leaking, moments, shopping, water, widow
Tuesday we went to Costco and I got a new set of attachments for the hose…
sadly, the current attachment has been leaking for awhile and the hose doesn’t expand without an attachment…
hoping that all three will work well… fingers crossed…
30 Tuesday Jan 2024
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big girl pants, bird seed, blessed, garden, grass, hot tub, ice, moments, nature, removing, shovelling, slush, snow, squirrel, warm, weather, widow
went out and shovelled up some of the slushy snow/ice… it was getting very slippery beside the hot tub, so I am happy this got done…
it will be much safer when I am uncovering and covering the hot tub…
it didn’t take too long as it was warm out, so after that was done, I filled all the bird feeders…
then I uncovered the seeds in the “house” on the deck at 11:44 am and by 2:30 pm it was completely covered over again…
for a little while I kept going out and removing the grass that the squirrel was adding, but I gave up…
22 Monday Jan 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Fleurs de Villes, flowers, friend, garden, happy, Instagram, moments, nature, plants, t-shirt, Technology, The Leaf, Voyage, widow
Wednesday was my last visit to The Leaf for Voyage and after our visit we stopped at the gift shop and checked out the merchandise…
I found this Fleurs de Villes t-shirt…
the saying on it is “flowers make me happy”…
this has been one of my hashtags since I started on Instagram, so I had to get it…
what a wonderful surprise and whenever I wear it I will remember what a wonderful time I had at The Leaf;-)…
21 Sunday Jan 2024
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for Christmas I gave friends a visit to The Leaf to see Voyage by Fleurs de Villes… it was fun because they got the card at Christmas, and then we got to spend time and have fun together during some very cold days in the city…
I was so excited when I saw that it was coming as I had gone to a similar show with my daughter in a mall in Ottawa and had been blown away with the amazing creations the florists had produced…
this was my favourite, but all the florists did a wonderful job…
I attended three times over the last week and every time I was there it was filled with many people (although I didn’t feel stressed) and the place was bustling… besides being a great exhibition, it looks as though it brought many new people to visit the space…
I had conversations with folk who had never been to The Leaf, members who had been many times, and others who had heard from friends and family about the show and decided to come for this special event…
seeing it in the biomes was much lovelier than in the centre of a mall, lol…
spending time in this wonderful oasis is like a little vacation in southern climes… well, for an hour or so, lol…
my membership, to both The Leaf and the Zoo, has been worth every penny and the cost of a membership for a senior is very reasonable and means I can visit as often as I wish all year round…
it was a wonderful treat and I enjoyed each visit… I had considered going for one last time this evening as I hadn’t been at night, but the tickets were sold out…
way to go Winnipeg… hope we get more shows like this;-)…
09 Tuesday Jan 2024
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I’ve been trying to make it out to the hot tub each day and so far I’ve managed to accomplish that…
currently 10:00 pm is the optimal time… although midnight is also nice…
last night it was so quiet all I heard was a few planes going over, and an ambulance… apparently there were no skaters at the club…
the light from the lane highlighted the snow on the trees, with little puffs on the ends of the branches… so beautiful…
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