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vaccination…

20 Saturday Mar 2021

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yesterday I got my appointment for my COVID vaccination… woohoo… was thrilled as the age limit has been going down very slowly… arranged for my grandson to drive me there and back when the day arrives…

so, for a treat, I ordered from my favourite Vietnamese restaurant – Pho Hoang… we used to go there after our aquasize class… in the before time…

the food always arrives quickly and is delicious…

I usually try to order enough for a couple of meals, so got my favourite shrimp summer rolls with the steak and brisket pho… ate the rolls with some of the pho broth…

I also ordered some rolled ice cream, although I only ate a third of it with my dinner… it was delicious;-)…

had a big bowl of pho today… and maybe finished the ice cream;-)…

oldest…

17 Wednesday Mar 2021

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I’ve been thinking of how much harder this pandemic would be for me without my oldest grandson…

very early on I lent him my car with the agreement that he would do any errands that I needed…

since then, he has fetched and carried numerous items for me… he finds groceries that I can’t get from Save-On-Foods… he collects items I need to keep the fish happy… plants and bird seed have been delivered… and mail sent… he has also brought his brother over to mow and shovel…

on the few occasions that I needed to drive somewhere, he has brought the car for me and then picked it up when I was done…

today he came by with a few hard-to-find items including flowers, and then moved some planters for me…

he collected the summer tires, we visited for a while, planned a time when he will bring the shoveler over, and off he went…

I am blessed;-)…

ringing…

04 Thursday Mar 2021

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don’t see people for days…

but today it felt like the doorbell kept ringing…

there were two deliveries from the drugstore… they forgot something when they delivered last night and I called this morning to add something else and they sent it separately as the courier was already on the way…

a visit from a sweet friend… we stood outside and chatted for ages;-)…

boys playing hockey on the street… they broke a car window and were looking for the owner… I was very impressed with the fact they didn’t just run, lol…

and finally, my grandson dropping off groceries… he had dinner while we visited…

I knew he was coming, so yesterday I made his favourite red curry lentils… got 6 containers out of the recipe… I had one last night, he had one while he was here, and took home the remaining four…

tools…

28 Sunday Feb 2021

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my grandson came over to shovel today… and pick up a few woodworking tools for his online woods class…

just before he arrived I watched a couple of bunnies eating on the deck…

it was much easier to clean up the snow as it was fairly fresh… the last time it was a few weeks before he was able to get here, mainly due to the crazy cold we went through…

today, he was dropped off and wasn’t picked up for a few hours, so after he finished shovelling, he came inside and we had a visit… we sat as far as possible from one another in the living room and both wore masks…

I learned about his classes and what he has been up to, as well as how he is planning to make money in the future…

we talked about how he will go about taking drivers Ed in these strange times, and it is hard to believe that he will be driving this summer;-)…

it was lovely to spend time with him, even just sitting playing on our phones, lol…

he was picked up, the tools were gathered into the vehicle, and off they went…

looking forward to seeing what he makes…

woodworking…

22 Monday Feb 2021

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my middle grandson brought me a beautiful picture that he made in woodworking class at school last year…

it is a blue jay made from different woods… he did a great job… my beloved would have been very proud…

I’ve put it on the credenza in the dining room… will need to decide if I will leave it there or not…

doughnuts…

15 Monday Feb 2021

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had a quiet Valentine’s Day…

my daughter called early as she was in a line waiting for heart shaped doughnuts in Ottawa, lol…

I watched sports and a movie, and spent a little time playing with watercolours…

my grandson stopped by with a few groceries… and he brought me flowers;-)…

what a treat…

made a delicious lobster sauce which I had with shrimp and crab ravioli for my supper…

a good day…

McDonald’s…

02 Tuesday Feb 2021

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had a wonderful treat this morning…

my grandson brought McDonald’s breakfast over when he came to pick up his youngest brother’s birthday present…

he sat by the door and I sat on the far couch… it was nice to have a meal and visit… don’t think that has happened since the summer in the garden… then he was off for the rest his day…

a bit later I went out and filled feeders while topping up the hot tub… lots of running up and down the stairs in the process, lol…

good exercise… for the heart and the body…

scraped…

02 Saturday Jan 2021

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my son-in-law and grandson came over today to shovel…

of course, he helps, lol… the oldest grandson tends to drop off the shoveler and run a few errands for me…

an excellent job, as ice and packed snow were scraped off and everything looks tidy;-)… he also spotted a piece of siding that had come loose so he went and found the ladder and then got it hooked in… it may need a bit more work in the spring…

I went outside with a mask on to visit with them for a few moments… as they were leaving he covered his face with his hat and came and gave me a big hug…

nice to touch someone;-)…

colourful…

18 Friday Dec 2020

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had great treats the last few days…

on Wednesday I ordered sushi for my dinner from Sei Sushi... it was so nice, although I missed my grandson who is my usual sushi partner, lol…

yesterday, I spent time in the morning making mashed potatoes so that when I warmed them up at supper they were better for me… I even made gravy to go with the chicken… it was delicious… although a more colourful vegetable would have looked prettier…

today I had a charcuterie board from Modern Plate Catering for my lunch… it was fun to set all the bits out on a tray and make it pretty…

fun to have a treat;-)…

swept…

14 Monday Dec 2020

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yesterday my middle grandson came over to shovel for me… there wasn’t too much snow, but after the last snowfall, everything froze and the sidewalk was crazy icy… I didn’t want that to happen again, lol… there had been a skiff of snow and I had gone out and swept the sidewalk just the day before…

it was cute watching him put his hoodie up over his baseball cap, which he had on backwards, lol… of course there were earbuds in as he listened to his music while doing the job… he did have gloves because I couldn’t give him grandpa’s to wear which often happened before when he forgot…

he did the front, the driveway and all of the back decks and pathways… the garage camera even got a few photos for me… he was happy to get the December payment which will help with his Christmas gift shopping…

it was wonderful to see him, even though it was only through the windows… and now all of the spaces are cleaned…