17 Saturday Aug 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, Bruce Park, ditched, family, grandson, moments, nature, the "A", trailer, walk, widow
had breakfast with my grandson at the “A” a few days ago…
it was a nice walk there and back…
we had the breakfast special, our usual…
on our way home we had a good look at a trailer that has been sitting near the end of the street…
it has been there for a long time… we are wondering if it has been ditched…
08 Thursday Aug 2024
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author, big girl pants, blessed, books, family, Fern Michaels, grandparents, grandson, happy, library, moments, Nora Roberts, reading, stair, supper, treat, visit, widow
we went to the oldest grandson’s other set of grandparents the other day for supper and had a lovely visit…
before we left I had access to their library where I got a bunch of books by an author that I had just discovered – Fern Michaels… the shelves looked much tidier before all the books came out, lol…
she also had two new Nora Roberts books I have been waiting for…
we filled a grocery box, woohoo…
I added them to the stair library in order and now I have reading material for the remainder of the summer;-)…
what a wonderful treat;-)… once the Olympics are over I will get down to some serious reading…
02 Friday Aug 2024
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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…
12 Friday Jul 2024
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air, air conditioner, barbecue, Barbie the Barbecue, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, garden, grandson, hot, moments, nature, option, weather, widow
it has been very hot here for the last few days, with no rain, woohoo…
last night’s supper was pork tenderloin with potatoes, onions, and mushrooms and asparagus…
all cooked on Barbie the Barbecue…
nice to have an option for preparing supper in this heat…
sadly, it appears that the air conditioner has shared its last cooling;-(…
30 Sunday Jun 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, broken, crashing, family, fix, grandson, mess, moments, orchids, photos, plants, shelf, shower caddy, widow
the other day my grandson came to the door and said something had happened to my plants… he heard a crash as he was showering and came out to the shower caddy that we had installed in January laying in pieces on the floor with bits of orchids everywhere…
I was so shocked I didn’t even take a picture of the carnage…
it took a while to pick up the plants, sweep up the broken bits, and dump out the soil…
then, we ignored it for a few days, lol…
when we put it back up, we decided to use strapping and screws…
I still need to replace the one broken pot…
hopefully this time the whole shelf won’t come crashing down, lol…
19 Sunday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, deck, deconstructing, frame, garden, grandson, lumber, moments, rain, weather, widow
here was how yesterday went…
first thing in the morning the deck looked like this…
the crew arrived and set to deconstructing two decks…
it didn’t take too long and the space was empty…
they went and collected lumber and other needed supplies…the rain came and went throughout the day
by the end of the day the frames were nearly done…
looking promising;-)…
06 Monday May 2024
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belt, big girl pants, blessed, dryer, family, grandson, Hameed Appliance Repair, moments, oven, pump, repair, Ron, squished, Technology, washer, widow
last August the dryer had issues and Ron from Hameed Appliance Repair came out and was able to repair it, even though it was very old…
in March, the oven needed a new element and Ron came to our rescue again…
Friday the washer quit, sigh, and I contacted them for an appointment… heard back that they would be here Tuesday morning… once again Ron came, figured out the problem, ordered, picked up, and installed a pump and belt… all within an hour… it was a difficult job as the washer was squished into a very small area… a small box of broken bits and a found sock are all that is left of the process…
I have been very happy with the quick response from the business and the excellent work they have provided;-)…
I must say it feels like I’ve been wearing those big girl pants way too much recently…
27 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, debris, family, fence, garden, grandson, hose, leaves, moments, nature, pond, pump, stretched, weather, wetvac, widow
Wednesday, after I skimmed off as much of the floating bits as possible, I brought out the pond pump and attached a hose that stretched to the fence…
had to hold the float up so it took a while, but finally most of the water was emptied from the main part…
when I tried to work on the waterfall area the pump kept coming apart… luckily I was far enough away that I didn’t get drenched, lol…
that was it for the day…
Thursday I put on my watershoes, went into the pond, and pulled up two pails full of leaves and other debris… I also removed many big rocks and cut back a portion of the pond grass which was trying to take over…
my grandson set up the new wetvac we had purchased last week and vacuumed up more leaves and a few rocks, lol…
nearly ready…
12 Friday Apr 2024
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Alfy’s, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, grandson, moments, supper, Technology, treat, veggie, widow, wonton soup
it appears that Thursday is our order-in/treat night…
sometimes it is frozen pizza, other times something gets picked up or ordered in;-)…
yesterday’s treat was wonton soup from Alfy’s…
it was tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today…
we also got some tempura shrimp and veggie spring rolls…
I like treat night;-)…
11 Thursday Apr 2024
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baffle, big girl pants, bird feeder station, birthday, blessed, Costco, deluge, gift, grandson, happy, moments, nature, present, rain, shopping, squirrels, treat, weather, widow
on Tuesday we made a trip to Costco for a few things, and came home with a birthday present for me…
I was treated to a very cool bird feeding station…
there were two tall feeders, plus a suet holder, with spots for two additional feeders…
it also has a baffle to keep the squirrels from getting up into the feeders… lol, we will see about that…
not sure the people who design these squirrel-free feeders have met Canadian squirrels…
today we put it together and went out to plant it in the front yard, at which point it started to rain… we made it in just before the deluge hit…
it was a bit crooked and not all the way into the ground, but when the sun came back out it got fixed and the filled feeders were added…
looks great;-)… what a lovely treat…
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