23 Tuesday Apr 2024
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this morning I had some fun with the bouquet I purchased last Wednesday for my birthday…
I divided it into five small containers…
they went into the bathroom, kitchen, den, and bedroom…
it is always such fun to be able to make new arrangements and then take photos of them;-)…
18 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, bliss, cards, dinner, family, flowers, food, friends, happy, hot tub, moments, nature, pedicure, Technology, treats, weather, widow
what a lovely day…
had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…
received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…
enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…
treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…
dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…
and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…
a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…
ended the night with a hot tub…
I am truly blessed…
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…
06 Saturday Apr 2024
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basement, big girl pants, bins, blessed, done, family, furnace, grandson, happy, messier, moments, organized, project, tidy, widow
months ago we made a concerted effort to clean, tidy, and organize the basement back room…
it got a bit messier when the furnace was replaced, lol, as containers close to it had to be moved…
after Christmas the holiday bins were sorted and put away neatly, but there were still many boxes and bins out…
the other night we finally got the project finished and it looks great down there;-)…
now to keep it that way…
31 Sunday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bunnies, bunny, colony, Easter, eggs, happy, memories, mini eggs, moments, nature, prepare, treat, widow
the bunnies have been out for a while…
the first one turned up on March 21st, with mini eggs alongside it…
since then every couple of days another bunny has joined the group…
in between, the mini eggs have come and gone, lol…
they are so cute…
and have certainly added a touch of fun to the space…
the final bunny turned up on Saturday to complete the colony;-)…
this morning the Happy Easter sign turned up with a few items for the other boys…
and I caught a photo of the Easter Bunny resting up in the garden after their busy night;-)…
bunnies everywhere…
23 Saturday Mar 2024
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Ali’i Kula Lavender, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, happy, lavender, Maui, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, remembering, vacation, widow
recently I saw something on Instagram which reminded me of our wonderful visit to Ali’i Kula Lavender on Maui…
it was a beautiful place, with nice lavender fields, but also amazing gardens filled with stunning flowers…
I found a few photos from that day…
this hand towel usually hangs in the bathroom as a lovely reminder of that wonderful day and trip…
so nice when something comes along and reminds you of special moments…
12 Tuesday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, buddies, deck, friends, garden, geese, happy, jacket, moments, nap, nature, outside, skeins, sunshine, weather, widow
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;-)…
11 Monday Mar 2024
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, cut, family, flowers, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, plants, purple, scent, widow
yesterday I received a beautiful bouquet of hyacinths… I’ve never had them as cut flowers, always in soil…
what a lovely treat…
they are in a vase on the living room table and I am looking forward to them opening and scenting the house…
08 Friday Mar 2024
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accountant, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, complete, documentation, happy, memories, moments, preparation, taxes, Technology, widow
have spent time over the last week gathering and preparing all of the information required to complete my 2023 taxes…
getting the documentation ready always reminds me of how difficult doing this work was for my beloved… he really disliked getting the bits and pieces collected…
for the last few years of his life we had others complete the paperwork, although it was still a problem to put it together…
it still surprises me how simple it is for me now… for the first few years after he died, I would gather up paper bits and courier them to my amazing accountant, who would then process everything…
then she connected me to this great technology where I was able to upload all the information and they complete and submit it all online…
it still takes a bit of work to scan, save, and upload everything, but I am getting better at it each year…
and, it is done;-)…
27 Tuesday Feb 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, correct, food, friends, furnace, happy, inspection, moments, nature, shovelling, snacks, snow, snowfall, Technology, weather, widow
the weather report had suggested a good amount of snow overnight, and they were correct, lol…
yesterday morning the ground was covered with at least two inches of snow… it looked pretty though…
it was deeper where it had blown into drifts… which, of course, were along the sidewalks and bottom of the driveway, lol…
I went out just after eight and got the sidewalks cleared as well as a portion of the driveway where my friends park on Monday afternoons…
thankfully, my housemate shovelled the remainder of the driveway…
my friends arrived and we had a great time with lots of delicious snacks;-)…
a bit later a Hydro Inspector arrived and reviewed the work done by the furnace installation company…
I was very happy that this time we passed the inspection… yay…
busy, busy…
