16 Sunday Nov 2025
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14 Friday Nov 2025
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big girl pants, dull, happy, Liquid Sunshine, moments, nature, overcast, Saje, weather, widow
the other day I picked up this Liquid Sunshine from Saje…
I am hoping it will brighten my spirits on the dull and overcast days;-)…
wish me luck…
08 Saturday Nov 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, happy, hoodies, moments, Technology, Vicky’s Alterations, widow, zipper
I am absolutely thrilled with the job Vicky’s Alterations did putting zippers in two hoodies…
I had stopped wearing one although it was very comfy… unfortunately, it was just too difficult to take it off…
it looks great and like it always had a zipper in it…
now it is easy to get on and off…
the zipper matched perfectly on the second hoodie…
so happy;-)…
27 Monday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, busy, Chinese food, company, delicious, family, grandsons, happy, moments, numerous, supper, treat, widow
had a delicious dinner last night…
our company chose Chinese food, so I tried to order from our favourite spot, around 5:30…
it took at least ten minutes and numerous attempts to get through… apparently everyone in the city wanted Chinese food too…
and then, the pick up time was an hour and a half, yikes…
but, when we got it, it was as always, delicious 🤤…
15 Wednesday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, chaotic, company, dinner, family, food, grandson, happy, moments, thanksgiving, treat, widow
had a delightful Thanksgiving…
company arrived and we visited for a few minutes before sitting down to a delicious meal… I even got a lovely gift…
two cute little pumpkins that lit up and moved right over to join the Halloween collection amongst the plants…
a last few chaotic minutes in the kitchen and then dinner…
roast chicken, stuffing, potatoes with cauliflower mashed in, turnip, peas and carrots, gravy and homemade cranberry sauce… everything came out great and the meal was filled with lots of conversation…
we even got a photo with everyone in it… happy for people with long arms, lol…
a lovely evening;-)…
14 Tuesday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, dinner, dishes, family, food, happy, memories, moments, platters, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, widow
had fun preparing the table for Thanksgiving dinner…
planning on more company than I’ve had in years, so it made me happy to search out different plates and bowls to put the food on, and in…
from a platter and covered bowl from a dear family friend, to a gifted tray, special pottery pieces my beloved and I had purchased over the years, to a tiny handmade purple bowl, to a very old salt and pepper set that was my grandmother’s…
all set on a thanksgiving tablecloth with leaf napkins…
26 Friday Sep 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, flowers, garden, happy, moments, nature, never, pond, water lily, weather, widow
the first water lily flower never did really open since the weather had turned cold and rainy…
the second bud came up and opened… this picture was taken yesterday when it was completely open…
today this looks to be about the last of that one…
there is still another bud coming up… hoping for warm, sunny, weather…
09 Tuesday Sep 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, buds, falling, fish, food, friend, friends, garden, happy, hibiscus, leaves, lunch, moments, nature, pond, soaking, wasps, water, weather, widow
another delightful day in the garden, especially after the last number of cool and overcast days…
spotted a hibiscus blossom, so that was a treat…
next, I went into the pond to clean out the pump… the leaves have been falling like crazy and there were a ton in the water… once the pump has been cleaned out, the waterfall always flows beautifully…
all the cushions went out and a dear friend arrived with lunch… we ate inside as the wasps are very busy in the garden…
we moved outside and had a lovely time by the pond catching up on life…
after she left, I read in the garden for the remainder of the day;-)…
soaking up every minute possible in this sanctuary…
06 Saturday Sep 2025
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getting rather used to using Uber…
Friday, I took three, lol…
I appreciate how quick they are… each one today arrived within two minutes of my ordering the ride…
the cars were clean and the drivers were friendly…
I also appreciate that I know the cost from the beginning and don’t feel any stress if traffic is slow or detours needed…
02 Tuesday Sep 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, demonstrate, fire pit, fixed, friend, garden, happy, lane, moments, shed, weather, widow
the other day a friend took away the fire pit, (which hadn’t been working for ages and was currently living in the shed), to see if he could get it going again…
I had almost put it in the lane to get picked up by someone, but decided to keep it and see if anyone could fix the silly thing…
he brought it back with his propane tank to demonstrate how to light it…
it appears that I wasn’t holding the gas button long enough…
so I added in the glass bits, tried to light it, and it didn’t work, sigh…
next, I moved the glass pieces away from the gas tube and when I tried it again, it worked…
I am a happy camper;-)…
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