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designing…

16 Thursday Mar 2023

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Wednesday was the day… I took the bouquet that came twelve days ago and separated it into three different arrangements…

the roses have been gone for quite a while but the remainder were doing quite well…

the biggest problem had been getting the water into it as the foam really filled up the top so there wasn’t room to easily add water…

started with designing this first arrangement in an oval shaped vase… it came out nicely I think… it is going upstairs into the bedroom…

ready for a new life…
in oval vase and looking good…
in its new spot in the bedroom…

there were so many greens that I filled another small container with them and added two of the carnations… this one has gone into the bathroom…

finally, the mums and a couple of daisies went into a very small bottle and were put in the den…

so that meant that the orchid collection has returned to the living room table…

flowers everywhere;-)…

white…

02 Thursday Mar 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, Goose Spit, grape hyacinth, happy, living room, moments, nature, orchid, plants, purple, rock collection, scent, table, white, widow

happy that I finally got a nice photo of the cute new little white orchids…

have had the plant for a few weeks now, but just couldn’t get a nice shot of a single bloom…

looks cute on the living room table along with the other new orchid and two little grape hyacinths which have just started to scent the air;-)…

and the new display in the table looks nice as well… some of my rock collection from Goose Spit with a few crystals thrown in;-)…

launder…

28 Tuesday Feb 2023

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finally took the time to take down and launder the bedroom curtains…

they came out very nicely and smell fresh as they are now rehung in the space…

spring is coming;-)…

braver…

19 Sunday Feb 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, braver, family, flowers, groceries, happy, home, mask, moments, out and about it, plants, shopping, treat, weather, widow

spent a good portion of Thursday out and about shopping… I am getting much braver these days although I still wear a mask everywhere…

were in Home Depot and Rona, getting bits and pieces to fix a few things in the house… then we wandered up and down every aisle at Costco and picked up a few items…

our final stop was Safeway where I was able to obtain some flowering plants and a few bunches of flowers…

and everyone knows they make me happy, lol…

grouped…

06 Monday Feb 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, decorating, grouped, happy, hearts, memories, moments, plants, shelf, widow

hearts are turning up all over the place…

hanging in the front window, and looking so nice when the sun shines through them…

on a shelf, grouped together…

next to a plant to enjoy in the bathroom…

even on a shelf in the kitchen…

they make me smile…

bedside…

02 Thursday Feb 2023

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to make cleaning easier I always put most of the items on the bedside table into the drawer before the cleaners arrive…

after they leave I bring the items back out…

I absolutely love the amethyst heart that I purchased for my birthday when we were in Hawaii…

it sits at the edge of the Google Display and makes me smile every time I see it;-)…

took it downstairs into the sunlight to get a good photo before returning it back to its spot;-)…

thrift…

01 Wednesday Feb 2023

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author, big girl pants, blessed, books, happy, JD Robb, moments, neighbour, reading, shopping, Technology, thrift, widow

great excitement…

got a call from my next door neighbour… we are both readers and share books on a regular basis…

she was at a thrift store and found books by one of our favourite authors… she wanted to check to see if we had read all the ones that were available…

we chatted and went through the list that I’ve made as I’ve read the books… I used the list inside one of the covers and have noted each book we’ve read…

we discovered six… yay…

once she dropped them off, I went through the list and marked the books in order of where they are on the list, which is the order I will read them… I also included three that I had just purchased…

so, you may not hear from me for a while, lol…

report…

26 Thursday Jan 2023

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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bp, doctor, good news, happy, health, moments, report, sushi, Technology, widow

excellent report at my recent appointment with my doctor…

both my blood pressure and A1C results were good and after some conversation we agreed that I don’t need to have my A1C tested for six months… and I don’t need to have my blood pressure checked until then either…

so I don’t need to see him again until July, woohoo…

he had mentioned last time that he may have to let go of some of his patients as everyone has come back after not seeing a doctor for two or three years and the load is just too heavy and isn’t slowing down at all…

that made me worry a bit, but while we were talking he advised that he won’t let any of his seniors go… a weight off my shoulders, lol…

great news all around…

celebrated with sushi for lunch;-)…

gardeners…

25 Wednesday Jan 2023

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, fans, flowers, garden, gardeners, happy, humid, moments, nature, photos, plants, pond, Technology, The Leaf, trees, tropical biome, visit, waterfall, widow

Tuesday was my third trip to The Leaf…

they are making improvements all the time… it looks like they may soon have machines so you can purchase your ticket without standing in line…

we had a lovely time walking through the biomes… it was quite warm and humid in the tropical biome and there weren’t too many people when we arrived around ten am… by the time we left, just before noon, the place was starting to fill up…

the gardeners were working in the space cleaning up fallen leaves and checking the temperatures around the various areas… had a lovely chat with one of them…

I seemed to focus on orange flowers this time;-)… and I was happy to see the coffee beans even though I don’t drink coffee, lol…

love the banyan tree and got shots of a few others… can’t wait to watch them as they grow… and I found a couple of banana trees…

the waterfall is adding a lot of humidity to the space…

got a nice shot of the other direction from just under the waterfall…

and a view from the catwalk…

looking forward to more visits and to watching the areas change and grow…

caught…

23 Monday Jan 2023

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aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, caught, exercise, fun times, gloves, happy, match, moments, PanAm Pool, purple, swim gloves, Technology, time with friends, widow

enjoyed the aquasize class although I lost a quarter when the key wouldn’t come out of the slot, lol…

the new gloves really do work well, although they caught on the rail as I was getting out of the pool…

next time I will take them off before I get to the stairs… but they sure look great with my water shoes;-)…

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