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Rosenort…

13 Tuesday May 2025

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today we celebrated two birthdays with a drive out to Rosenort and High Tea at Lilystone Cafe;-)… it is becoming an annual tradition as this was our third visit…

and to top it off, we were there on this exact day last year… how cool is that…

this photo was from our last visit…

today we enjoyed the items on the menu and had a variety of delicious teas to go with the tasty treats… I had one of everything, lol…

my tea was Peach Apricot which I just love…

we’ve always found the staff happy to deal with our food issues, and eager to please…

even though it was 38°C, (crazy weather we are experiencing) the room we were in was very comfortable…

such a lovely way to spend an afternoon with this amazing group of women;-)…

bottle…

11 Sunday May 2025

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Thursday evening we went to do some grocery shopping… I found a couple of side tables for the garden and a new water bottle…

which, by the way, isn’t purple… sadly the old one, which was purple, is no longer usable…

the tables were easy to put together and look good… so far, one is happily ensconced beside the butterfly chair…

and just possibly, I found some plants for the garden;-)…

the season is beginning…

completely…

30 Wednesday Apr 2025

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Indi is seven years old today…

hard to believe that all this time has gone by…

and she is finally completely mine, lol…

now to get those pretty wheels back on;-)…

holding…

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, feet, flip flops, gentle, happy, holding, moments, pedicure, purple, tanned, treat, wax, widow

had a lovely pedicure on Thursday as one of the celebrations for my birthday…

a day early but, like many places, they were closed for Good Friday;-)…

Joy was gentle and did a wonderful job of holding my feet securely as she worked so I didn’t kick her at all… those sensitive feet, lol…

as a special treat, I had the paraffin treatment, which is always delightful…

and because I wore my flip flops, she put them on first and then put on the polish… very clever…

had lots of time to sit and let the polish dry before heading home…

and am very happy with the fresh toes on my already slightly tanned feed;-)…

Vessi…

14 Monday Apr 2025

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ankles, big girl pants, boots, Canadian, fit, happy, landfill, moments, shopping, snow, Technology, Vessi, waterproof, widow

so excited today to get my new winter boots…

the pair I’ve been wearing for well over twenty years have begun to fall apart in front of me;-(…

I wanted Canadian-made and decided to try Vessi… besides being made in BC, they are also waterproof…

I had hoped to try a pair on and went to the mall, but they aren’t carried in Manitoba…

so, I took a chance and ordered them online and was pleased to get free shipping…

I ordered them last week and they arrived today…

and they fit… I was worried as often when I’ve tried pull-ons, they wouldn’t go over my ankles, but I had no problem… yay…

now they will get put away for when the snow starts in the Fall and the falling apart pair will sadly head to the landfill…

trimming…

02 Wednesday Apr 2025

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got some lovely flowers on Tuesday…

had fun trimming and putting them into a couple of vases…

one went onto the living room table right by where I spend a good portion of the day…

the second went into the den so I can enjoy them while watching tv…

great way to start my birthday month, lol…

meter…

26 Wednesday Mar 2025

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big girl pants, gas hot water heater, gas hot water tank, happy, inspection, Manitoba Hydro, meter, moments, surprised, Technology, widow, wifi

last Thursday a person from Manitoba Hydro arrived at the door…

I was a bit surprised, because I was expecting an inspector on Friday to review, and hopefully, approve the gas hot water tank installation…

but the Thursday person was here to change the Hydro meter…

after they changed it they advised that it was wifi enabled and they would be able to read it from outside the house once it is hooked up to their system…

I was a bit worried because when I looked at the meter a while later it was still showing zeros across the board… but, by Friday, it was starting to move… woohoo…

and then on Friday, the inspector arrived late, but approved the work, whew… which is kind of good considering it was over a month since the tank was installed, lol…

product…

03 Monday Mar 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, food, happy, health, information, made in Canada, moments, parmesan cheese, product, raspberries, shopping, Technology, widow

went to Costco on Wednesday morning and clearly picked a great time as parking was easy and the store wasn’t too busy…

I was very happy that the frozen raspberries I use were not a product of the USA, and neither was the Parmesan cheese…

it is kind of difficult on most packaging to find the information that tells you clearly where it comes from 😬…

stellar…

19 Wednesday Feb 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, Eggs Benedict, food, happy, hash browns, moments, Park Cafe, server, service, stellar, tip, widow

went to the Park Cafe for breakfast and had a very nice time…

Richard was our waitperson and he did a wonderful job…

I had tea as we waited for our breakfast and it did seem to be taking a bit longer than usual, but not horribly…

when it came, Richard advised that they cooked my poached eggs to medium and he remembered that I had asked for very soft, so he had them redo them, which was why it took a bit longer…

he also mentioned at the end that I could have requested a grilled tomato instead of the hash browns which he saw that I hadn’t eaten…

it was the first time in ages that I felt we’d received stellar service at a restaurant…

he got a big tip;-)…

grape…

18 Tuesday Feb 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, gift, grape, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, plants, tulips, widow

my housemate treated me to fresh flowers…

lovely white and pink tulips, and a pot with daffodils, tulips, primrose, grape hyacinth and regular hyacinth…

sock a wonderful treat;-)…

flowers really do make me happy…

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